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“We are all going to die” – so let’s talk about it, urges Medicine X speaker
As part of a series of powerful talks at Stanford Medicine X this morning, Andrea Wilson took the stage to talk about what might be everyone's …
“It’s going to take a collaborative effort”: Extending the enthusiasm of Medicine X beyond campus
Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the medical school, kicked off the second day of Stanford Medicine X by discussing some of today's challenges in health care. …
On humanity, dignity and seizing opportunity: A call to action at Medicine X
The Friday mid-afternoon session of Stanford Medicine X featured three stories, each meant to jolt attendees out of their everyday thoughts, to prompt them to …
Every single moment: One photographer’s journey with ALS
It was a classic Medicine X moment: Patient-advocate and artist-in-residence Anthony Carbajal was on stage talking about his disease -- “Having [it] really, really shows me …
A call for raised voices (with everyone included) as this year’s Medicine X begins
There was a buzz in the air this morning as Larry Chu, MD, took the stage (to the event's signature upbeat music) to kick off this …
It’s back! Stanford Medicine X returns to campus
The wait is nearly over: Tomorrow marks the start of Stanford Medicine X, the medical school’s popular conference devoted to patient-centered medicine and emerging health …
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 …
Countdown to Medicine X: “You can still have a meaningful life” with a disease
Anthony Carbajal’s favorite images are ones most people don’t notice: A father teaching his daughter to ride a bike. An elderly woman watching the sun …
Countdown to Medicine X: “Speak up,” urges organizational learning expert
Amy Edmondson, PhD, considers herself lucky. In her life, she’s been hospitalized just twice, for relatively straightforward childbirths. But the memories are vivid — and one, …
Countdown to Medicine X: Advancing social causes in the face of political adversity
Ai-jen Poo has reason to feel discouraged. Causes she has doggedly championed — basic labor protections for nannies, housekeepers and home health workers and, more …
Registration now open for Medicine X 2017
If you haven’t experienced the magic of Stanford’s Medicine X — known as the world’s most-discussed academic medical conference — here’s your chance. Registration is now open …
Life lessons after death: Stanford Medicine’s Lucy Kalanithi at TEDMED
"Have you heard of the book When Breath Becomes Air?" my boyfriend recently asked. I had indeed. We’ve written about the book’s author, the late neurosurgeon …
How Campaign for Stanford Medicine dollars are supporting research on clinical excellence
The Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) is the only research center at a major U.S. university focused exclusively on the discovery of new practices and methods of …
A patient advocate’s impassioned plea to care for the caregiver, too
We celebrated my dad's 70th birthday on a warm summer night in 2011 with a big Sicilian family dinner and root beer floats for dessert …
A comic about birth control educates patients — and providers
Growing up in India, Aparna Sridhar, MD, devoured comics like Tintin and Asterix. And as a gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Sridhar spends …