The no-cost Stanford Medical Youth Science Program helps aspiring low-income teens begin their journey toward careers in the medical and health sciences.
Data analyst Jonathan Altamirano discusses living in Nicaragua as a child and how that inspired his current health research at Stanford.
In an interview, Stanford bioengineer Michael Fischbach discussed the growing knowledge of the bacteria in our bodies and what that means for the future of medicine.
Could social media — where misinformation is too often spread — be a place to help build trust in science and the research enterprise?
This Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A features Andrew Chang, clinical instructor of medicine, who is working to improve cardiovascular health globally.
Stanford uses virtual reality to train emergency physicians, including on how to manage constant interruptions during a patient exam.
Testing the side effects of every drug combination is impractical, but Stanford researchers think they have a better way: artificial intelligence.
Stanford researchers are hosting an online competition featuring virtual athletes. Their goal: help people learn to walk and run after losing a limb.
Targeted screening can cut hepatitis B related deaths in the U.S. by half - and save money.
A new study shows that the process of turning a group of blood vessel cells into an artery actually requires that they stop growing.
A group of biodesign fellows developed a potential treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, an age-related condition that affects many men.
Paul Auerbach, a Stanford professor of emergency medicine, discusses potential health concerns of Thai boys rescued after two weeks trapped in a cave.
What can be done to help medical students develop emotional connectedness and empathy with their patients? The answer could lie in revisiting childhood.
A new study examined the role of physician burnout in medical errors.
Ten-day-old Lola Garcia became the smallest infant in North America to receive bloodless open-heart surgery.
William Newsome is a world-class neurobiologist and a Christian. He talked to Stanford News about how his faith helped inspire his interest in the brain and what he sees as the real and imagined tensions between faith and science.
