Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis Treating appendicitis with antibiotics alone is more costly and results in higher rates of hospital readmissions, Stanford researchers found.

The happy commute Researcher is intent on creating digital interventions for use in the car, at home and at work that empower people to champion their own well-being.

For 7-year-old with failing bone marrow, a life-saving transplant Ikkei Takeuchi suffered from unexplained bone marrow failure. But with the help of his little brother and doctors at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, he’s on the road to recovery.

Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats Stanford researchers used focused ultrasound to pry molecules of an anesthetic loose from nanoparticles. The drug’s release modified activity in brain regions targeted by the ultrasound beam.

Traditional chemotherapy superior to new alternative for oropharyngeal cancers Cisplatin chemotherapy can bring lasting adverse health effects, but a new, presumably less-toxic alternative is not as effective at promoting survival, according to a large, Stanford-led trial.

How AI could help veterinarians code their notes A team led by scientists at the School of Medicine has developed an algorithm that can read the typed-out notes from veterinarians and predict specific diseases that the animal may have.