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Hormone levels in fluid around brain could be an autism biomarker

...with autism, the study found. The discovery suggests that it may be possible to design a lab test to identify autism in kids. From our press release: 'Since autism affects...

...with autism, the study found. The discovery suggests that it may be possible to design a lab test to identify autism in kids. From our press release: 'Since autism affects...

Balancing online privacy and connection at Stanford Medicine X | Ed

...describes her experience as a heart transplant recipient, said she'd noticed that some patients withhold details by design, and that she, too, has made conscious decisions about what to publish...

...describes her experience as a heart transplant recipient, said she'd noticed that some patients withhold details by design, and that she, too, has made conscious decisions about what to publish...

Data and design thinking to shape the future of medicine, Stanford Medicine X | ED speakers say

...as practiced through design thinking. "How is our experience with health care so bad at times? I think part of it is that health care wasn't designed. It literally just...

...as practiced through design thinking. "How is our experience with health care so bad at times? I think part of it is that health care wasn't designed. It literally just...

The best way to prepare for a career in medicine and the importance of curiosity at Medicine X | ED

...to improve public health. He shared the story of Frederick Law Olmsted, whose mission in designing Central Park 160 years ago was, in part, to improve the mental and physical...

...to improve public health. He shared the story of Frederick Law Olmsted, whose mission in designing Central Park 160 years ago was, in part, to improve the mental and physical...

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Stanford Medicine X | ED returns to the stage this weekend

...Chu, MD, event founder and director and Stanford anesthesiologist; ePatient Leilani Graham; Hugo Campos, who was named the White House Champion of Change for Precision Medicine; health care designer Justin...

...Chu, MD, event founder and director and Stanford anesthesiologist; ePatient Leilani Graham; Hugo Campos, who was named the White House Champion of Change for Precision Medicine; health care designer Justin...

Medical school in the digital age: Bridging the generation gap between teachers and learners

...we design their own learning plans using a buffet of resources. This culture shift has led to something of a generational rift between current trainees and those who learned medicine...

...we design their own learning plans using a buffet of resources. This culture shift has led to something of a generational rift between current trainees and those who learned medicine...

Symposium to kick off effort to improve electronic health records for physicians and patients

...that function as seamless digital assistants. To address this need, Stanford Medicine will unite leaders in patient care, technology, design thinking and public policy to help shape the future of...

...that function as seamless digital assistants. To address this need, Stanford Medicine will unite leaders in patient care, technology, design thinking and public policy to help shape the future of...

Are mechanical or biological heart valves best?

...mechanical or biological valve replacements. Because of design limitations of each valve type, it's a complex choice influenced by a patient's anticipated lifespan and lifestyle. Mechanical valves may last a...

...mechanical or biological valve replacements. Because of design limitations of each valve type, it's a complex choice influenced by a patient's anticipated lifespan and lifestyle. Mechanical valves may last a...

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New Stanford center focuses on precision mental health

...bioengineering to design new platform technologies, including user interfaces and wearables informed by brain insights. Biomedical data sciences and informatics are also essential, not only because of the amount of...

...bioengineering to design new platform technologies, including user interfaces and wearables informed by brain insights. Biomedical data sciences and informatics are also essential, not only because of the amount of...

Stanford researcher making strides toward understanding autism

..."It was really exciting to see the research arc from an idea, to the design of a project, to the execution, to the new data," she recalled of talking with...

..."It was really exciting to see the research arc from an idea, to the design of a project, to the execution, to the new data," she recalled of talking with...

Oncologists disagree on use of value to guide cancer treatments

...uncomfortable even to talk about the money and the care we provide to them..." Now, the team is using the results from these in-depth interviews to design a closed-ended survey,...

...uncomfortable even to talk about the money and the care we provide to them..." Now, the team is using the results from these in-depth interviews to design a closed-ended survey,...

Probing concussion’s complexities with football mouthguards and a whole lot of computer time

...understanding of how the brain moves and what movements are damaging could be substantial: "We can design better helmets, we can devise technologies that can do onsite diagnostics, for example...

...understanding of how the brain moves and what movements are damaging could be substantial: "We can design better helmets, we can devise technologies that can do onsite diagnostics, for example...

Helping the body: Entrepreneur-physician offers insights into biodesign

Serial health technology entrepreneur Josh Makower, MD, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the innovation process at a recent Stanford Biodesign event. He was speaking to a familiar audience: along with...

Serial health technology entrepreneur Josh Makower, MD, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the innovation process at a recent Stanford Biodesign event. He was speaking to a familiar audience: along with...

Design thinking helps Innovative Health Care Leader program participants tackle tough challenges

...David Kelley was among the first to apply design thinking to problems related to product design and business in the 1980s. Since then, design thinking has also been used in...

...David Kelley was among the first to apply design thinking to problems related to product design and business in the 1980s. Since then, design thinking has also been used in...

Stanford gun violence research highlighted in national dialogue

...news broke of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As a graduate student from China, specializing in highly technical design of clinical drug trials, she had little connection to America's...

...news broke of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As a graduate student from China, specializing in highly technical design of clinical drug trials, she had little connection to America's...

Countdown to Childx: What doctors can do to improve health literacy

...user-centered design, then the question is how we reinforce the best content. We can leverage digital technology, although we have to be careful. A common pitfall with digital platforms is...

...user-centered design, then the question is how we reinforce the best content. We can leverage digital technology, although we have to be careful. A common pitfall with digital platforms is...