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Reducing falls for older adults: What are the trouble spots in your home?
Reducing falls for older adults: What are the trouble spots in your home?
The second post in the Reducing Falls For Older Adults series identifies three problematic areas in a house and provides tips for making…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 15
Where COVID-19 walks in: Creating resilience in the emergency department
Where COVID-19 walks in: Creating resilience in the emergency department
In the first post in the Voices of COVID series, Andra Blomkalns and Alison Kerr share how the emergency medicine team is rising to the…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 14
Study indicates substantial benefits from accelerated release of COVID-19 vaccine — Scope
Study indicates substantial benefits from accelerated release of COVID-19 vaccine — Scope
In a modeling study, Stanford researchers find that an approach that holds back COVID-19 vaccine doses for later use needlessly delays…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 13
Predicting premature birth in low-resource settings
Predicting premature birth in low-resource settings
A blood test that predicts if a baby will be born prematurely works well for pregnant women in developing countries, a Stanford-led study…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 12
Hospitals’ DNR orders are increasingly complex and varied
Hospitals’ DNR orders are increasingly complex and varied
A study from the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics shows wide variation in how hospitals interpret and implement patients’ end-of-life…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 11
Why do older adults fall? Learn the risk factors
Why do older adults fall? Learn the risk factors
This is the first blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults. Know which risk factors increase the likelihood of a fall.
Stanford Medicine
Jan 8
Anxious? Here’s what you can do
Anxious? Here’s what you can do
Anxiety is common, but if unchecked it can be harmful. Certain skills can help individuals manage anxiety, but if it persists or is severe…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 7
Lessons in inequity from a global health study
Lessons in inequity from a global health study
A public health program in India improved maternal and child health initially, but was at risk of leaving behind disadvantaged…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 6
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A digital approach to end-of-life planning
A digital approach to end-of-life planning
A team in a Stanford Biodesign course that pairs computer science students with physicians developed an app designed to prompt end-of-life…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 5
Based on genes, nearly everyone is likely to have an atypical response to at least one drug
Based on genes, nearly everyone is likely to have an atypical response to at least one drug
Stanford Medicine researchers found that, based on genetic makeup, 99.5% of people are likely to have an atypical response to at least one…
Stanford Medicine
Jan 4
Best of 2020: Stanford Medicine’s top podcasts
Best of 2020: Stanford Medicine’s top podcasts
In 2020, contributing editor Paul Costello’s top podcasts reflect the challenges of the coronavirus and other timely health care issues.
Stanford Medicine
Dec 30, 2020
Stanford Medicine magazine’s top reads of 2020
Stanford Medicine magazine’s top reads of 2020
Stanford Medicine magazine’s most-read articles of 2020 were about COVID-19, grieving and chemo brain, a misunderstood side effect of…
Stanford Medicine
Dec 29, 2020
Surgical sketches help Stanford surgeon practice, teach
Surgical sketches help Stanford surgeon practice, teach
Graeme Rosenberg’s illustrations, shared in classes he teaches and on social media, are resonating with fellow surgeons at Stanford and…
Stanford Medicine
Dec 28, 2020
In the Year of the Nurse, front lines take on pandemic
In the Year of the Nurse, front lines take on pandemic
In a short video, nurses from Stanford Health Care speak candidly about what the past months in the pandemic have been like and what it…
Stanford Medicine
Dec 23, 2020
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