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Best of 2020: Stanford Medicine’s top podcasts

...the chair of the Stanford Medicine's department of medicine, discussed his ascendency to the presidency of the America Heart Association, and how the association is shifting long-term policy goals toward...

...the chair of the Stanford Medicine's department of medicine, discussed his ascendency to the presidency of the America Heart Association, and how the association is shifting long-term policy goals toward...

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Stanford Medicine magazine’s top reads of 2020

...a lot about COVID-19, grieving and life after cancer in the articles listed below -- the five most-read Stanford Medicine magazine stories of 2020. Jeffrey Decoster image 1. The invader...

...a lot about COVID-19, grieving and life after cancer in the articles listed below -- the five most-read Stanford Medicine magazine stories of 2020. Jeffrey Decoster image 1. The invader...

Surgical sketches help Stanford surgeon practice, teach

...are coached on in the OR that never make it in the books," Rosenberg, a chief resident in Stanford Medicine's division of general surgery, told me. "I've kept notes on these...

...are coached on in the OR that never make it in the books," Rosenberg, a chief resident in Stanford Medicine's division of general surgery, told me. "I've kept notes on these...

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In the Year of the Nurse, front lines take on pandemic

...Most of their hard work is done out of the public eye; but in this six-minute video, nurses from Stanford Health Care stepped forward to speak candidly about their experiences...

...Most of their hard work is done out of the public eye; but in this six-minute video, nurses from Stanford Health Care stepped forward to speak candidly about their experiences...

How do the new COVID-19 vaccines work?

...within days of each other. The new vaccines work the same way, but they differ somewhat from the conventional ones that have long protected us from measles, yellow fever, smallpox,...

...within days of each other. The new vaccines work the same way, but they differ somewhat from the conventional ones that have long protected us from measles, yellow fever, smallpox,...

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Mapping how the brain thinks, neuron by neuron

...hope of being able to carry out extremely interdisciplinary and collaborative projects such as this," said Ting, who is a professor of genetics with Stanford Medicine and of biology in...

...hope of being able to carry out extremely interdisciplinary and collaborative projects such as this," said Ting, who is a professor of genetics with Stanford Medicine and of biology in...

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How one Stanford physician decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine

...chief of staff at Stanford Health Care and clinical professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, shares how she decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Talking over concerns...

...chief of staff at Stanford Health Care and clinical professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, shares how she decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Talking over concerns...

Lab scientists: Unseen, unsung heroes of the pandemic

Since March, when Stanford Medicine became one of the first academic medical centers in the country to develop a diagnostic test for the coronavirus, its laboratory scientists have faced a...

Since March, when Stanford Medicine became one of the first academic medical centers in the country to develop a diagnostic test for the coronavirus, its laboratory scientists have faced a...

How telehealth has exploded during the pandemic and why it is here to stay

Prior to COVID-19, clinicians at Stanford Medicine saw patients virtually around 2% to 3% of the time. Then the pandemic hit, and it was clear many more patients needed a...

Prior to COVID-19, clinicians at Stanford Medicine saw patients virtually around 2% to 3% of the time. Then the pandemic hit, and it was clear many more patients needed a...

After George Floyd’s death, a Black neurosurgeon discusses racism, despair and hope

...beyond. In the letter, published in Stanford Medicine magazine, he wrote that Floyd's death reaffirmed what he had long held to be true: He lives in a racist country. "We...

...beyond. In the letter, published in Stanford Medicine magazine, he wrote that Floyd's death reaffirmed what he had long held to be true: He lives in a racist country. "We...

Prison ‘aha’ moment leads to research into mental health and addiction

...postdoctoral scholar in the Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab at Stanford Medicine, and his experience as a person in recovery from methamphetamine addiction helps inspire his research into addiction and...

...postdoctoral scholar in the Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab at Stanford Medicine, and his experience as a person in recovery from methamphetamine addiction helps inspire his research into addiction and...

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COVID-19 as a ‘wake-up call’ for creating more equitable health care

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact across the country, but not all populations have felt its effect equally: Members of the Black and Latinx communities have had a disproportionate number...

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact across the country, but not all populations have felt its effect equally: Members of the Black and Latinx communities have had a disproportionate number...

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Running clinical trials in a pandemic

...how we're adapting to the pressures and restrictions of COVID-19," Ruth O'Hara, PhD, Stanford Medicine's senior associate dean for research, told me. "Our thinking on this is to prioritize patient...

...how we're adapting to the pressures and restrictions of COVID-19," Ruth O'Hara, PhD, Stanford Medicine's senior associate dean for research, told me. "Our thinking on this is to prioritize patient...

Persuading the public to take protective measures in the pandemic

...senior associate dean for strategy and communications at Stanford Medicine, said in a Stanford Medicine article about the effort. "We see the R3 framework as a collection of resources that...

...senior associate dean for strategy and communications at Stanford Medicine, said in a Stanford Medicine article about the effort. "We see the R3 framework as a collection of resources that...

Famous microbiologist experiences ‘revenge of the viruses’

...in the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, I tell the story of his personal battle with COVID-19 and how the experience has helped shape his mission for the future....

...in the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, I tell the story of his personal battle with COVID-19 and how the experience has helped shape his mission for the future....

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Concussion: Could your genes increase your risk?

...the brain heal after injury. Recently Stanford researchers, including developmental biologist Stuart Kim, PhD, and sports medicine specialist Geoffrey Abrams, MD, conducted what's known as a genome-wide association study to...

...the brain heal after injury. Recently Stanford researchers, including developmental biologist Stuart Kim, PhD, and sports medicine specialist Geoffrey Abrams, MD, conducted what's known as a genome-wide association study to...

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