The health of retired professional football players, particularly the latent effects of concussions, has been a hot topic lately. But the conversation about health problems …
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WolframAlpha improves its medical capabilities
WolframAlpha has improved its abilities to handle medical queries. Wolfram explains the changes in an entry on the WolframAlpha blog: Wolfram|Alpha allows you to query …
Online curriculum helps students and public learn about influenza
Stanford's Flu Crew, which administers flu vaccines in and around the Stanford community, has had many successes over the last few years, which we'll highlight in a post …
A look at frontier medicine in Montana
Some of you may know that I write for Stanford from my home in Montana's Flathead Valley. I return regularly to campus and, when I …
Flu vaccine appears safe for young babies
The CDC recommends all children aged 6 months and up get the seasonal flu vaccine each year. The vaccine isn't approved for itty-bitty babies, but …
Countdown to Medicine X: An ePatient tackles health care design challenges
If there were a rewards or frequent flyer program for time spent in hospitals, I would qualify for an elite status. I lost my first …
U.S. AIDS czar coming to Stanford to discuss global health
Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD, the nation’s AIDS “czar” and an infectious disease specialist who treated HIV/AIDS patients in the early days of the epidemic, will …
Brain radio: Switching nerve circuit’s firing frequency radically alters alertness levels in animal models
It's a kick to consider that a part of the brain could act like a radio, with different stations operating at different frequencies, playing different …
Aim higher: Dean Lloyd Minor calls for widespread embrace of precision health
Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, calls for President Barack Obama to use next week's State of the Union to embrace precision health. He lays out his thoughts …
Plumbing the well of wellness
Almost everyone can think of a moment when they felt well. Maybe it was midway through a week lying on a beach in Hawaii with …
Rep. Tim Ryan visits Stanford to discuss how the U.S. can benefit from meditation-based practices
On Thursday evening, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) will visit Stanford to participate in Conversations on Compassion, a talk series sponsored by The Center for Compassion and …
Breastfeeding: "Not only a lifestyle choice"
Given my history of writing about - and my passion for - this issue, I couldn't let more time go by without flagging a recent Time Healthland …
Prison doctor: A week at juvenile hall
Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a week; the …
91 days of health-care reform
The landmark health-care reform package took effect 91 days ago - on March 23 - and the Obama administration now is trying to turn the …
Examining how friendships help children cope in stressful situations
A growing body of research suggests that children’s friends can provide a strong calming influence on them and that these relationships have a measurable effect …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Aug. 21
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Discussing sleep and work performance among health-care professionals: Associate professor Steven Howard, MD, is well known …