A new Stanford study has found that patients from disadvantaged socioeconomic and ethnic groups are less likely to receive a health-preserving type of gallbladder surgery. …
Month: June 2017
“4 H’s and 4 T’s Walk Into a Bar…”: A joke? No, an episode from a medical education podcast
Medical school is jam packed with information to memorize as well as with high-stakes exams and expectations, creating a cauldron of stress and tension. Enter …
Inside the heads of men and women: A look at sex-based cognitive differences
I first began ruminating on what would eventually become my just-published Stanford Medicine magazine article, "Two Minds: The Cognitive Differences between Men and Women," in 2013, when I attended an …
What it is truly like for women doctors: A Stanford resident shares stories of gender in medicine
Sexism is a tough topic to address, and perhaps one of the most challenging things about it is that no two people experience or perceive …
Immigration policy and kids’ health the focus of Stanford conference
Recent changes in immigration policy may affect children's health, several speakers at Stanford's first conference on child health and immigration agreed. The conference, hosted last …
Makerspace debuts in Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Aaron, a teenage Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford patient, was tired of having nurses and doctors pop in and out of his room without warning. …
Sex matters: Stanford researchers tackle biology, sociology and health
I had such a good time writing my story for the most recent Stanford Medicine magazine, which tackles critical questions about the role of sex and …