Stanford medical students got a glimpse of how health care organizations are run during a summer fellowship that included research and interviews.
Author: Susan Coppa
Stanford physician seeks to improve sepsis testing
Standard diagnosis of sepsis relies on a blood test that typically takes days. A Stanford physician is working on an innovation that could change this.
A Stanford doctor’s COVID-19 experience: ‘It felt good to be recovered’ | Part 2
After recovering from COVID-19, Stanford emergency medicine physician Peter D'Souza returned to work with valuable insights for patients and colleagues.
A Stanford doctor’s COVID-19 experience: ‘I didn’t know what was ahead’ | Part 1
In early March, a Stanford physician learned that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Within hours, he felt sick enough to seek treatment at the hospital.
Social distancing through the eyes of a toddler
Stanford physician Benjamin Lindquist wrote a children's book to help explain social distancing to his 2-year-old daughter Kiley.
This emergency medicine fellow explained movie injuries for GQ. Millions tuned in.
In the Spotlight: Stanford emergency medicine physician Italo Brown explains health and medicine to a GQ audience and to people in at-risk communities.
My mommy is a doctor: A children’s book (and love story)
Moises Gallegos, a Stanford emergency medicine physician, wrote a children's book for his son to celebrate his wife, a physician-mother.
“No money, no problem”: Guaranteeing emergency care for all
Laws ensure that anyone can receive needed care in an emergency department. A Stanford Medicine physician played a key role in refining those policies.
Stung: Understanding jellyfish stings
Emergency medicine physician Paul Auerbach has a longstanding interest in care for jellyfish stings. Here, he explains what to do if you are stung.
Leading the way in emergency care for older adults
A geriatric care specialist talks about the special needs of aging patients and how the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine is responding.
Glitter and guns: A Stanford doctor’s life in the disaster zone
Stanford physician Barbie Barrett has had a long career in emergency and disaster medicine; she discusses it here.
Burns in India: Emergency care improving, but patients often too injured to benefit
Despite improvements in pre-hospital care, many women in India continue to die from burn injuries, a study by a Stanford emergency medicine physician shows.
Concussion summit focuses on science behind brain injury
The Stanford Sports Concussion Summit was held on campus recently to discuss advances in the diagnosis and treatment for mild traumatic brain injury.
Improved CPR technique takes root at Stanford
High performance CPR, which eliminates unnecessary pauses and utilizes a team approach, is thought to improve survival rates.
Baby, then work: An effort to help resident-parents in emergency medicine
Spurred by former resident June Gordon, Stanford Emergency Medicine offers a new policy for residents who are pregnant or returning to work following birth.
On recovery, vulnerability and ritual: An exhibit in white
Matthew Wetschler, a former Stanford emergency medicine resident, experienced a severe accident that has influenced his art, now on display on campus.