Stanford's Department of Radiology boosts its diversity effort, focusing on education, diversity in leadership and inclusion.
Month: April 2018
Countdown to Childx: Bioethics in pediatrics
How much control should we exert over the genetic makeup of our future children? Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn will address this as part of his keynote session at next week's Childx conference at Stanford.
To provide better, faster care, emergency department goes vertical
By replacing lay-down stretchers with vertical chairs, the Stanford emergency department has maximized space and reduced length of stay.
Next up: Cough medicine from bioengineered yeast?
Stanford scientists have figured out a way to convert common brewer’s yeast into an efficient factory for making a non-narcotic cough medicine that occurs naturally only in opium poppies.
Packard Children’s research lowers antibiotic use in newborns
Many healthy newborns are getting antibiotics they don’t need, potentially causing harmful changes in their gut bacteria, but new Stanford research suggests a solution.
After first adult heart transplant, advances in care continue
In 1968, the first successful adult heart transplant took place at Stanford. Here's what has happened since then.