2019
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Digital health forum stresses equity
Artificial intelligence and digital technology experts convened to discuss the benefits, challenges and potential of a digitally driven future in biomedical research and health care.
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Colon cancer screening options
Blood tests for colorectal cancer are an option for patients who would otherwise not be screened, but they are not as effective as colonoscopies or stool tests, a Stanford Medicine-led study found.
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$70 million NIH grant
The goal of the Clinical and Translational Science Award is to convert new treatments into care more rapidly.
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Driving cancer cells to self-destruct
Stanford researchers hope new technique will flip lymphoma protein’s normal action — from preventing cell death to triggering it.
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National Academy of Medicine members
Konstantina Stankovic and David Studdert join the distinguished society of scientists.
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Hospital mental health screening
Some patients hospitalized for an emergency illness or injury will develop mental health problems months after the experience. A new screening tool can anticipate who’s most at risk.
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Grant for mental health
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation will receive $37 million to improve access to effective mental health services, including underserved populations.
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Genomic variants linked to mental disorders
Stanford Medicine researchers, after creating an AI-based algorithm to find complex structural variants in the human genome, learned those variants likely contribute to psychiatric disease.
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Liver cancer stem cells spark recurrence
A Stanford Medicine-led study found that residual liver cancer cells interact with neighboring macrophages to prompt the disease to reappear.
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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.