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 …
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BE FAST: Learn to recognize the signs of stroke
Each year, more than 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke. While risk increases with age, strokes can occur at any age and …
Studying the drivers of metastasis to combat cancer
Today we're launching Biomed Bites, a weekly series created to highlight some of Stanford Medicine's most compelling research and introduce readers to promising scientists from …
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 …
Medicine X symposium focuses on how patients, providers and entrepreneurs can ignite innovation
A special Medicine X event on Sept. 4 will explore how patients, providers and entrepreneurs can help ignite innovation in the health-care industry. During the …
Countdown to Childx: Global health expert Gary Darmstadt on improving newborn survival
Each year, around the world, almost 3 million babies die in the first month of life. But it doesn’t have to be that way: For …
Medical students start "transformational" journey
The new school year has begun for students across the country, including Stanford’s 90 first-year medical students - who started class on Monday and spent …
From bed to bedside: How a trauma patient became a nurse
Epiphanies and transformative experiences make great copy; these kinds of stories write themselves. They’re also pretty rare. But I recently found one in the tale …
NIH Director: "Big Data should inspire us"
Stanford systems-medicine chief Atul Butte, MD, PhD, is an intrepid data miner who firmly believes that analyzing vast reservoirs of public health information is the …
Double kidney transplants leave Hawaii siblings raring to go
Two kids; two cases of a rare, often fatal disease; and now, thanks to the work of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital doctors, two growing kids. …
A trip down memory lane: Stories from the early days of the School of Medicine
When Philip Pizzo, MD, came to interview for the position of dean of Stanford's medical school in 2000 he stayed in a nearby hotel. Taking a …
Emergency room as soup kitchen
During the debate over health-care reform, we heard a lot about emergency rooms jammed with people who couldn't afford to go to a doctor. Today, …
Drug samples lead to more expensive prescriptions, Stanford study finds
It's been years (fortunately) since I've needed a prescription for anything more than a simple antibiotic. But when I did, I remember I was always …
Country music stars thank Under One Umbrella for supporting Stanford Women’s Cancer Center
Combatting cancer isn't cheap. It takes an innovative team with access to top equipment and support. A team that can provide compassionate care while developing …
At the heart of reproducibility lies the problem of transparency
Imagine recreating a recipe — say, your uncle Darryl’s BBQ sauce. Without a detailed recipe — including not only the list of ingredients but how …
A call to advance research on women's health issues
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle today discusses the need to include more females in scientific research and mentions efforts being taken at Stanford …