After noticing that young patients know little about their bodies, Stanford physician Diana Farid wrote a children's book explaining how our lungs work.
A team from Stanford's Medicine and the Muse were special guests at the Sorbonne for a collaboration exploring empathy and emotion in clinical encounters.
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged post, graduating student Nathaniel Fleming discusses the benefits of writing during his time in medical school.
The Frankenstein GRID: Stanford’s Monster of Modern Science is an art installation that unites art and science in honor of the 200-year anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel.
The 2018 Medicine and the Muse symposium featured medical student performers who sang, played musical instruments, read original works, screened a film and showcased artwork.
Physician writers at Stanford read original pieces on a theme illuminated by Frankenstein: How does one consider the creation and alteration of life?
Ruth Marks didn't expect to be dispensing medical advice when she returned to her grandparents' home during her second year of medical school. Yet, just …
In a first-person piece in the winter issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, anesthesiologist and poet Audrey Shafer, MD, argues that the medical humanities are a necessary, …
Imagine your doctor told you at the end of an exam, “I’m going to prescribe you an artistic experience.” Would you be thinking, “Time to …
Many people think that hard work is the key to success and happiness, yet we all know it's not possible to work, and work well, 24/7. …
In the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, you’ll read how Stanford researchers and clinicians are pursuing a vision they call precision health. What is precision …
When he was 12 years old, Stanford neurosurgeon Jim Doty, MD, met an unusual woman named Ruth in a magic shop in Lancaster, Calif., …
A few months before he died, I interviewed Paul Kalanithi, MD, for a 1:2:1 podcast about a gorgeous article he wrote for Stanford Medicine entitled …
A good book can transform boredom into bliss in the amount of time it takes to buckle yourself into an airplane seat. Yet all too …
The dilemma of being a medical student on clinical rounds who wants to help patients but can’t was captured by third-year student Raymond Deng in …
In 1954, Charlotte DeCroes stood in line with her fellow second graders in Kingsport, Tennessee and received the polio vaccine. Her Tennessee hometown was one …
