There was a flurry of excitement at Stanford's medical school last weekend, when hundreds of visitors flocked to campus for the Medicine X | ED conference. There's tons …
Month: April 2017
Prescribing mHealth: One strategy proves helpful for blood pressure control
Many patients who resist taking a blood pressure drug are willing to try a combination wearable device and phone app that helps them control their own …
At Stanford conference, a real-life example of how basic research can save lives
During the 2017 Stanford Drug Discovery Conference held here earlier this week, I sat next to a Palo Alto man who said he regularly attends …
Medicaid changes would hurt health care for all kids, Packard Children’s CEO writes
Although only some children and families are publicly insured, all children are dependent on Medicaid funding, Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and …
Women less likely than men to receive surgery in conflict areas, study shows
Stanford researchers have found that men are more likely to receive surgery in armed conflict areas. Their findings were recently published in the journal Surgery. The …
How doctors are battling “an unknown enemy”
For doctors, a rare disease can be a frustrating mystery. It poses challenges they haven't learned about in medical school or encountered in practice, and …
“Oh, my! It’s in everything!” Stanford group encourages people to ditch sugar for a week
Do you sigh for cinnamon rolls, pine for pastries, or lust after lemon meringue pie? You aren’t alone, and Stanford Medicine wants to help. But …
Brain in a bottle? Not quite, but watching the human brain develop in a dish is a big first step
This striking image captures nerve cells (in green) migrating from one region of the human forebrain into another region -- in laboratory glassware. This process recapitulates …
How do traumatic childhood experiences affect adults?
During my two years off from medical school, I've been volunteering as a court appointed special advocate for children in the foster care system. And …
Understanding and preventing concussions: A conversation with Stanford’s David Camarillo
We've written quite a bit about the work of Stanford bioengineer David Camarillo, PhD, who is working to understand concussions. On a recent episode of …
On transitions and identity: A reflection by Stanford’s Philip Pizzo
Philip Pizzo, MD, began planning for life after medicine before he had barely begun to work as a doctor. As a resident in pediatrics, Pizzo, …
Stanford’s Big Data Conference returning
Late May brings Stanford Medicine's fifth annual Big Data in Biomedicine conference, open to the public. The May 24-25 meeting -- titled "Big Data in …
Using antique wax figures to learn about anatomy
“Look at the detail inside the heart,” said Paul Brown, DDS, a consulting associate professor of anatomy at Stanford. “Isn’t that phenomenal?” I tend to …
Moving toward multi-pronged treatment for the worst childhood brain tumor
New Stanford research published in Cancer Cell suggests two potential drug targets for a terrible pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The findings add …
A patient advocate’s impassioned plea to care for the caregiver, too
We celebrated my dad's 70th birthday on a warm summer night in 2011 with a big Sicilian family dinner and root beer floats for dessert …
A comic about birth control educates patients — and providers
Growing up in India, Aparna Sridhar, MD, devoured comics like Tintin and Asterix. And as a gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Sridhar spends …