While some doctors have criticized Web sites where patients can rate medical practitioners as unethical and defamatory, Milwaukee psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, argues that physicians …
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Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of May 5
The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: A full workout in just seven minutes? Science says so!: Don't have time to hit the …
Scientist pens love letter to stem cells, calls them "irresistible"
Very cute, and perfectly appropriate for Valentine's Day: a love letter to stem cells. Previously: Nobel Prize-netting iPS-cell discovery was initially a tough sell (for …
A closer look at Supreme Court's decision on gene patenting
As previously discussed here and elsewhere, the Supreme Court today issued its opinion in the gene patenting case Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, Inc. …
Stanford's Sanjay Basu named a Top Global Thinker of 2013
In case you haven't seen it, Foreign Policy magazine recently announced its Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013. These movers, the piece accompanying the list …
Skepticism and questions about AIDS vaccine trial
Yesterday I attended a fundraiser in Palo Alto for the Rotary's Child AIDS Project, where some national leaders in the AIDS fight expressed skepticism about …
Grand Roundup: Top 5 posts for 2013
The five most-read stories published this year on Scope were: What are the consequences of sleep deprivation?: Brandon Peters, MD, an adjunct clinical faculty member …
National Eye Institute launches audacious contest
I love this: Here's a way anyone reading this blog - assuming you're at least 18 and are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident - …
Medicine as art's muse
A new method of painting conservation shows one way that medicine has inspired the art world. Scientists and conservators from several European universities and art institutions assessed the …
The slippery slope toward "a dangerous dependence on facts"
The ever-funny Andy Borowitz has written in The New Yorker about a previously unreported challenge in the fight against Ebola: It might make Americans believe …
Young, single, dating – and a breast-cancer survivor
Much has been written about cancer survivorship, but it's rare to come across information that's geared specifically towards young, single women. Which is why the most recent …
How stress may contribute to cognitive difficulties among breast cancer patients
Elevated stress levels among women with breast cancer and patients' methods of coping may contribute to memory and attention impairments commonly experienced after undergoing chemotherapy …
Picasso helps fund medical research
Those of you who doubt that art and science can coexist in harmony should think again. According to this Nature News blog, an anonymous donor …
Studying science at Stanford is a dream come true for one California man
Tawaun Lucas grew up in Compton, East LA, a city with a reputation - whether deserved or not - for producing gangsters, not neuroscientists. It’s …
"It’s tough feeling like you're always in a position to be judged" and other thoughts on medical school
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
More reasons for doctors and researchers to take the social-media plunge
I've come across so many helpful and insightful articles on medical and science professionals' use of social media lately that I'm compelled to share a …