For many of us, the topic of how we want to spend our final days rarely comes up in discussions with our family members or …
Author: Lia Steakley
Study shows taking short walks may offset negative health impact of prolonged sitting
While most of us know that sitting for prolonged periods of time can be detrimental to our health, sometimes, despite our best intentions, we're locked …
A discussion of intimacy and illness at Medicine X: “Embrace yourself and embrace your normal”
Medicine X is well known for shining a light on dark feelings and difficult-to-talk about topics, as well as being a safe place to hold …
Integrating digital literacy into medical education
Bertalan Mesko, MD, PhD, has cracked the code on convincing medical students that digital literacy skills are equally as important as clinical knowledge. Seats in …
Medicine X 2015 kicks off this week with a focus on the theme “Great eXpectations”
Thought-leaders and innovative thinkers will gather on campus this week for Medicine X. Stanford’s premier conference on emerging health-care technology and patient-centered medicine, the three-day …
Applying athletic and musical coaching techniques to surgical training
Performing in a harmonious group is a key characteristic in the success of athletes, musicians and surgeons. With this in mind, physicians at the University …
Sleep-deprivation and stress among factors contributing to smoking relapse after childbirth
Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant and it can contribute to complications after conception and endanger the health of babies as they …
Optimizing work breaks for health, job satisfaction and productivity
Think about the breaks you take during the day. Perhaps you hit pause midday to grab lunch and to run errands. Or maybe you step …
An Rx for physician burnout
Burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, a sense of depersonalization and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment, is on the rise among …
Taking breaks for physical activity may benefit children’s long-term health
Here's an eye-opening statistic: Children in the United States spend on average 6 hours per day sitting or reclining. As we head into the fall and winter …
A call to focus on the nutritional value of foods, rather than calorie counts
To reduce obesity rates, cardiovascular risk and chronic diseases, ditch calorie counting and instead emphasize the nutritional content of foods. That's the message from a …
As life expectancy rises worldwide, many are living longer with illness and disability
Good news: Average life expectancy has continued to climb over the past two decades. The downside is that those extra years are often marked by …
Short and sweet: Research papers with succinct titles cited more often
As a burgeoning journalist, I was often coached to cut unnecessary words. College professors mandated that story ledes be short and snappy and never exceed 35 …
Using “spaced repetition” and other learning strategies to better retain medical school knowledge
Many have described the medical school experience as "drinking from a firehose" of knowledge. Over on the Wing of Zock, radiology resident Peter Wei, MD, …
Stanford doctor on a mission to empower patients to talk about end-of-life issues
Each year, about 2.6 million people die in America. Although past research has shown that 7 out of 10 of us prefer to die at …
Having trouble sleeping? Research suggests spending more time outdoors
Raise your hand if you didn't sleep well last night. Findings published in the latest issue of Preventive Medicine show that increasing the amount of …