As a child, Isabelle Yi received treatment at Stanford for a neurological disorder. She returned as a nurse to care for patients with similar conditions.
Month: February 2020
When AI is watching patient care: Ethics to consider
Ethical and legal issues accompany the potential benefits of using computer vision-based ambient intelligence in health care.
How to keep sugar out of kids’ diets: One pediatrician’s mission
Stanford pediatrician Anisha Patel is taking a hands-on approach to helping parents and teachers reduce kids' sugar intake.
“Poor air quality affects everybody” — How to protect yourself and clean the air
A Stanford allergy specialist discusses how we can combat the negative health impacts of air pollution, in California and worldwide.
Stanford technology helps advance CRISPR-based cancer therapy
A team led by Howard Chang has contributed key technology to enable new experimental cancer therapy that uses CRISPR to edit immune cells.
His grandfather cleaned Stanford labs. Now he’s pursuing his doctorate here.
In the Spotlight: Daniel José Navarrete is living his dream of becoming a scientist in the same Stanford labs where his grandfather worked as a janitor.
A medical student’s reading list
Former and current Stanford medical students recommends several nonfiction books — as well as authors —that present science through a humanistic lens.
Embracing trauma survivors: A psychiatrist’s story
Stanford psychiatrist Shaili Jain chose to focus on trauma survivors after learning what happened to her father and grandparents in the 1940s.
A vision for “whole person” health in 2030
A Stanford physician and leader at the American Heart Association explains why the organization's goals for 2030 include more than heart health.
A personal reflection: Why Congo has the largest measles outbreak in the world
Measles is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. Beth Duff-Brown, who has traveled there for several decades, reflects on the epidemic.
Cancer screening: An illustrated story
A Stanford medical student uses images from pathology to tell a story about the medical ethics of screening for prostate cancer.
Superhero science: Super speed and underwater breathing
Errol Ozdalga explains the real-world physiology behind superhero powers, like Superman's super speed and Aquaman's ability to breathe underwater.