In a popular course, Stanford students are using every day materials to create affordable projects to solve health related problems in the developing world.
Author: Roxanne Ohayon
These things matter: Medical complications are not inevitable, a physician writes
After her father's hospitalization, Stanford fellow Ilana Yurkiewicz realized that complications are accepted as routine, although many could be prevented.
The future of the microbiome: A conversation
In an interview, Stanford bioengineer Michael Fischbach discussed the growing knowledge of the bacteria in our bodies and what that means for the future of medicine.
Poor air quality in sub-Saharan Africa responsible for more infant deaths than previously thought
Assessing the relationship between air quality and mortality, a Stanford study finds that in 2015, exposure to air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa led to 400,000 otherwise preventable infant deaths.
New operating suites will accommodate advanced technology, multiple uses
With the opening of the new Stanford Hospital and the Packard Children's surgical and imaging centers, Stanford Medicine will be redesigning surgical space.
“Science is tough, but science is worth it”: A high-schooler reflects on her summer in the lab
In biology class last May, shortly before learning I had been given the opportunity to do stem cell research over the summer, I flipped open …