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Stanford Medicine achieves 1,000th heart-lung and lung transplant

Alicia Bland, 54, was leaving Stanford’s lung pre-transplant clinic after a routine appointment when she ...

Stanford Researchers Program Cancer-fighting Cells to Resist Exhaustion, Attack Solid Tumors in Mice

CAR-T cells are remarkably effective against blood cancers, but their effect can be transient as ...

Brain

Stanford Medicine | A New View on Brain Surgery

Guided by lasers, fluorescence and real-time imaging, surgeons develop new ways to enhance precision Gordon ...

DNA

Scientists Sleuth Out “Jumping Genes” to Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Bacteria often have “jumping genes,” or genes that move to a different spot in a ...

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Roundtable Report: Stanford Medicine 2019 EHR Symposium

In a relatively short time, health care providers across the U.S. have digitized their medical ...

Flu

Influenza Season Begins Early

Based on surveillance data as of 12/06/2019, statewide influenza activity is characterized as widespread; the ...

SHC Hospital

Stanford Health Care recognized as a “Top Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group

Stanford Health Care has been named one of the nation’s “Top Teaching Hospitals” by The Leapfrog ...

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Alcohol, ‘Asian glow’ mutation may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds

In the presence of alcohol, a defective version of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene in ...

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Confidential Help Available Through Provider Resource Network (PRN)

In addition to the usual busy life of a physician, we know this is a ...

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Navigating the New Stanford Hospital

After the first week of patient care in 500P, there have been several lessons learned, ...