Scope
News and commentary on medicine, science, and health policy. Scope is written by a team of writers at Stanford University School of Medicine.
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May 26, 11 10:30AMWe're in the process of launching a new design and migrating to new servers. We're really excited to share the new Scope with readers, but it's going to take us a few days to make those changes. That means...
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May 26, 11 10:18AMEarlier this week, blogger and pediatric gastroenterologist Bryan Vartabedian, MD, posted an entry spotlighting what he considered unprofessional behavior by a physician on Twitter, and, in so doing, sparked...
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May 26, 11 10:00AMStanford scientists reached a milestone today with their publication in Nature of research showing that human skin cells can be converted directly into functional neurons. The research, which parallel s...
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May 26, 11 04:00AM(For best results, click here before reading.) Stanford's Mike Greicius, MD, appears to have nudged brain imaging in the direction of being able to decipher what real people in the real world are doin g...
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May 25, 11 03:55PMAs we wrote about earlier today, a group of Stanford researchers recently used computerized data mining techniques to uncover dangerous side-effects of certain drug combinations. (Their study appears in...
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May 25, 11 01:11PMIn case you haven't seen it yet, a fascinating New York Times Magazine story about conjoined twins was published online this morning. The 4-year-old twins, Krista and Tatiana Hogan, are joined at the head...
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May 25, 11 12:00PMThe clock is ticking on the deadline to cast your vote in the 2011 Healthy Living Innovation Awards. As a quick reminder, Diabetes Coaches Class, a Stanford-developed program aimed at empowering teens to...
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May 25, 11 11:13AMNext month marks the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS in the United States. To commemorate the anniversary, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, with the help of more than 100 volunt eers...
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May 25, 11 09:18AMFor many months, Stanford orthopedic surgeon Eugene Carragee, MD, has been closely examining a growth factor used in spinal fusion procedures that may cause troubling side-effects, including male infe rtility...
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May 25, 11 09:00AMOn the heels of a report released yesterday by the CDC about the measles outbreaks that have occurred across the country this year, Seth Mnookin has written a compelling look at what may be causing th ose...
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