Before becoming a hematologist, Tamara Dunn performed “off-off Broadway” and fronted a funk band. Now, she works to foster diverse communities in medicine.
Yesterday, in a first for a major drug company, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it will no longer pay physicians to promote their products. As described in the …
One of my favorite dance pieces is an intensely physical and emotionally charged duet between a man who uses a wheelchair and a woman who …
In a campaign to alleviate back pain and other musculoskeletal problems derived from sitting at the computer or in a car, a Los Angeles-based yin yoga teacher …
More from the Stanford emergency-response team in the Philippines: Two new Stanford Hospital videos - this one and the piece above - offer photos and …
As previously reported here, a group of Stanford physicians and medical responders are in the Philippines to provide care to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which …
We're pleased to announce that we reached a Twitter milestone today: Our @SUMedicine feed now has 50,000 followers. We're grateful for your support, and we …
We’re taking an extended Thanksgiving break, and we’ll be on a limited publishing schedule from now until Dec. 4. Enjoy the holiday! Photo by vxla
To post, or not to post? Sometimes, especially on Twitter, it's a fine line to walk. Over on Wing of Zock, Bryan Vartabedian, MD, lists …
Anyone can edit Wikipedia, but who actually does? Weird Al Yankovic, for one, according to his song "White and Nerdy." But while many citizen editors …
I love the dialogue happening today on Susannah Fox's blog, where a group of readers ponder whether there's a generational divide in regards to physicians' use …
Costumes, candy, fun: All the standard holiday elements were in place yesterday for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital's annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat-Trail. Hundreds of children, many of …
Over on Wing of Zock today, blogger-physician Bryan Vartabedian, MD, offers some sound advice for doctors who want to respond to negative online patient reviews. He …
How do you hold your audience's attention with a biomedical research presentation? Simplify, simplify, simplify. In a recent opinion piece in The Scientist, David Rubenson, …
Think of some of the big decisions you make during your lifetime, such as buying a car or a home. You probably wouldn't buy the …
Scoliosis, a condition marked by a spine curvature in the shape of an "S" (sideways) or a "C" (forward and backward), ranges in severity from …
