Researchers found that a mindset intervention could improve the self-reported overall quality of life for adults undergoing cancer treatment.
Category: Patient Care
From brain injury to support group
For Kaitlyn McCaffery, a brain injury survivor, finding community was the key to lifting her spirits during recovery.
How to safeguard teens’ well-being on social media
A Stanford Medicine expert has tips for parents wondering how to help teens balance mental health concerns and social media use.
Ask Me Anything: Menopause
Karen Adams, MD, menopause expert, defines and discusses menopause, what to expect in this phase of life, and other helpful advice.
Bringing addiction treatment ‘inside the house of medicine’
Addiction expert Keith Humphreys discusses how to change the opioid narrative and treat the condition like a chronic disease.
Migraine headaches: What are they and how do you treat them?
Stanford Medicine headache fellow Sheena Pillai explains what doctors know about migraine attacks and describes treatment options.
A night in the life of an emergency department physician
Al’ai Alvarez, MD, a night shift doctor, or nocturnist, illuminates the culture and environment of the emergency department at night.
Rethinking large language models in medicine
Stanford Medicine researchers and leaders discuss the need for medical and health professionals to shape the creation of large language models.
Female distance runners improve health — and speed — with better diet
Stanford Medicine researchers find that with improved nutrition, female runners suffer less injuries and improve health overall.
Tips for night workers from an emergency department physician
Al’ai Alvarez, MD, a nocturnist, explains how to take care of yourself when you’re on the overnight shift.
It’s not ‘just cannabis,’ Stanford Medicine expert warns
Stanford Medicine expert discusses the risks of cannabis addiction and how it impacts health, especially in young people.
Unconventional Paths: Rock climber turned trauma surgeon
Once a professional climber, Joe Forrester had a near-death experience that put him on a path to be a trauma surgeon at Stanford Medicine.
Contributing to greener Stanford Medicine operating rooms
Stanford Medicine sustainability experts work with researchers, doctors and environmental professionals to ensure greener operating rooms.
Where in the brain is my sense of self?
Stanford Medicine researcher Josef Parvizi explores the neural origins of where one's sense of self lives in the brain.
Brain cancer specialists hope Biden’s Moonshot speeds therapies
Stanford Medicine brain cancer researchers joined other thought leaders in Washington, D.C. to discuss what the Biden Administration-led Cancer Moonshot initiative could mean.
Stanford Biodesign fellows hope to spur innovation in home countries
Biodesign program trains global fellows to take what they learn about technological innovation back home to train others.