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NCI director says cancer research booming
In a speech at Stanford, National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless reported promising cancer mortality trends and described an encouraging landscape for research funding and drug approval.
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Stanford Medicine unveils 2020 Health Trends Report
The report documents key trends steering the industry’s future, including a maturing digital health market, new health laws opening patient access to data, and artificial intelligence gaining regulatory traction for medical use.
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Tips for meaningful doctor-patient interactions
Stanford researchers say they have identified five practices that doctors can implement to achieve more meaningful interactions with patients.
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‘Ageotypes’ show how we age
Stanford scientists have identified specific biological pathways along which individuals age over time.
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Biochemist David Hogness dies at 94
David Hogness, a biochemist whose work was foundational to the fields of developmental biology and genomics, died Dec. 24.
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Body temperature decreasing
Stanford researchers have determined that average human body temperature in the United States has decreased since the 1800s.
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Two new Stanford Children’s Health centers open
Two new care areas will benefit patients with cancer, blood disorders, and heart conditions.
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Stanford marks 1,000th heart-lung and lung transplant
Alicia Bland, who suffered from lung disease for three decades, got new lungs and “a second chance at life.”…
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Stanford Health Care named a top hospital
Stanford Health Care was among 55 academic medical centers in the nation to receive the top honor, based on measures of patient safety and quality of care.
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Center focuses on improvement science
The goal of the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement is to build and support a culture that is the best at getting better.
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New Stanford Hospital: The future is here
This issue contains stories behind the development of the new hospital as well as articles about the work being done there.
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In tough talks, doctors must use clear language
High-stakes conversations with patients and families about critical issues call for doctors to consider how their words are interpreted, Stanford researchers and experts say.
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Care for rape victims at Stanford Hospital
Starting in February, Stanford Hospital will become the second medical center in Santa Clara County to offer a place for victims of sexual assault to receive care and undergo evidence collection.
