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Better-prepared emergency departments could save kids’ lives cost-effectively, Stanford Medicine-led study finds
About 80% of emergency departments aren’t fully prepared to care for kids. Upgrading them would be a highly cost-effective way to save lives, a study found.
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Childhood sleep disturbance linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors two years later
Kids with highly disturbed sleep or frequent nightmares at age 9 or 10 were more likely than sound sleepers to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors by age 12, a Stanford Medicine-led study found.
News & Research
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Leaders highlight cancer and AI
Lloyd Minor, David Entwistle and Paul King outline key strategic priorities — innovation in artificial intelligence and cancer research and care — at the State of Stanford Medicine address.
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Researchers secure ARPA-H contracts
Biden administration-sponsored investments, hoped to transform critical areas of medicine and health, will fund Stanford Medicine research in cancer, surgery and patient-focused chatbots.
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Robert Chase dies at 101
Chase founded a hand surgery division at Stanford Medicine, curated anatomy image collections, oversaw medical examinations and helped restore the limbs of people around the world.
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Study hints at ways to generate neurons
The researchers’ finding suggests the possibility of designing pharmaceutical or genetic therapies to turn on new neuron production in old or injured brains.
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Conversion practices and mental health
Programs designed to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity are linked to depression, PTSD and suicidality in a Stanford Medicine-led study of more than 4,000 participants.
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New doctoral students
More than 130 new graduate students in 16 specialties received a warm welcome — and lab coats — as they began their doctoral studies at Stanford Medicine.
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A gene can code for multiple bacterial features
Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues discover bacterial genes can encode multiple versions of themselves, altering a core understanding of genetics.
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Neurosurgeon Frances Conley dies at 83
Conley used her prominent position to advocate for women in medicine.
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Ashley chair of Department of Medicine
Cardiology and genetics expert Euan Ashley will become the new chair of Stanford Medicine’s Department of Medicine.
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‘Audacious’ ideas
Experts from academia, industry, the humanities and more gathered on the Stanford Medicine campus to pitch their concepts for the future of medicine.
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Medicine News
- September 17, 2024 – Stanford Report
Kit makes CRISPR education affordable and accessible
An inexpensive kit developed by Stanford undergraduates brings hands-on lessons in the gene-editing technology to high school classrooms.
- April 24, 2024 – Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Welcomes New Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Marc Melcher, MD, has been appointed the new Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Stanford Medicine. In his new role, he oversees all aspects of abdominal transplant programs, including liver, kidney, and small bowel transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
- April 18, 2024 – Stanford Report
Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
Seven Stanford faculty are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.