Stanford MedicinePalliative Care Reimagining palliative care learning during a pandemic - Scope stanford.edu - Jan DeNofrio Last March, when it looked like medical students would not be able to complete an in-person palliative medicine clerkship, one of the clinical …
Stanford MedicineHealth A line of trust: Stanford Medicine physician supports family members, by phone - Scope stanford.edu - Daphne Sashin Each day, after Ricky Hansra, MD, visits his patients in intensive care, he settles in for another round of check-ins, which he's grown accustomed to …
Stanford MedicineHealth Community bonds help barbers improve health for Black men - Scope stanford.edu - Tracie White Yusef Wright, who owns and runs a barbershop in downtown Oakland, does a lot more than just cut basketball star Stephen Curry's hair. Wright is a …
Stanford MedicineColorectal Cancer Earlier colonoscopies halve subsequent cancer risk - Scope stanford.edu - Krista Conger "You're only as old as you feel" isn't really applicable to routine medical screening, I'm finding (somewhat ruefully). Lately it seems that each …
Stanford MedicineCoronavirus (COVID-19) It takes a team: Caring for kids with COVID-19 - Scope stanford.edu - Erin Digitale In children, respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 are rare. Since the pandemic began, most of the children hospitalized at Lucile Packard Children's …
Stanford MedicineNorthern California I wrote a book about a scientist's journey to save his desperately ill son - Scope stanford.edu - Tracie White The first time I walked up to the Palo Alto home of the legendary scientist Ron Davis, PhD, it was with a heavy heart. It was early evening in the …
Stanford MedicineThe Brain Inside the brain: How cellphones lead to distracted driving - Scope stanford.edu - Mandy Erickson Years ago, as psychiatrist Allan Reiss, MD, was bicycling on campus, his cellphone rang. He answered it and kept cycling, then a car in front of him …
Stanford MedicineHealth When COVID-19 drained supplies and PPE, Stanford Medicine's "guardian angel" created solutions - Scope stanford.edu - Mandy Erickson Last spring, as hundreds of patients began driving onto the Stanford campus for coronavirus testing, workers in the supply department realized they …
Stanford MedicineNobel Prize How a Nobel laureate's life story and encouraging words inspire my scientific journey - Scope stanford.edu - Emily Ashkin Editor's update: Emily Ashkin is featured in a podcast from The Lasker Foundation. My legs were starting to ache from standing by my research poster …
Stanford MedicineThe Brain Did COVID affect your use of alcohol? Tobacco? Marijuana? Here are 3 reasons why - Scope stanford.edu - Keith Humphreys When COVID emerged and lockdowns started, I had 5 bottles of wine on my shelf, normally about a month's supply. One year later, I still have one of …
Stanford MedicineKids Pain relief device uses real-world evidence to gain clearance, expanding options for kids - Scope stanford.edu - Stacey Paris McCutcheon For years, pediatric surgeon James Wall, MD, has observed his colleagues using a cold therapy device to significantly reduce post-operative pain in …
