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Exploring the role of integrative medicine in treating chronic health conditions
Ten years ago, Sangeeta Agarawal was a busy software engineer in Silicon Valley. Her lifestyle led to professional success, but eventually work-related stress began to …
Design thinking is key to preparing doctors and improving health care, Medicine X speakers say
Bon Ku, MD, hated medical school. With its heavy focus on memorization, the century-old model of two years in classes and two years learning in …
The opioid crisis: Medicine X panelists explore the complexity of managing chronic pain
Saturday’s Medicine X session on the opioid crisis focused on how best to manage the chronic pain felt by millions of Americans every day. The …
At Medicine X, psychologist encourages dialogue on sexual wellness and cancer
At this weekend's Medicine X conference no topic of discussion has been taboo. And one of the speakers who brought an important subject -- sexuality …
On life, death and David Bowie: A palliative care physician shares words of wisdom
One doesn’t expect to walk out of a talk called “The problem with dying and what we might do about it” feeling uplifted, but that …
How can technology address the health needs of aging adults? A Medicine X panel offers tips
Older adults aren't usually the first adopters of new health technologies. But wearable devices and smart phone apps could help this growing population by improving …
What does it mean to be invisible? One patient’s experience with “unseen scars”
Blonde, petite and vivacious, Danielle Cosgrove looks like the very picture of perfect health. However, go beneath the surface and her reality is quite different. In 2010 …
What do health care, Uber, and Airbnb have in common? A talk on networked medicine
How could health care be more like Uber? What could it learn from Airbnb? Sitting in the heart of Silicon Valley, Medicine X would hardly be …
Medicine and the senses: Conversations on space and hospital soundscapes
Medicine X is all about reimagining medicine, and this morning's speakers had fabulously sensory imaginations. One of them -- Monika Wittig, co-lead of MedXMakers -- thinks with her hands. …
“Join me in reinventing health,” Medicine X speaker Susannah Fox urges
Some might balk at the challenge of promoting innovation in a federal agency. Not Susannah Fox, who wrapped up Friday's main session with a closing …
At Medicine X, a look at bravery and inclusion in health care
What does it mean to be brave in the context of health care? From a young man struggling to change perceptions of autism to researchers …
On the importance of patient empowerment and open source: A Medicine X panel weighs in
It’s your body, so you should have access to all of your medical data, right? This morning at the Medicine X session on data and …
On the first day of Medicine X, talking disparities, adversity and hope
From the moment I walked through the door this morning, it was clear that Stanford's Medicine X is not your typical medical conference. Colored lighting gives the conference room a …
Patient innovation: The little wristband that could
Ben Bell, an ambitious New Zealander teen, gets lost. That is, he did get lost -- as an 11-year-old wandering through the hospital, looking for …
“The patient will see you now”: A summit on consumer-centered health-care innovation
What if buying health insurance was as simple as pressing a button online, like opening a new bank account? What if selecting and paying for …