I'm one of those people who regularly goes through the medicine cabinet looking for expired medications to toss out. But a new study published in …
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Comic book aimed at cutting cervical cancer rates hits the stands
In a drive to reduce high cervical-cancer rates in Nigeria, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Stanford oncology researcher Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, has enlisted the imaginative assistance of an educational comic book.
In a drive to reduce high cervical-cancer rates in Nigeria, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Stanford oncology researcher Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, has enlisted the imaginative assistance of an educational comic book.
Improving PTSD care through genetics
Although sparked by trauma, PTSD has a genetic component as well, which can influence what therapy is most successful and provide other insights.
Although sparked by trauma, PTSD has a genetic component as well, which can influence what therapy is most successful and provide other insights.
The stop and go of the cell cycle: Research reveals an important checkpoint
Stanford scientists have discovered the signaling pathway responsible for making sure all DNA is replicated before cell division can occur.
Stanford scientists have discovered the signaling pathway responsible for making sure all DNA is replicated before cell division can occur.
In breaking bad news, the comfort of silence
In this piece, a fourth-year medical student shares a recent patient encounter and what he's learned about breaking bad news to patients.
In this piece, a fourth-year medical student shares a recent patient encounter and what he's learned about breaking bad news to patients.
Is the worm turning? Early stages of schistosomiasis bladder infection charted
Think you've seen unattractive couples before? If you look to the right, you'll have the pleasure of viewing the ugliest couple you've ever seen: a male …
ME/CFS/SEID: It goes by many aliases, but its blood-chemistry signature is a giveaway
It's the disease that dare not speak its name without tripping over one of its other names. Call it what you will - chronic fatigue …
Stanford headache specialist demystifies migraine auras
I have close friends who get debilitating migraines so I knew a bit about auras, which are sensory disturbances that often precede migraine headaches. But experiencing …
Learning from those who are no longer living
Medical and PA students have spent the fall using cadavers to study the human body. And as this student points out, they've learned a lot more than anatomy.
Medical and PA students have spent the fall using cadavers to study the human body. And as this student points out, they've learned a lot more than anatomy.
Sleep deprived suffer performance loss, according to new study
More bad news for insomniacs and those of us who struggle to get enough sleep at night. Lack of sleep definitely affects your performance the …
Taking painkillers with sleeping pills is an increasingly risky business
For those of us following the confounding opioid epidemic, there’s more bad news. Stanford researchers have determined that taking strong prescription painkillers together with sleeping …
Algorithm developed to evaluate surgical skills with help from recent high school grad
Using AI, a team of Stanford researchers including an 18-year-old has developed a way to track and evaluate surgical skills.
Using AI, a team of Stanford researchers including an 18-year-old has developed a way to track and evaluate surgical skills.
Too high: Side effects hamper many blood pressure medications
In this piece in a series on high blood pressure, Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, tackles the problems caused by the side effects of medications.
In this piece in a series on high blood pressure, Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, tackles the problems caused by the side effects of medications.
Health care financial burden of animal-related injuries is growing, study says
The cost of treating animal-related injuries in U.S. emergency rooms is about $1.2 billion per year, a new Stanford study shows.
The cost of treating animal-related injuries in U.S. emergency rooms is about $1.2 billion per year, a new Stanford study shows.
Computer memory: A scientific team builds a virtual model of a key brain region
Stanford scientists are making efforts to create high-resolution simulated versions of the human brain, bells and whistles and warts and all.
Stanford scientists are making efforts to create high-resolution simulated versions of the human brain, bells and whistles and warts and all.
A medical student’s reading list
Medical students spend a lot of time reading, whether it's research papers, case vignettes, or of course, First Aid. But amid the pathophysiology and biochemical …