Stanford MedicineVolunteering Life as a coronavirus contact tracer: "I highly recommend volunteering" - Scope stanford.edu - Mandy Erickson Before the pandemic, James Liu worked in Stanford Hospital's third-floor library, chasing down medical information for patients and family members …
Stanford MedicinePregnancy Assault during pregnancy boosts risk of poor infant health - Scope stanford.edu - Beth Duff-Brown Babies born to women who experienced an assault in their homes during pregnancy are more likely to be born prematurely and have a very low birth …
Stanford MedicineIcon version of the Flipboard logoNicotine Young adults know very little about the vaping products they us stanford.edu For the study, published March 16 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the researchers surveyed 445 California residents ages 17-24 about their use of …
Stanford MedicineIcon version of the Flipboard logoAntidepressants EEG brain activity can predict who will respond to depression drug stanford.edu Treatment for depression often starts with prescribing antidepressants. But finding the right one for individual patients or identifying patients who …
Stanford MedicinePolio How polio eradication in Africa can inform the global COVID-19 response - Scope stanford.edu - Michele Barry and Lucas Oliver Oswald The global health community recently celebrated the eradication of wild poliovirus from the African continent. We have come a long way in this …
