list : Innovation & Technology

  • HIMSS Davies Award

    Stanford Medicine receives a prestigious honor for its use of technology to improve patient care.

  • An LGBTQ-inclusive data set 

    Previous large health studies didn’t collect sexual orientation and gender identity information. A Stanford Medicine study finds the All of Us Research Program a boon to LGBTQ health researchers, future health outcomes.

  • IMA, Intonation to collaborate

    The goal of the collaboration is to rapidly improve care for patients with tumors that form from hormone-releasing cells.

  • RAISE-Health initiative

    Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health will address ethical and safety issues in AI innovation, define standards for the field, and convene experts on the topic.

  • New pediatric emergency department opens

    The Marc and Laura Andreessen Pediatric Emergency Department at Stanford Medicine opened in 2022. This child-centered space puts young ones at ease while advanced care is delivered.

  • Distracting videos ease kids’ radiotherapy

    Most children receiving radiation therapy for cancer can hold still without anesthesia if they watch videos during the treatment, a study of a technique developed at Stanford Medicine found.

  • Data science meets cardiac science

    While cardiac sphericity was the focus of Stanford Medicine-led research, the possibility of data science expanding the reach of biomedical science was its true core, researchers say.

  • New app detects mpox

    Researchers were able to devise an app that can determine which skin lesions are caused by mpox with an accuracy of 90%.

  • Blood test identifies infections

    A diagnostic test developed by Stanford Medicine scientists can separate bacterial and viral infections with 90% accuracy, the first to meet standards set by the World Health Organization.

  • Anatomic pathology goes paperless

    Stanford Health Care has launched a software system that streamlines the pathologic examination of tissues and body fluids, from collection to reporting results.