Stanford Medicine researchers create an online curriculum to enhance LGBTQ+ medical education for health care professionals.
Category: Patient care
Taking the stigma out of talking about pelvic pain
Two Stanford gynecologists talk about pelvic and sexual pain, and why it's so important to empower patients to address it.
Why C. diff wants to make you sick
Stanford research findings could lead to new ways to block the bacteria Clostridium difficile -- or C. diff -- from multiplying in our guts.
Overtime army steps in to vanquish coronavirus, one vaccine at a time
Staff and faculty from across Stanford Medicine are stepping up to vaccinate members of the community at sites across the Bay Area.
Expanded opioid addiction care could save lives, cut costs, study shows
Opioid-addiction care of medication and counseling could cut deaths by 16.9% and save up to $105,000 over lifetime of a patient’s care, study shows.
Stanford Medicine magazine reports on racial inequity in medicine
The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine examines racial inequity and inequality in medicine, and explores initiatives to close care gaps.
Medical residents reflect on a tumultuous pandemic year
Medical residents at Stanford worked together to care for Covid patients during the pandemic without sacrificing their education.
Stanford patient recounts journey back from massive brain bleed
Ten years after a Stanford patient suffered a massive stroke and underwent two brain surgeries, she's publishing a book of poems.
Stanford postdoc enters her youngsters in vaccine COVID trial
Anxious to protect her children, Stanford immunology researcher enrolls her two young children Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial for kids.
Milestone stem cell transplant helps child beat rare disease
A revolutionaly technique helps cure 9-year-old girl who was Stanford Children's Health's 1,000th stem cell transplant patient.
Med students drive COVID project to vaccinate underserved people
A program led by Stanford medical students to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the medically underserved has helped more than 5,300 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Recognition of the power of music in medicine is growing
The medical community has long seen the value of music in wellness, but our appreciation is growing because of its close link to mental and physical health.
A COVID-19 patient’s love of music becomes a doctor’s key in care
A COVID-19 patient’s late-night conversation with his Stanford doctor about life, love and music rekindled his spirit to fight the disease.
Former patient writes book for kids on stem cell transplants
A cancer survivor treated at Stanford has written a book to help kids facing stem cell transplant understand the procedure and approach it with courage.
Priya Singh and Catherine Krna on crisis leadership, resilience and adaptability
The pandemic gave Stanford Medicine leaders a glimpse of the organization’s full potential and how much more we can accomplish when we work together.
Creating a community of medical workers with disabilities
Peter Poullos, a disabled Stanford radiologist, discusses challenges facing disabled medical workers and Stanford Medicine's upcoming disability conference.