Stanford psychologist Sarah Adler offers tips for doctors on how to have more effective conversations about weight with their patients.
Author: Angela Gargano
Talking weight with your doctor: How to work together, part 1
Talking about weight with your doctor can be difficult. Stanford Health Care Chief of Staff Megan Mahoney shares how she approaches this subject.
Straight from the horse’s mouth: Lessons in non-verbal communication for medical trainees (and the rest of us)
Learning to how to read the body language of a horse helps doctors, and future doctors learn how to communicate better, non-verbally, with their patients.
How we all can benefit from “the oldest and wisest”
A wellness speaker/author calls for turning to the older members of our society for wisdom and advice.
“This shouldn’t be the case in 2017”: A call for more research on transgender health
There's a pressing need for more research into transgender health issues. That was the argument eloquently laid out at Stanford Medicine X talk this weekend by ePatient Charlie Blotner. As …
Grief in the time of social media
When Alexis Roberts Keiner's 9-week-old son died unexpectedly at day care in 2012, "we had to choose very quickly what kind of bereaved family we …
Two hearts that beat as one: One twin’s fight to save her sister
"Without time to waste, I instinctively grabbed Annie, thrust the car door open and began to sprint -- with 70-pound Annie in my arms," recalled …
“The single most important opportunity of generations”: A call to reinvent caregiving
Ai-jen Poo and her grandmother play mahjong together. "That's our thing," she says, with a smile. "She lets me win once a year on my …
“We are all going to die” – so let’s talk about it, urges Medicine X speaker
As part of a series of powerful talks at Stanford Medicine X this morning, Andrea Wilson took the stage to talk about what might be everyone's …
“It’s going to take a collaborative effort”: Extending the enthusiasm of Medicine X beyond campus
Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the medical school, kicked off the second day of Stanford Medicine X by discussing some of today's challenges in health care. …
Every single moment: One photographer’s journey with ALS
It was a classic Medicine X moment: Patient-advocate and artist-in-residence Anthony Carbajal was on stage talking about his disease -- "Having [it] really, really shows me …
A call for raised voices (with everyone included) as this year’s Medicine X begins
There was a buzz in the air this morning as Larry Chu, MD, took the stage (to the event's signature upbeat music) to kick off this …
On discovery, tenacity and love: How a mom became a rare disease advocate
What do you do when your infant girl is diagnosed with a fatal and incurable disease? How would you process the words "There's nothing you …
A patient advocate’s impassioned plea to care for the caregiver, too
We celebrated my dad's 70th birthday on a warm summer night in 2011 with a big Sicilian family dinner and root beer floats for dessert …
“I knew my heart; it knew me”: A patient reflects on her disease and transplant
Young at heart. He has a heart of gold. She's a heartbreaker. So often we used the word "heart" to define who we are or …
On the intersection of pain and beauty: One patient’s journey
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains" ― Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jennifer Walker doesn't want to be defined by her disease. So much more than a patient …