Two health care providers discuss the advocacy work that fuels them outside their role and how it intersects with mental health.
Category: Stanford Health Care
Physicians get trained on gun safety
Researchers at Stanford Medicine and their colleagues created an educational guide for physicians about gun safety.
A network to support LGBTQ+ health
Researchers at Stanford Medicine are investigating how to best provide health care to the LBGTQ+ community.
This Is My Why: Advocacy
Seven women from Stanford Medicine share their passion for advocacy work outside of their roles, and why it matters to them.
Basic biochemistry research leads to heart-saving drug
Researchers at Stanford Medicine discovered the mechanism for a heart condition and developed a drug to treat it.
Study counts mortality among doctors during pandemic
Despite more exposure to COVID-19, physicians experienced a lower excess mortality rate than Americans overall
‘Cyclic sighing’ can help breathe away anxiety
Stanford Medicine researchers showed that five minutes a day of breathing exercises can reduce overall anxiety and improve mood.
Investigating disparities in LGBTQ breast cancer care
Researchers at Stanford Medicine investigate cancer disparities in LGBTQ populations and how to address them.
Stanford Medicine magazine: Solving for health’s social hurdles
Achieving more equitable health outcomes calls for understanding and addressing societal challenges in places we live, work and play.
People with disabilities take to the sky
A Stanford occupational therapist and a computer science student harness their experiences to help bring people with disabilities to space.
On the field and in the clinic
Stanford Medicine orthopedic surgeon uses his skills to as head physician for the San Francisco 49ers football team
‘Medicine’: A poem born of compassion, strength and triumph
Audrey Shafer discusses the intellectual and personal inspiration behind the poem "Medicine," featured in Stanford Medicine's year-end video.
Stomach cancer hits Asian populations harder
Over the past six decades in the U.S., gastric, or stomach, cancer rates have plummeted. But around the world, gastric cancer remains a leading cause …
A 2022 recap: Most read, most viewed and most popular on social media
As the year comes to a close, we're sharing the most-read stories, most-viewed videos and most popular stories on social media of 2022.
Exploring the ordinary and extraordinary in end-of-life care, death
Stanford physician Samuel LeBaron discusses his book, which covers death and how to prepare for and receive end-of-life care.
To offer more transgender care, doctors need more education
Benjamin Laniakea, MD, discusses transgender medicine, the struggles of transgender patients and how physicians can offer better care.