Apart yet together

Breaking COVID-19’s deadly embrace

The invader video

How the new coronavirus penetrates, exploits and kills cells, and how scientists are trying to destroy it

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Upfront

Upfront is a quick look at the latest developments from Stanford Medicine

Gut check

Researchers hope that their finding that ulcerative colitis patients are missing intestinal microbes that produce anti-inflammatory substances might lead to better treatments.

Social sobriety

Through the fellowship it provides, Alcoholics Anonymous helps people quit drinking more effectively than therapy, Stanford Medicine research shows.

Runner’s low

Though popular among runners, electrolyte supplements do little to keep sodium levels in balance during endurance events, new Stanford Medicine research shows.

Antidepressant predictor

An EEG brain-wave signature can predict an antidepressant’s efficacy and be used as a tool to get treatment to patients more quickly, study shows.

What vapers don’t know

A recent survey shows that 17-24-year-olds who use vaping products have very little idea about those products, including what brands they use and how much nicotine they contain.

Lyme culprit targeted

After showing in mice that the antibiotic azlocillin kills the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, researchers believe it might prove effective for people with lingering symptoms.

Stanford ranks among top 20 hospitals

Stanford Health Care’s commitment to safety and quality is cited in Stanford Hospital being ranked 13th in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

Neurons in action

A brain implant developed by Stanford University scientists has been shown in mice to be able to record the activity of thousands of individual neurons.

Unequal pay

Even at the highest levels of academic medicine in the United States, women are paid between $64,000 and $80,000 less a year than men in comparable posts, Stanford Medicine and UC San Francisco researchers reported.

Letter from the Dean

Rising to the challenge

Stanford Medicine clinicians, researchers, students and staff have mobilized in the fight against the historic pandemic health crisis, Dean Lloyd Minor says.


In Brief

Game on

Stanford researchers have enlisted video-game players to help develop an effective coronavirus vaccine that maintains its potency as it’s shipped around the world.

In Brief

Hands-off learning

Shifting to online classes during a pandemic has changed medical school education, but Stanford Medicine students and faculty have adapted to keep learning on track.

The Backstory

The doctor is in — on your smartphone

In 2019, fewer than 2% of Stanford Health Care medical appointments were conducted virtually. COVID-19 pushed that up to 50% and telemedicine advocates are confident they’ll remain popular among physicians and patients.

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On George Floyd

In a letter to a former Stanford colleague after George Floyd was killed, pediatric neurosurgeon Samuel Cheshier, MD, PhD, calls on white people to take act against anti-Black racism.

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The cell whisperer

To gain insights into human health and disease, an engineer perfects ways to grow cells into miniature mimics of organs and tissues and collaborates with doctors to put them to work.