Opening up
The evolving world of surgery
Inside job
Surgeons at work
Her left hand
A surgeon’s journey back
Medical coverage
A conversation with CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD
Incredible cartilage
Focusing on gristle in the effort to improve joint replacements
In the groove
Behind the scenes in the OR
Sculpting bones
A technique that requires precision, artistry and, from the patient, true grit
Healing wounds
Closing the gap
Going under
Research into human consciousness has crossed from philosophy to neuroscience and medicine
Letter from the dean
On surgery’s frontier
It was an office visit nearly 20 years ago, yet I remember it as if it were yesterday. My patient was a 50-year-old man with a strange problem: Whenever he whistled or hummed loudly, objects seemed to him to move around “like on a clock face”
Plus
Rethinking Alzheimer’s
Looking to its origins for a treatment
Related: Sex and the single gene
What if you carry the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's?
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The demise of the surgeon general
Nearly a year has passed, and the U.S. surgeon general post is still vacant. Does it matter?
upfront
Upfront is a quick look at the latest developments from Stanford Medicine
Garbage strike
Faulty disposal of dead cells is at the root of an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases
From smartphone to “eyephone”
Inexpensive adaptors make capturing and sharing high-quality eye images easier
Mysterious paralysis
Sofia Jarvis is among 16 children in California who have developed sudden-onset permanent paralysis similar to polio
Insult to injury
Have insurance, will get proper care? In this study of cases of severe injuries, those with insurance are more likely to get poor trauma care than those without
Autism: video diagnosis
Short home videos may be a powerful tool for diagnosing autism
Samples’ side effects
When doctors with access to free samples do write prescriptions, they tend to be for more-expensive medications
Detection without radiation
A whole-body PET-CT scan exposes the patient to as much ionizing radiation as 700 chest X-rays. A new MRI method could be an alternative
The gene team
Stanford’s hospitals have launched a new testing service for their patients that deciphers their DNA
