Stanford research suggests a new way to significantly curtail cases of schistosomiasis, one of the most common afflictions in the developing world.
Author: Ruthann Richter
A natural fix for heart valves
In the operating room, cardiac surgeon Joseph Woo, MD, is poised to begin a challenging operation on a man whose aorta and aortic valve have …
Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson champion cancer survivors at Stanford event
Nine years ago, former Stanford oncologist Ellie Guardino, MD, PhD, was putting on a gown to prepare for an event when she reached back to …
Demystifying chronic fatigue syndrome
For years, infectious disease expert Jose Montoya, MD, has been frustrated by the mysteries of chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis) and the unexplainable …
Checklist aims to help prevent surgical infections in Africa
For the last year, Stanford surgery resident Jared Forrester, MD, has been living in Ethiopia, tackling one of surgery’s most troubling issues – how to …
Persistence and passion can make women game-changers in global health
In many ways, the career of Patricia Garcia, MD, PhD, Peru's former minister of health, embodies what it takes for women to advance and bring …
Women leadership in global health benefits everyone, conference goers are reminded
Just six weeks ago, Jim Yong Kim, MD, president of the World Bank, tweeted out a photo of top leaders of the World Health Organization …
First Women Leaders in Global Health conference comes to Stanford
This Thursday, hundreds of women from around the world will gather here for the inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference, designed to highlight the …
New online health education initiative could benefit learners worldwide
We live in an era in which digital technology is reaching people in the most remote areas of the globe. Given that capability, Stanford is …
The quest to restore sight at Stanford
Emery Olcott, a retired businessman, is legally blind and struggles to see what’s on his dinner plate. Cocktail parties are his nemesis, he says, as …
New study could aid in the development of chlamydia vaccine
A study by Stanford scientists sheds new light on immune responses to genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection, and may also help inform the development of vaccines …
New center to advance cancer cell therapy
Cancer cell therapy, once considered to be in the experimental realm, is rapidly becoming an accepted form of treatment that could vastly change the outlook …
Countering the problem of physician burnout
The medical profession is just starting to grapple with the problem of physician burnout, which is reaching epidemic proportions. More than half of physicians surveyed …
Learning about biology and human disease from lemurs
For the past six years, a team of researchers from Stanford has been foraging the jungle in Madagascar, catching mouse lemurs and sampling the blood …
A small African country with a powerful voice
The recent film "A United Kingdom" tells the story of Botswana’s maverick first president who defied convention and caused an international scandal by marrying a …
Special delivery: Letters of support to Syrian refugees
In the video above, Raneem, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, is shown reading aloud a letter of support from a research assistant at Stanford …