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    Emergency Medicine April 14, 2025
    Stanford Medicine Life Flight’s new helicopter will reach more patients in need

    The upgrade brings one of the most advanced emergency medical helicopters in the world to Northern California. The new aircraft expands in-flight treatment capabilities and improves fast, safe transport of patients in critical condition.

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    AI in science and medicine: A deep dive from the AI Index Report

    Russ Altman discusses how artificial intelligence improves patient care and expands research capacity, as reported by the AI Index from the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

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    By re-creating neural pathway in dish, Stanford Medicine research may speed pain treatment

    Stanford Medicine scientists have rebuilt, in laboratory glassware, the neural pathway that sends information from the body’s periphery to the brain, promising to aid research on pain disorders.

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    AI models of the brain could serve as ‘digital twins’ in research

    In a new study, researchers created an AI model of the mouse visual cortex that predicts neuronal responses to visual images.

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    Wellness April 09, 2025
    U.S. physician burnout rates drop yet remain worryingly high, Stanford Medicine-led study finds

    Doctors felt less occupational distress in 2023-2024 than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly half said they experienced at least one symptom of burnout.

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    Stanford Medicine March 01, 2025
    Inside Stanford Medicine

    Recognizing and celebrating the invaluable contributions of our community at Stanford Medicine

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    Addiction April 01, 2025
    Five things to know about GLP-1s and addiction

    Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke unpacks the potential of FDA-approved weight-reducing GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic as tools in treating addiction.

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    Infectious Diseases March 27, 2025
    A prevention plan for avoiding a bird flu epidemic

    The H5N1 bird flu has been making news nationwide, but it also has the potential to spur a major epidemic if its circulation among poultry, cattle and humans is not carefully checked.

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    Digital tool gives kids with ADHD feedback on their brains during cognitive exercises

    Stanford Medicine cognitive neuroscientists show that a brain imaging tool with real-time feedback helps children with ADHD perform tasks that require working memory.

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    Cancer February 03, 2025
    Lifting the burden of cancer

    Advances in cancer science, prevention and care

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    Pediatrics January 23, 2025
    Practice doesn't always make perfect

    Seizures worsen by co-opting one of the brain’s mechanisms for learning

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    Patient Care January 23, 2025
    The art of kintsugi

    Together, two physicians find life lessons at its edge

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    Lung Cancer January 23, 2025
    A very personal mission

    Facing incurable cancer, this doctor saw opportunity

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    Cancer April 09, 2025
    Charting new paths in head and neck cancer
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    Cancer March 17, 2025
    Colorectal cancer screening: Recommendations and future innovations
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    Infectious Diseases March 17, 2025
    Understanding measles, a highly infectious but preventable disease
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    Neurobiology March 12, 2025
    Meet the frogs helping scientists answer fundamental questions in neuroscience and physiology
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    Stanford Medicine March 25, 2025
    Stanford Medicine congratulates newly confirmed NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD

    Jay Bhattacharya is confirmed as director of the National Institutes of Health.

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    Awards & Honors March 28, 2025
    Five Stanford University faculty named AAAS fellows

    The faculty are among 471 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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    Awards & Honors April 02, 2025
    March 2025 Recognitions

    A postdoctoral scholar and a professor received funding from a cancer research foundation, a pediatrics professor was recognized by a society on tobacco research, a radiology professor was elected to a bioengineering society board, and a pediatric neurologist was honored with an award for service to visually impaired children.

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    RAISE Health inaugural seed grant recipients announced

    Five projects received a RAISE Health seed grant to support research and educational initiatives that advance responsible AI in biomedicine.

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