Millions of people are at risk from inadequate or unreliable lighting during surgery, so a Stanford surgeon is part of a team developing an affordable surgical headlamp.
Category: Global Health
First to help refugees: An event featuring medicine, policy and poetry
Rise with Refugees, held recently on campus, featured slam poetry and discussions about how to improve the lives and health of refugees.
Promising finding for people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease
Results from a multi-center clinical trial show that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
In developing nations, what affects resilience in children? Study in Pakistan offers clues
A Stanford-led study of preschoolers in Pakistan identifies three factors that can help kids develop executive function and resilience.
An ear, nose and throat clinic, just for kids, in Zimbabwe
In a southern African nation, a clinic is helping children who suffer from debilitating ear, nose and throat conditions that are rare in the U.S.
A journey to leadership in global health: One woman’s story
Rose Clarke Nanyonga, a nurse and academic leader in Uganda, is one of the women leaders featured in the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine.
Genetic counseling in short supply in Mexico
New research has found that many regions of Mexico lack genetic counselors; increased outreach and training could help, Stanford researcher suggests.
Taking on poor air quality in South Asia brick by brick
Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby is working to improve air quality by reforming brick production in Bangladesh and South Asia.
In virtual exchange, students in California and Lebanon unite to improve refugee health
In the fall of 2018, videoconferencing helped unite 23 Stanford students with 23 fellow students in Beruit, Lebanon, and provided the opportunity to co-develop a project that could help improve refugees’ lives and health.
Mosquito tracking key to preventing disease outbreaks
Infectious disease expert Desiree LaBeaud is mapping outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya, three viral diseases transmitted by the same mosquitoes.
Translating horror into justice: Stanford psychiatrist advocates for human rights
A Stanford interdisciplinary program provides evidence of the mental health pathology caused by trauma to legal teams prosecuting human rights violators.
Climate change can affect nutrient content of crops, harming human health
Elevated carbon dioxide levels may lead to reductions in the nutrients in common crops such as barley, wheat and rice, increasing malnutrition.
Off the beaten path for global health residency
In the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, writer Jody Berger profiled the global health residency program, but found more that she wanted to inlcude.
Democracy tied to health improvements in developing countries, new research suggests
Free and fair elections and a democratic government are linked with decreases in adult mortality in developing countries, a new study has found.
Treating parasite infections during pregnancy thought to boost babies’ immune responses
For babies in developing countries, pneumonia vaccines seem to work better if their mothers receive treatment for parasitic infections during pregnancy.
Stanford Medicine magazine explores global health challenges
Stanford Medicine’s global efforts to battle some of the world’s most vexing health concerns are reflected in the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine.