Decision scientist Mehlika Toy is working with the WHO to help eliminate the public health burden of hepatitis B by the year 2030.
Author: Holly MacCormick
Giving kids honest information about water consumption may help them make healthy choices
A study led by a Stanford Business researcher at four schools in Panama explores the best way to persuade kids to drink more water.
Stanford Medicine’s wilderness trip gives new students a chance to bond
"SWEAT," Stanford Medicine's pre-orientation wilderness trip gives new medical students a chance to bond before school begins.
Boy meets girl, boy has heart attack, girl saves boy with CPR and now they teach CPR to others
On their first official date together, Andrea Traynor, a Stanford clinical associate professor, saved Max Montgomery with CPR. Now they educate others via bystander CPR workshops.
A lesson for future doctors: Listen to and learn from your patients
Stanford Medicine X patient advocate Hugo Campos worked with high school and pre-med students recently to help them learn how to listen carefully to patients.
Learning human anatomy one stitch at a time
Colorado pediatrics resident Daniel Lam began knitting anatomy as a medical student. In this Q&A, he discusses his work and the challenges he's faced.
Eavesdropping on elephants in the name of research
Adjunct Professor Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell studies elephant vocalizations and vibrations to inform research on hearing, hearing loss and deafness.
Paving the way for more women in medical leadership roles
Physicians Christina Mangurian and Carolyn Rodriguez discuss the lack of women in leadership positions in medicine, and what we can do about it.
Laser art installation commemorates Frankenstein
The Frankenstein GRID: Stanford’s Monster of Modern Science is an art installation that unites art and science in honor of the 200-year anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel.
Patient shares experience with celiac disease: It’s a serious autoimmune condition, but “not the end of the world”
In a video, Stanford Children's Health's Healthier, Happier Lives Blog introduces a patient with celiac disease and discusses the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the autoimmune disorder.
Family food rules can significantly improve teens’ independent food choices
Household guidelines and rules related to food help teenagers eat healthier away from home, new Stanford research suggests.
Sex ratio of social group — and sex of ‘patient zero’ — affects the spread of infectious disease in flies
The sex ratio of a social group can influence the risk of getting an infectious disease as much as, and sometimes more, than an individual's traits, a Rice University study finds.
A call to action at day one of Stanford Medicine X | ED
Executive Director Larry Chu and keynote speaker Victor Montori welcome attendees to day one of Stanford Medicine X | ED.
Stanford Medicine X | ED returns to the stage this weekend
Stanford Medicine X | ED, the two-day conference that brings together patients, researchers, physicians and students to improve medical education, returns this weekend.
Symposium to kick off effort to improve electronic health records for physicians and patients
Stanford Medicine will unite leading minds in patient care, technology, design thinking and public policy to help shape the future of electronic health records and at the EHR National Symposium on June 4.
Mindfulness and emotional awareness can improve your work experience, Stanford researcher says
Paying attention to your emotions at work can improve your job experience and performance, says mindfulness expert Leah Weiss.