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  • New epilepsy target

    Researchers find that a little-understood part of the brain appears to be involved in starting seizures and keeping them going.

  • COVID-19 virus can infect fat tissue

    Stanford Medicine scientists’ findings could explain why obese people have a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and are more likely to progress to severe disease and die of infection.

  • Pediatric surgeon receives top award

    Thomas Krummel was recognized for his contributions to improving the lives of the smallest and sickest children.

  • Newborn undergoes ‘bloodless’ surgery

    Lola Garcia of Hemet, California, was the smallest infant in North America to undergo such a procedure.

  • Conjoined twins separated

    Two-year-old twin sisters Erika and Eva Sandoval are recovering in the pediatric intensive care unit following their Dec. 6 separation surgery.

  • Lengthening bone with magnets

    Andrew Hirsch, 18, who had more than an inch added to his femur, knows from experience the benefits of a new bone-lengthening device.

  • Poor countries lag in surgical volumes

    New research provides the most up-to-date and accurate estimates of the number of surgical procedures performed each year in 194 countries.