In a JAMA opinion piece, Gary Peltz and Tom Sudhof argue for policymakers and health leaders to combat opioid addictions early.
Month: April 2018
Prevention and health disparities demand greater attention, public health leader Howard Koh says
Howard Koh, MD, former assistant secretary of health in the Obama Administration, spoke recently in a Stanford Health Policy Forum discussion.
Data and design thinking to shape the future of medicine, Stanford Medicine X | ED speakers say
Dean Lloyd Minor from Stanford and Bon Ku from Thomas Jefferson University weigh in on forces transforming medical care.
Say yes: Dinesh Palipana appeals for greater inclusivity, compassion in medicine at Medicine X | ED
Australian physician Dinesh Palipana advocated for the inclusion and acceptance of people with disabilities in medicine at Stanford Medicine X | ED.
The best way to prepare for a career in medicine and the importance of curiosity at Medicine X | ED
Medical students and physicians can learn important lessons from both landscape architecture and journalism, Stanford Medicine X | ED speakers explained.
A call to action at day one of Stanford Medicine X | ED
Executive Director Larry Chu and keynote speaker Victor Montori welcome attendees to day one of Stanford Medicine X | ED.
Stanford Medicine X | ED returns to the stage this weekend
Stanford Medicine X | ED, the two-day conference that brings together patients, researchers, physicians and students to improve medical education, returns this weekend.
Overcoming cultural barriers to youth mental health access
An upcoming Stanford conference will focus on bridging cultural and generational divides to better address youth mental health needs.
Older people’s immune cells get fuzzier marching orders than those of younger people
Older people are more susceptible to infection, cancer, and autoimmunity than younger people. This may be the result of our immune cells' receiving increasingly random marching orders as we age.
On caring for suicidal patients: A psychiatrist reflects
Stanford psychiatry resident Nathaniel Morris describes what it’s like to treat patients in the hospital after an attempted suicide.
Vision, virtue and vexation at the annual Medicine and the Muse symposium
The 2018 Medicine and the Muse symposium featured medical student performers who sang, played musical instruments, read original works, screened a film and showcased artwork.
UK Biobank data opens up window into genetics of disease
A biobank from the U.K. releases hundreds of thousands of anonymized medical records and genetic data to scientists, who used it to track down new links between genetics and disease.
Medical school in the digital age: Bridging the generation gap between teachers and learners
Stanford Medicine Unplugged writer Nathaniel Fleming, a fourth year medical student, reflects on how technology plays a critical role in medical education for current medical students.
Listen to the human stories, the Henrietta Lacks family tells scientists
Author Rebecca Skloot and Henrietta Lacks family members discuss the importance of telling the human stories behind medical science
A look at the Millennium Villages Project
Results from the Millennium Villages Project, an experimental effort to tackle poverty in Africa, are mixed, researchers say.
Countdown to Big Data in Precision Health: Venture capital in health care
Lisa Suennen of GE Ventures speaks about big data and digital innovations in the month leading up to her talk at Stanford's Big Data conference.