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...quite beautifully encourages the antidote of presence: There are a few things that are timeless in medicine, unchanged since antiquity, which we can keep front and center as we bring...

...quite beautifully encourages the antidote of presence: There are a few things that are timeless in medicine, unchanged since antiquity, which we can keep front and center as we bring...

“Slow and steady wins this race”: Stanford pain specialist studies opioid tapering

...make the transition comfortably," said first author Beth Darnall, PhD, a Stanford clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine. Another key aspect of their tapering program was the...

...make the transition comfortably," said first author Beth Darnall, PhD, a Stanford clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine. Another key aspect of their tapering program was the...

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...diet. Gardner, who is featured in the video below, explained the motivations for the work in a Stanford Medicine release: We’ve all heard stories of a friend who went on...

...diet. Gardner, who is featured in the video below, explained the motivations for the work in a Stanford Medicine release: We’ve all heard stories of a friend who went on...

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Stanford Biodesign develops device to protect newborn babies from infection

...number of newborns. "Umbilical cord catheters, which are used to provide food and medicine to ill newborns in the NICU, have an infection rate that is five times higher than...

...number of newborns. "Umbilical cord catheters, which are used to provide food and medicine to ill newborns in the NICU, have an infection rate that is five times higher than...

Expanding hepatitis C testing to all adults is cost-effective and improves health, new study shows

New cases of hepatitis C have tripled over the last five years -- and not just among older Americans of the Baby Boomer generation. Young adults are increasingly falling victim...

New cases of hepatitis C have tripled over the last five years -- and not just among older Americans of the Baby Boomer generation. Young adults are increasingly falling victim...

A look at cervical cancer prevention and screening

...those areas, according to Lowy. If research continues on its current course, he concluded: We will have enough evidence in five or six years so that we can essentially go...

...those areas, according to Lowy. If research continues on its current course, he concluded: We will have enough evidence in five or six years so that we can essentially go...

Exercise elevates blood signature difference between people with, without chronic fatigue syndrome

A bout of exercise is about the last thing you'd imagine a person with chronic fatigue syndrome - also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis and often designated by the acronym ME/CFS...

A bout of exercise is about the last thing you'd imagine a person with chronic fatigue syndrome - also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis and often designated by the acronym ME/CFS...

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Neuroscience and music: A conversation with opera singer Renée Fleming

...by the intersection of music and medicine. “One of the things I learned over the years was that for some inexplicable reason, most doctors are amateur musicians. I’ve always wondered:...

...by the intersection of music and medicine. “One of the things I learned over the years was that for some inexplicable reason, most doctors are amateur musicians. I’ve always wondered:...

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...medicine how they would think about it. And perhaps most importantly, I spoke to mentors who could provide a deeper perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of various departments. Sometimes...

...medicine how they would think about it. And perhaps most importantly, I spoke to mentors who could provide a deeper perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of various departments. Sometimes...

The final chapter of the dream team

...Theirs was a rare partnership, a poignant love story of recovery and renewal detailed in a 2011 story I wrote for Stanford Medicine magazine. But there is a sad footnote...

...Theirs was a rare partnership, a poignant love story of recovery and renewal detailed in a 2011 story I wrote for Stanford Medicine magazine. But there is a sad footnote...

Multimedia display opens Nobel-winning Stanford Medicine lab to the world

...x-ray examination, which takes place at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory or at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. But the personal insights are what makes the package really stand out. Click...

...x-ray examination, which takes place at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory or at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. But the personal insights are what makes the package really stand out. Click...

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Olympic dreams come true for Stanford sports medicine physician

...a recent Stanford Medicine Q&A. In fact, his interest in sports medicine stems from his trip to the Olympic Games in 1988 with his middle school class. "It was such...

...a recent Stanford Medicine Q&A. In fact, his interest in sports medicine stems from his trip to the Olympic Games in 1988 with his middle school class. "It was such...

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In pre-clinical study, Stanford researchers use cancer “vaccine” to eliminate tumors

...Translational Medicine, and our article on the Stanford research quickly became our 2nd most viewed article of all time. As my colleague Krista Conger described in her story, researchers Ronald...

...Translational Medicine, and our article on the Stanford research quickly became our 2nd most viewed article of all time. As my colleague Krista Conger described in her story, researchers Ronald...

Welcome to the new Scope blog!

...household word. So when my colleagues and I decided that year to create a blog for Stanford Medicine, the decision was met with some raised eyebrows. As the busy news...

...household word. So when my colleagues and I decided that year to create a blog for Stanford Medicine, the decision was met with some raised eyebrows. As the busy news...

A med student’s Christmas wish list

...to be blissfully unaware of looming deadlines and completely unstressed about upcoming exams and enjoy the time you have with your loved ones. Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for...

...to be blissfully unaware of looming deadlines and completely unstressed about upcoming exams and enjoy the time you have with your loved ones. Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for...

A natural fix for heart valves

...you can to design something that works," Woo told me. For a newly published story in Stanford Medicine magazine, I observed Woo twice in the operating room as he performed...

...you can to design something that works," Woo told me. For a newly published story in Stanford Medicine magazine, I observed Woo twice in the operating room as he performed...