Stanford Medicine researchers discuss prevention efforts and the importance of addressing the long-term health of people living with HIV.
Month: November 2019
Understanding PSA testing: A Q&A
PSA testing is an important tool to spot prostate cancer, but it remains a bit confusing. Stanford urologist James Brooks clarifies some misconceptions.
Two-year-old becomes youngest patient to have giant brain tumor removed through nasal cavity
A first of its kind surgery removed a problematic tumor from the brain of two-year-old Ari Ellman, allowing him to return to his life as a busy preschooler.
Finding family in unexpected places
Missing family while she's away at medical school, Stanford student Lauren Joseph stumbled across an unexpected reminder of people dear to her heart.
Surviving, even improving, the family holiday
Counselor Mary Foston-English offers tips for managing relationships and maintaining peace when stress accompanies holiday celebrations.
Stung: Understanding jellyfish stings
Emergency medicine physician Paul Auerbach has a longstanding interest in care for jellyfish stings. Here, he explains what to do if you are stung.
Elevating women leaders in global health
Michele Barry shares her expierence at the third Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, held this fall in Rwanda. The conference began at Stanford.
“That’s somebody’s mother”: Improving the patient experience, a podcast
In this 1:2:1 podcast, host Paul Costello discusses how to deliver the very best care for patients with Alpa Vyas, a Stanford Health Care vice president.
What parents should know about vaping
Pediatrics professor Bonnie Halpern-Felsher shares her research on teens' perceptions of e-cigarettes and their health risks.
VOICES project unites community to celebrate the new Stanford Hospital
Voices of the Community digital mosaic united the Stanford community in celebration of the opening of the new Stanford Hospital.
Inspired by a stay at Stanford Hospital, a teacher becomes a nurse
The care Bethel Tan received at Stanford Hospital after surgery to treat moyamoya disease inspired her to pursue a career in nursing.
High-throughput screening IDs drug pair that fights deadly childhood tumor
Screening more than 9,000 pairs of drugs helped Stanford and NIH scientists identify two drugs that synergize against a deadly childhood brain tumor.
First times in the emergency department
During initial procedures shifts in the ED, every IV placement on a real patient feels like the first time, writes Stanford medical student Tasnim Ahmed.
Developing a faster, more accurate test for cystic fibrosis, without breaking a sweat
A new cystic fibrosis test could provide a more accurate, and easier, way to test newborns for the hereditary, lung-clogging disease.
Immigrants don’t move between states for public health insurance, study finds
Immigrants who have settled in one state are unlikely to move to another to enroll in public health insurance, a new Stanford study has shown.
Taking benzodiazepines boosts chances of long-term opioid use
Patients who receive prescriptions for both opioids and benzodiazepines are more likely to use opioids long term, Stanford researchers have found.