In his quest to cure his daughter’s ultra-rare disease, Matt Wilsey might also be changing the way drugs are made, Stanford Business magazine reports.
Month: October 2019
How listening for stories saved my career in medicine: Scope@10,000
Throughout her medical career, listening to her patients has help psychiatrist Shaili Jain transcend the job's challenges.
Restoring vision with digital retinas may be possible by compressing data
A new data compression technique could pave the way for digital retinas and other brain-controlled machines.
Near hands-off system can help patients manage their diabetes
The latest type 1 diabetes technology improves the stability of patients' blood sugar levels throughout the day and during sleep, according to a new trial.
Why even well-controlled epilepsy can disrupt thinking
New research suggests why people with epilepsy, even when their seizures are well controlled, report lapses in their ability to think, perceive or remember.
Clean Water for Health in Uganda: Glimpses of home
Stanford undergraduate Dumisile Mphamba reflects on research into improving clean water supply and hand hygiene at health facilities in Uganda and beyond.
In the Spotlight: Spain, soccer, Stanford and, someday, surgery
In this In the Spotlight, Eduardo Palacios Fabre discusses life as a graduate student and soccer goalkeeper, and his future plans in medicine.
Doctor…who? A second-year student works through imposter syndrome
Stanford medical student Lauren Joseph writes about gaining confidence as she enters her second year and begins interacting with patients.
Stanford obstetricians take medical simulations to Central America
Stanford obstetricians are using simulation training to help colleagues in Central America learn new techniques to treat childbirth emergencies.
The little things: Scope@10,000
Looking back on her medical training, Jessica Gold realizes it was the little things - like watching a resident console a scared patient - that mattered.
Two-for-one PET tracer reveals early signs of pancreatic cancer — and, unexpectedly, lung disease
Scientists at Stanford have developed a new PET scan tracer that flags both pancreatic cancer and a lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
‘Liquid Light’ infuses new Stanford Hospital atrium
In the lobby of the new Stanford Hospital, the glass and metal-installation Liquid Light aims to create a sense of serenity for all who pass through.
Health care among top priorities for lawmakers, congresswoman says
Health care policy issues are at the top of U.S. lawmakers' agendas, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) says during a Stanford Health Policy Forum.
Stranger donates kidney to boy in response to social media plea
A California toddler is doing well after receiving a kidney donated by a stranger who responded to his family's request on Facebook.
A twisty career path to improve care for smokers
Jason Melehani, a resident in internal medicine, has had a long and eclectic career path toward developing new therapies to treat tobacco smokers.
Recognizing the LGBTQ+ community at Stanford: ‘We should be a beacon’
At Stanford Medicine's second annual LGBTQ+ forum, participants shared how education, research and care could be more inclusive of sex & gender minorities.