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Caring for veterans: Medical outreach team unfazed by pandemic

The pandemic hasn't stopped the VA Palo Alto's Mobile Medical Outreach team, but it has temporarily changed their focus. In normal times, this eight-person unit, led by Jean Lighthall, MD, Stanford Medicine...

The pandemic hasn't stopped the VA Palo Alto's Mobile Medical Outreach team, but it has temporarily changed their focus. In normal times, this eight-person unit, led by Jean Lighthall, MD, Stanford Medicine...

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Souped-up smartphones can gauge intoxication by measuring walk

...one to a need for intervention. Brian Suffoletto, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at Stanford, has spent the past few years harnessing technology to determine drunkenness. "The thought has...

...one to a need for intervention. Brian Suffoletto, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at Stanford, has spent the past few years harnessing technology to determine drunkenness. "The thought has...

Pre-med student-athletes get mentorship, guidance from Stanford group

...Xiao recalls feeling overwhelmed by the dual demands of sports and pre-med studies. She credits two Stanford Medicine physicians -- both former student-athletes at Stanford -- with providing career guidance: Lauren...

...Xiao recalls feeling overwhelmed by the dual demands of sports and pre-med studies. She credits two Stanford Medicine physicians -- both former student-athletes at Stanford -- with providing career guidance: Lauren...

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How a smartwatch can detect drug levels in the body

...This innovation -- from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, with Stanford Medicine collaborators -- could allow patients to avoid onerous pinpricks and blood draws currently needed to...

...This innovation -- from researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, with Stanford Medicine collaborators -- could allow patients to avoid onerous pinpricks and blood draws currently needed to...

Animated video helps kids weather the COVID-19 pandemic

...of Public Health and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine provided input on the story adaptation. Adam recruited an award-winning team of animators -- the folks...

...of Public Health and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine provided input on the story adaptation. Adam recruited an award-winning team of animators -- the folks...

Virtual anatomy labs and at-home dissections: Stanford summer programs thrived online

..."I learned more about medicine in two weeks than I did in two years of college," she said. Shifting learning online Stanford Medicine offers about 20 programs for high school...

..."I learned more about medicine in two weeks than I did in two years of college," she said. Shifting learning online Stanford Medicine offers about 20 programs for high school...

Investigating COVID-19’s impact on LGBTQ+ health

...Mitchell Lunn, MD, a Stanford Medicine nephrologist and co-director of The PRIDE Study, a national prospective, longitudinal cohort of sexual and gender minority people. The mental health toll of the...

...Mitchell Lunn, MD, a Stanford Medicine nephrologist and co-director of The PRIDE Study, a national prospective, longitudinal cohort of sexual and gender minority people. The mental health toll of the...

Investigating disparities in eye cancer treatment

...enucleation-- removal of the eye. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine, and Darius Moshfeghi, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine, set out to...

...enucleation-- removal of the eye. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine, and Darius Moshfeghi, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at Stanford Medicine, set out to...

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National task force recommends structure for responding to public health crises

...comes from a "complex mix of studies and observations," he said, but we currently have no established method to understand the strength or weakness of that evidence. "The science underlying...

...comes from a "complex mix of studies and observations," he said, but we currently have no established method to understand the strength or weakness of that evidence. "The science underlying...

Stanford undergrads design motivator for at-home physical therapy

...the part of their prescribed physical therapy regimen that must be done regularly at home to maximize healing. "On average, six months of PT is needed after an injury like...

...the part of their prescribed physical therapy regimen that must be done regularly at home to maximize healing. "On average, six months of PT is needed after an injury like...

Cell growth clue could lead to new breast cancer treatments

Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered a molecule that can fuel the growth of breast cancer cells and, if blocked, offers a...

Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered a molecule that can fuel the growth of breast cancer cells and, if blocked, offers a...

How the pandemic is affecting people struggling with addiction

In an article last month, Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD, told The New York Times that when the shelter in place began in March, "Many patients described a kind...

In an article last month, Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD, told The New York Times that when the shelter in place began in March, "Many patients described a kind...

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A Stanford Medicine professor aches over anti-Black racism

...essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, he has never faced the violence Black Americans do because of their race. "I tell myself that I, too, might be discriminated...

...essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, he has never faced the violence Black Americans do because of their race. "I tell myself that I, too, might be discriminated...

Stanford researchers help California prisons hit hard by COVID-19

...Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD, and Jason Andrews, MD, are leading a Stanford Medicine team focused on assessing the crisis inside California's corrections facilities and evaluating strategies to contain the virus. The...

...Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD, and Jason Andrews, MD, are leading a Stanford Medicine team focused on assessing the crisis inside California's corrections facilities and evaluating strategies to contain the virus. The...

From the heart: Stanford cardiology chief reflects on his experience as a Black physician

Eldrin Lewis, MD, MPH, is chief of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford. But during his career as a Black physician, assumptions made about him and his role in medicine have made...

Eldrin Lewis, MD, MPH, is chief of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford. But during his career as a Black physician, assumptions made about him and his role in medicine have made...

From Florida to Stanford, nephrologists bond over work

...visits to the clinic, so their physical function can be reassessed. The clinic uses two tests: a six-minute walk test, which measures the distance an individual can walk in six...

...visits to the clinic, so their physical function can be reassessed. The clinic uses two tests: a six-minute walk test, which measures the distance an individual can walk in six...

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