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Could anesthesia-induced dreams wipe away trauma?

...in some other dimension I can't explain," she said. Mare Lucas holds a picture of two of her children. Zane is on the left. (Jim Gensheimer) Two days later, she...

...in some other dimension I can't explain," she said. Mare Lucas holds a picture of two of her children. Zane is on the left. (Jim Gensheimer) Two days later, she...

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Serious talk about moods with bipolar disorder expert Po Wang

...with bipolar experiences from minute to minute, day to day, they can't control. People think they should be able to manage bipolar disorder themselves, but they really can't. They can...

...with bipolar experiences from minute to minute, day to day, they can't control. People think they should be able to manage bipolar disorder themselves, but they really can't. They can...

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Are long COVID sufferers falling through the cracks?

...guidelines for reporting long COVID as the cause of death. Today, an estimated 16 million working-age people have long COVID, 4 million of whom can't work due to the debilitating...

...guidelines for reporting long COVID as the cause of death. Today, an estimated 16 million working-age people have long COVID, 4 million of whom can't work due to the debilitating...

Large language models in the clinic: AI enters the physician-patient mix

...their day-to-day practices, which Almanac was able to answer based on the most up-to-date medical guidelines. Recently, Zakka and a physician-led team compared Almanac with other popular language models. The...

...their day-to-day practices, which Almanac was able to answer based on the most up-to-date medical guidelines. Recently, Zakka and a physician-led team compared Almanac with other popular language models. The...

Match Day 101: How does the medical residency match work?

...and Acceptance Program. The final matches are revealed on Friday at the Match Day ceremony and simultaneously by email. Match Day by the numbers 42,952: In the 1952 residency match,...

...and Acceptance Program. The final matches are revealed on Friday at the Match Day ceremony and simultaneously by email. Match Day by the numbers 42,952: In the 1952 residency match,...

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How personal experience forged this student’s passion for combating gender-based violence  

...parenting program for families in migrant shelters at the border.  With International Women's Day approaching on March 8, we took the opportunity to ask Reed about her advocacy for people...

...parenting program for families in migrant shelters at the border.  With International Women's Day approaching on March 8, we took the opportunity to ask Reed about her advocacy for people...

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A hunger to help people brought her to both surgery, cooking

...the end of the day, you're caring for people in both fields." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxvvii4nE60 As an academic general surgery resident at Stanford Health Care, Arbaugh was able to dedicate two years...

...the end of the day, you're caring for people in both fields." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxvvii4nE60 As an academic general surgery resident at Stanford Health Care, Arbaugh was able to dedicate two years...

Not all about neurons: A new avenue for treating neurodegeneration, injury

...the glial cells, gives me high confidence that one day gliotherapeutics will prove valuable to patients. Jeffrey Goldberg "There still has to be a lot of preclinical validation before we...

...the glial cells, gives me high confidence that one day gliotherapeutics will prove valuable to patients. Jeffrey Goldberg "There still has to be a lot of preclinical validation before we...

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At the intersection of science and humanity, he found a sweet spot

...both a joyful piece of art and a memorable one-on-one experience with their medical provider. "Just being present and sitting down with a person can be day-changing or even life-changing,"...

...both a joyful piece of art and a memorable one-on-one experience with their medical provider. "Just being present and sitting down with a person can be day-changing or even life-changing,"...

How California is taking on inequity for Black patients during pregnancy, childbirth

...many reasons. But when we look at the rates of common obstetric events, such as cesarean sections, which we see every single day, there are also disparities among different races...

...many reasons. But when we look at the rates of common obstetric events, such as cesarean sections, which we see every single day, there are also disparities among different races...

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Why we should be fighting heart disease more like we fight cancer

...what happened to my father-in-law. He was a scientist and expert on early cancer detection. He was feeling fine one day, gave a lecture, and was on his way to...

...what happened to my father-in-law. He was a scientist and expert on early cancer detection. He was feeling fine one day, gave a lecture, and was on his way to...

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Sick of being sick? As respiratory viruses roar back, experts offer guidance 

It crept up slowly, almost imperceptibly. A vague rawness at the back of my throat. A thrumming malaise. On Thanksgiving Day, it lunged. For two weeks, I was in the...

It crept up slowly, almost imperceptibly. A vague rawness at the back of my throat. A thrumming malaise. On Thanksgiving Day, it lunged. For two weeks, I was in the...

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More kids are being hospitalized for eating disorders — researchers learned why

...inherent value rather than their body size or physical appearance. Parents can talk about all foods having a place in a balanced diet: "There's room in a day for ice...

...inherent value rather than their body size or physical appearance. Parents can talk about all foods having a place in a balanced diet: "There's room in a day for ice...

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Researchers seek healthy checks and balances for how products are designed

...day-to-day basis. Over the last few decades, technology has drastically transformed the product environment and, subsequently, how we live our lives. Artificial intelligence is only throwing gasoline on that fire....

...day-to-day basis. Over the last few decades, technology has drastically transformed the product environment and, subsequently, how we live our lives. Artificial intelligence is only throwing gasoline on that fire....

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Going beyond B cells in the search for a more multi-targeted vaccine

...and typically fades away quickly -- it's pretty much clinically undetectable within a few days. Infected cells have an additional way of defeating viral infections: Given the right chemical cues,...

...and typically fades away quickly -- it's pretty much clinically undetectable within a few days. Infected cells have an additional way of defeating viral infections: Given the right chemical cues,...

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2023 recap: Stories and videos that most connected with our readers

...matched. Stanford Medicine image Stanford Medicine Match Day 2023: In the moments after anxious final-year medical students simultaneously rip open letters telling them where they've been matched for residencies and...

...matched. Stanford Medicine image Stanford Medicine Match Day 2023: In the moments after anxious final-year medical students simultaneously rip open letters telling them where they've been matched for residencies and...