Most participants in clinical trials believe the benefits of broadly sharing individual data outweigh the risks, a new Stanford study has found.
New Stanford Medicine research found that a compound called d-limonene has the potential to help head and neck cancer patients who suffer from dry mouth.
Scientists at Stanford have created a new PET scan-compatible tracing agent that tracks immune cells poised to attack cancer, offering a new way to predict the success of certain therapies.
In this video, Stanford Medicine heart surgeon Joseph Woo discusses his award-winning research that examined the pros of cons of mechanical versus biological valve replacements.
A Stanford Medicine article examines CRISPR, the gene-editing technology, and addresses its potential to help with conditions such as sickle-cell disease.
Joshua Geller used to be very worried about food. Geller, now 14, has severe food allergies. Until recently, he couldn't safely eat even the tiniest …
When Jeff Schottenstein's wife was diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2014, he immediately jumped into action and left no stone un-turned in researching potential solutions to …
Should data from clinical trials be available to all? Or just for certain investigations? Who decides? And how would that work? These, and a host …
One in every 200 people in the developed world suffer from an inflammatory autoimmune condition called psoriatic arthritis. For too many of these people, standard …
Clinical trials, in their current incarnation, are ill-suited for the nimble, personalized precision health era, a a panel of speakers at the Big Data in …
Confronted in 2002 by a medical record that was literally two feet in height, Stanford hematologist Jason Gotlib, MD, had no idea that his career path …
I can summarize a recent press release I wrote about an unproven stem cell treatment in three words: sad, shocking and sobering. Three women with …
Some stories never leave you. That's how I feel about the Stanford Medicine magazine story I wrote in 2015 about the excruciatingly painful blistering skin disease epidermolysis …
More than 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United States, most of whom have advanced disease. Although chemotherapy can put the disease into …
Sonia Olea Coontz, pictured here, suffered a stroke in 2011 that left her limping. Now, thanks to an experimental procedure she underwent in 2013 — …
Imagine recreating a recipe — say, your uncle Darryl’s BBQ sauce. Without a detailed recipe — including not only the list of ingredients but how …
