The five most-read stories on Scope this week were: More-nutritious breast milk for preemies: A Stanford team led by neonatologist William Rhine, MD, recently published the second …
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Precision health in action — The hunt for families with a high-cholesterol disorder
If I don't know I have a genetic disease, I'm not very likely to seek treatment or change my lifestyle. This lack of knowledge, obviously, …
New guidelines for kids' participation in organized sports
Just in time for the start of your kids' spring sports, the April issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine contains new …
AMA's support of health bill remains intact
As a follow-up to my previous post, the American Medical Association has voted to uphold its support of the health-reform bill that recently passed in …
World-first treatment for rare heart defect saves baby born at Packard Children’s
Linda Luna was five months pregnant with her first child when she got the bad news: Ultrasound scans showed a deadly defect in her baby …
New radiotracer enables easier diagnosis of Alzheimer's
What, exactly, is going on with grandma? In clinical settings, it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish between Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Most diagnoses …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Oct. 5
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: Gamers: The new face of scientific research?: The developers of EteRNA, an interactive online videogame designed …
Uncommon hero: A young oncologist fights for more humane cancer care
When I interviewed Manali Patel, MD, a Stanford oncologist, for an article on improving poor-prognosis cancer care, she cited a shocking statistic: Less than a …
New kid on the health-reporting block
Kaiser Health News, a news service from Kaiser Family Foundation, launched today, and Bob Laszewski at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review is an early …
Patients share clinical trial experiences at Stanford
A new video series produced by the Stanford Cancer Institute highlights three cancer patients and their motivation for participating in clinical trials. In this video, …
Examining end-of-life practices and Katy Butler's "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
How long is too long to hang on when the end of life calls? Abraham Verghese, MD, Stanford physician and best-selling author, discusses the emotional …
Inside Facebook looks at pharmaceutical companies on Facebook
The blog Inside Facebook has a lengthy post up today looking at the marketing efforts of pharmaceutical companies on the social network. Sara Ines Calderon …
Biodesign showcases student health technology projects
Stanford Biodesign students showcased their projects at a recent event on campus. Winning projects include a test to screen blood donations for hepatitis B and a treatment that can reduce ankle swelling.
Stanford Biodesign students showcased their projects at a recent event on campus. Winning projects include a test to screen blood donations for hepatitis B and a treatment that can reduce ankle swelling.
Researchers create home urine test involving black box and smartphone
A smartphone-powered urine test? Yes, says a group of Stanford engineers, who have created an experimental urinalysis testing system involving a black box and a smartphone. From a Stanford …
A look at the "Wild West" of medical apps
In case you missed it yesterday afternoon, NPR had a terrific piece on the proliferation of medical and health apps. As Martha Bebinger reports, these apps - which turn …
Reproducible research: A hunt for the truth
Last week, the journal Nature published the results of a survey asking scientists if they thought the published scientific literature is mostly correct. The exact …