Paul Raffer, MD, is a doctor, accustomed to avoiding the kind of leap that non-physicians often make by assuming common symptoms are something far more …
Category: Patient Care
Breast cancer awareness: Beneath the pink packaging
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Helping to prevent ACL tears in young athletes
A clinical report recently released by the American Academy of Pediatrics provides 14 recommendations for doctors who work with children in school or sports programs …
A wake-up call from a young e-patient: "I need to be heard"
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Living long term with transplanted organs: One patient's story
Organ transplant has been a life-saving option for decades now, but its science is still evolving. One of the most pressing questions is why some …
Let symptoms – not age – influence treatment
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Longterm patient-GP relationships good for quality of care, U.K. study finds
With a change of job or marital status, or by provisions of the Affordable Care Act, you switch health-insurance carriers. You move. Your doctor goes …
Stanford patient celebrates son’s first birthday with help of her care team
This touching video is a must-watch. The piece focuses on a young mom whose serious illness has kept her hospitalized for more than a month. …
Automated safety checklists prevent hospital-acquired infections, Stanford team finds
Pilots, astronauts and workers in other high-risk industries follow rigorous safety checklists to help them avoid hazards. Checklists have shown potential to reduce risk in …
A rare cancer survivor’s journey to thriving and advocating
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Stanford Medicine X conference issues call for abstracts and presenters
Stanford Medicine X, a conference that explores how emerging technologies are advancing the practice of medicine, improving health and empowering patients, is now accepting submissions for …
Medicine X Live! to host Hangout on design thinking for patient engagement
Put on your design-thinking cap and join a Stanford Medicine X Live! Google+ Hangout and Twitter chat at 5:30 p.m. Pacific tomorrow. IDEO founding partner …
Tips for physicians to engage patients in their own care
As I've learned from dance and yoga teacher training, the gift of a good instructor lies not simply in how much knowledge she may possess …
New preeclampsia toolkit will help prevent maternal deaths
California hospitals have a new tool to help reduce maternal deaths. Today, the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative released a toolkit for the treatment of …
My two-decade battle with psoriasis
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Stanford Medicine X Live! explores strategies for achieving your 2014 resolutions
It's one week into the New Year, so how are those 2014 resolutions coming along? If your motivation is starting to slip, don't stress. As …