Modest decrease seen in burnout among physicians, researchers say A national epidemic of physician burnout showed signs of improvement in 2017, according to researchers at Stanford, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association.

U.S. opioid deaths jump fourfold in 20 years; epidemic shifts to eastern states The opioid epidemic is no longer concentrated among whites in Appalachian and Midwestern states, according to a new study from Stanford, Harvard and the University of Toronto.

Computer vs. patient: Fighting for residents’ attention Stanford researchers found that medical trainees spent an average of 5.38 hours — or nearly half of a 12-hour work day — in front of a screen.

Rare pulmonary defect prompts parents’ nationwide search for answers With no blood flow to his right lung, infant Carter Johnson was diagnosed with a rare condition called absent right pulmonary artery. His parents turned to Stanford Children’s Health for help.

Failure to take statins leads to higher mortality rates Patients who took statins less than 70 percent of the time had a 20 percent increase in mortality compared with those taking them at least 90 percent of the time, a Stanford study found.

Superstar A recent high school graduate works with Stanford mentors to create AI software to assess surgical skills.