One of the interesting aspects about huge amounts of data, such as information from electronic medical records, is that it takes the form of a …
Month: May 2017
Artificial intelligence could help diagnose tuberculosis in remote regions, study finds
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that kills almost two million people worldwide each year, even though the disease can be identified on a simple chest …
A small African country with a powerful voice
The recent film "A United Kingdom" tells the story of Botswana’s maverick first president who defied convention and caused an international scandal by marrying a …
The proper way to die
Certain details in this entry have been omitted or changed to protect the identity of the patient. One of my patients is on the verge of …
Helping patients with chronic pain during an opioid crisis
Given the country's opioid problem, how do pain doctors balance their concerns over misuse and overuse with the needs of patients who are truly suffering? That …
When one lab’s “rubbish” becomes another’s research equipment
Here on Scope, we often write about the "ah-ha moments" -- medical advancements and tools produced by research done at Stanford’s School of Medicine. But …
Annual Medicine & the Muse showcase spotlights Parkinson’s dance program
If someone accidentally wandered into a School of Medicine auditorium during parts of David Leventhal's address at the annual Stanford Medicine & the Muse event last …
Research shows that handgun sales spiked in California after two mass shootings
A new study has yielded what might come as a surprise to some: There was a spike in the number of Californians who bought handguns for …
Precision health aims to reach everyone, Dean Lloyd Minor writes
Stanford Medicine's vision of precision health is taking shape in exciting, and perhaps unexpected, ways, Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, wrote in a recent Fortune commentary. As …
How Campaign for Stanford Medicine dollars are supporting research on clinical excellence
The Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) is the only research center at a major U.S. university focused exclusively on the discovery of new practices and methods of …