Patient Care Archives

Stanford researchers probe the ethics of using artificial intelligence in medicine

Physicians should consider the ethical challenges of using artificial intelligence in making patient care decisions, three Stanford University School of Medicine researchers say in a perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Crying my way through a difficult patient encounter

In this piece, first-year medical student Orly Farber talks about controlling her emotions is a clinical setting.

Stanford Presence Center symposium grapples with balancing human and artificial intelligence in medicine

Stanford’s Abraham Verghese believes there should be a more nuanced conversation around what artificial intelligence can do for doctors.

Story project collects experiences from Stanford Medicine patients, families and staff

Stanford Storybank, organized by Stanford Health Care, collects 40-minute audio stories from patients and members of the Stanford Medicine community.

Undocumented immigrants face barriers that can affect end-of-life care, Stanford researchers suggest

When gravely ill undocumented immigrants wait to seek health care, they’re less likely to have end-of-life care that follows their wishes.

Helping a child recover from a brain tumor: “There’s not much that she can’t do”

After Aditi Polamreddy's brain tumor was removed, she needed physical and occupational therapy to keep her brain from forgetting one side of her body.

Iron fuels fungal infections following lung transplant; new therapy proposed

The key to preventing dangerous Aspergillus fumigatus infections following lung transplant may be blocking iron, a new Stanford Medicine study has found.

The problematic process of desensitization in medical training

In this essay, medical student Natasha Abadilla reflects on the walls that medical trainees put up between themselves and their patients.

Living with a brain injury: Survivors tell their stories

A brain injury can happen in an instant. Full recovery takes longer. Survivors spoke of challenges and hope at a Stanford symposium.

The final chapter of the dream team

Theirs was a rare partnership, a poignant love story of recovery and renewal. The "dream team" lasted 25 years. And then it was time to say goodbye.

Stanford headache specialist demystifies migraine auras

I have close friends who get debilitating migraines so I knew a bit about auras, which are sensory disturbances that often precede migraine headaches. But experiencing …

On transitions and identity: A reflection by Stanford’s Philip Pizzo

Philip Pizzo, MD, began planning for life after medicine before he had barely begun to work as a doctor. As a resident in pediatrics, Pizzo, …