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Stanford Medicine magazine reports on the future of Stanford’s medical school, hospitals and clinics
The new issue of Stanford Medicine explores how Stanford's health care entities crafted a shared vision that is playing out in research, education and care.
The new issue of Stanford Medicine explores how Stanford's health care entities crafted a shared vision that is playing out in research, education and care.
Does the Affordable Care Act address our health-cost problem?
In a new video, well-known health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, shares his thoughts on health care in this country and whether he believes the Affordable Care Act …
Training the brain to reject pain
Today's Portland Tribune has a feature on Beth Darnall, PhD, an Oregon Health & Science University pain researcher who uses mirror therapy and other unorthodox techniques …
Bioethicist Arthur Caplan slams unproven stem cell clinics
As my colleague reported, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has been forced to shutter the portion of its patient education website "A …
Scrubs: Mass transit for bacteria?
Scrubs and white coats are once again being examined in an effort to reduce the spread of pathogens. Findings published in this month's issue of …
Improving vaccine response to flu pandemics
The H1N1 influenza did not cause the devastating pandemic that many feared, but it did draw attention to how our nation lacks the ability to …
Keeping Zika out of the nation’s blood supply
When the Zika crisis erupted last year, U.S. blood bank officials began to worry: What if the virus were to infiltrate the blood supply, as …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Sept. 20
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Do you have the chocolate gene? Study hints consumer preferences may be inherited: A study by …
When business models and budgets collide
A Los Angeles Times article today hosts an extraordinary collision of two modern classic narratives: The University of California budget crisis and the search for …
Stanford study seeks to make cycling safer and more comfortable
When I think about bicycle safety, I think of lights, helmets and strategies to share the road with cars. But physicians have a different perspective …
A closer look at technology that enables people to type via brain control
Last month we wrote about a brain-computer interface that allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis. It's exciting work, and -- as part of its …
Charlotte Jacobs on finding “snippets during every day” to balance careers in medicine and literature
Stanford oncologist Charlotte Jacobs, MD, loved reading biographies as a child. But it wasn't until years later, while on sabbatical at Stanford, that she decided …
Petri dish gets a 21st century upgrade
Petri dishes, while not the most exciting pieces of laboratory equipment, play an important role in the process of cell culture, where researchers grow cells …
A doctor’s perspective on treating young patients like your own children
In a sweet and insightful blog post on KevinMD, ethicist and critical care physician Robert Truog, MD explores a common but loaded question from parents of …
Michigan's medical school bans industry pay for continuing medical education
The University of Michigan Medical School has announced it will no longer take money from drug and device companies to pay for continuing medical education …