Righting decades of wrong
Countering the impact of racism on health
Countering the impact of racism on health
Going beyond statistics to end life-threatening racism in maternal care
Stanford Medicine ramps up efforts to increase racial diversity and end disparities
How considering race sabotages care — and why change is imperative
A conversation with emergency physician Italo Brown
As his MS progressed, his commitment to patients and diversity grew
A conversation with Shaka Senghor
How Medicare’s architect forced hospitals to admit Black people
Race inequities in care follow the most vulnerable babies for years
Including social justice in the curriculum
Researchers discover a way to regenerate the cartilage that keeps our joint movements pain-free.
New research shows that patients who are put into a twilight sleep, called conscious sedation, for surgery to widen the spinal canal have fewer complications and heal faster.
A treatment that helps immune cells destroy cancer might also reduce the inflammation that causes the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
New brain tissue research shows a possible link between schizophrenia and a genetic condition where a section of chromosome 22 is deleted.
Cues in the brain make it tough for kids who are anxious or under stress to control and regulate their emotions.
A look a three stories that reflect the voices of the Stanford Medicine people on the front lines with patients, the research behind diagnosing and treating the disease, and the care that is helping save lives.
Stanford Medicine must make social determinants in health care a research priority and enhance recruitment and training of a more diverse workforce, Dean Lloyd Minor says.
Struggling to clear the fog of his father’s advancing dementia, a Stanford Medicine physician discovers the power of the taste of a favorite meal to awaken memories.
After a seemingly successful basal cell carcinoma treatment begins to fail, researchers discover clues to how tumors were able to evade the drug and how to stop them.
Carmen, a bilingual virtual trainer, is shown to be as effective as a human coach at helping sedentary people meet increased activity goals.
After failing chemistry, Gianna Nino-Tapias was ready to give up her dream of being a doctor, but the women in her family inspired her to try again.
Stanford scientists find that bodies’ molecular changes don’t always ebb and flow in concert with the traditional seasons.