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Stanford University School of Medicine blog

‘Haptic emojis’ can convey emotions through simulated touch

Scientists have devised a wearable sleeve that helps communicate physical touch from afar, a concept dubbed "haptic communication."

Discarding the empathy script: A former patient, now med student, encourages doctors to be authentic

Stanford medical student Hannah Wild, a former cancer patient, reflects on the importance of authentic communication in medicine.

“The brain is just so amazing:” New Instagram video series explains neuroscience

A Stanford neurobiologist takes on the challenge of explaining neuroscience in a series of brief videos on Instagram, five a week for an entire year.

Straight from the horse’s mouth: Lessons in non-verbal communication for medical trainees (and the rest of us)

Learning to how to read the body language of a horse helps doctors, and future doctors learn how to communicate better, non-verbally, with their patients.