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How Stanford became a hub for COVID-19 testing

...I spent frantic hours gathering more details and interviewing infectious disease specialist Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, about the research coming out of his lab. The next day, Stanford Medicine became...

...I spent frantic hours gathering more details and interviewing infectious disease specialist Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, about the research coming out of his lab. The next day, Stanford Medicine became...

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What COVID-19 has taught us about clinical trials

...DSc, Stanford professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine. Instead of focusing solely on acceleration, Ioannidis makes a case for transparency, reproducibility and the open, secure sharing of...

...DSc, Stanford professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine. Instead of focusing solely on acceleration, Ioannidis makes a case for transparency, reproducibility and the open, secure sharing of...

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One-year anniversary: New Stanford Hospital’s space, technology have proven key to COVID-19 care

...under worst-case scenarios: mass casualty, natural disaster or even a global pandemic," Stanford Health Care President and CEO David Entwistle told me for my recent Stanford Medicine news article about...

...under worst-case scenarios: mass casualty, natural disaster or even a global pandemic," Stanford Health Care President and CEO David Entwistle told me for my recent Stanford Medicine news article about...

Study probes household transmission of SARS-CoV-2

...The consortium -- developed by associate professor of medicine Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD, and a half-dozen other Stanford Health Policy faculty members, along with CIDE colleagues in Mexico -- comprises 25...

...The consortium -- developed by associate professor of medicine Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD, and a half-dozen other Stanford Health Policy faculty members, along with CIDE colleagues in Mexico -- comprises 25...

Breaking down diabetes: Drugs for diabetes, starting with the best — metformin

...of medicine and director of the Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices, practices primary care internal medicine at Stanford. He is developing practical strategies to improve how physicians and consumers approach...

...of medicine and director of the Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices, practices primary care internal medicine at Stanford. He is developing practical strategies to improve how physicians and consumers approach...

Weathering the mental health strains of a global pandemic

...and July, up from about 1 in 10 people reporting such symptoms in similar polling in early 2019. As I describe in a recent feature story for Stanford Medicine magazine,...

...and July, up from about 1 in 10 people reporting such symptoms in similar polling in early 2019. As I describe in a recent feature story for Stanford Medicine magazine,...

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Tiny bits of RNA give window into adult congenital heart disease in Stanford study

Measuring tiny bits of genetic material in blood can provide a unique view into the development of heart failure in a specific group of patients, according to new Stanford Medicine...

Measuring tiny bits of genetic material in blood can provide a unique view into the development of heart failure in a specific group of patients, according to new Stanford Medicine...

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Colon cancer screening age drops to 45

...task force is an independent, voluntary panel of experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. Final recommendations are followed by most primary care physicians and clinicians nationwide. Photo by Getty Images...

...task force is an independent, voluntary panel of experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. Final recommendations are followed by most primary care physicians and clinicians nationwide. Photo by Getty Images...

Caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients: An ICU story

...there going to be enough ventilators? Enough personal protection equipment? Are we doing everything right?" In an article for the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, I provide a glimpse...

...there going to be enough ventilators? Enough personal protection equipment? Are we doing everything right?" In an article for the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, I provide a glimpse...

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The power of animation: Two videos offer messages of hope during the pandemic

When it comes to teaching people about health during a pandemic, some Stanford Medicine educators are finding that animation is an ideal medium for audiences around the globe. Videos can...

When it comes to teaching people about health during a pandemic, some Stanford Medicine educators are finding that animation is an ideal medium for audiences around the globe. Videos can...

‘Humbling and challenging:’ A county public health director describes efforts to stem COVID-19 spread

When I spoke to Santa Clara County Public Health Director Sara Cody, MD, last summer for a Stanford Medicine magazine Q&A on the California county's response to the coronavirus pandemic,...

When I spoke to Santa Clara County Public Health Director Sara Cody, MD, last summer for a Stanford Medicine magazine Q&A on the California county's response to the coronavirus pandemic,...

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Stanford Medicine researchers work to stop COVID-19

...To learn more about the innovative and thoughtful ways Stanford Medicine researchers are targeting COVID-19, check out the full story. Image by Harry Campbell Read more from Stanford Medicine magazine's special report...

...To learn more about the innovative and thoughtful ways Stanford Medicine researchers are targeting COVID-19, check out the full story. Image by Harry Campbell Read more from Stanford Medicine magazine's special report...

Biracial Stanford physician: We must look beyond race in medicine

...news, you write that it's time for medicine to look beyond race as a determinant factor and see people as individuals. The practice of medicine has not truly accounted for...

...news, you write that it's time for medicine to look beyond race as a determinant factor and see people as individuals. The practice of medicine has not truly accounted for...

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A Stanford virus expert combats the COVID-19 pandemic

Earlier this year, as I started reporting for Stanford Medicine magazine on how infectious disease epidemiologist Yvonne Maldonado, MD, has led Stanford's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing jumped...

Earlier this year, as I started reporting for Stanford Medicine magazine on how infectious disease epidemiologist Yvonne Maldonado, MD, has led Stanford's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing jumped...

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COVID-19 is taking lives and walloping the economy: What can we learn by looking at both?

...Stanford Medicine health economist Maria Polyakova, PhD, and her colleagues set out to fill the gap. "We were intrigued that a lot of the initial research and media reports either focused...

...Stanford Medicine health economist Maria Polyakova, PhD, and her colleagues set out to fill the gap. "We were intrigued that a lot of the initial research and media reports either focused...

Clues about what makes SARS-CoV-2 tick (and how to stop it)

In late 2008, infamous financial fraudster Bernie Madoff was found to have bilked local acquaintances and far-flung celebrities alike out of multiple billions of bucks. For maybe six months or...

In late 2008, infamous financial fraudster Bernie Madoff was found to have bilked local acquaintances and far-flung celebrities alike out of multiple billions of bucks. For maybe six months or...

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