The platform formerly known as Twitter turns out to be a surprising source of high-quality medical knowledge, says biomedical data science expert James Zou.
For Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital patients too sick to learn in person, virtual reality lessons offer a reassuring sense of routine and unlimited field trips.
Keith Humphreys argues that addiction should be treated as a naturally occurring health condition, and not as a human failing – particularly given that medicine was the root from which the opioid crisis grew.
U.S. abortion restrictions will increase the number of newborns with severe congenital heart defects, straining the health care system’s capacity to meet their needs, according to Stanford Medicine researchers.
A new study finds the risk of dementia more than doubles for people previously diagnosed with depression – even when their depression first occurred decades earlier.
The protein p53 has been in the limelight for decades because it has the ability to suppress the development of tumors. It may only be moonlighting as a cancer fighter, new research shows.
A particular neuronal circuit in male mice is responsible for sexual arousal and the actions and pleasure that derive from it, Stanford Medicine researchers show, opening avenues for treatment in men.
Magnetic resonance imaging detects MS only after damage to the brain has occurred, but a molecular signal could confirm diagnosis earlier, and dramatically improve treatment.
A nationwide study that includes the collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity is an unprecedented resource for studying health outcomes and inequities.
A lower intensity statin may be as effective in reducing LDL cholesterol levels in older patients as a higher dose is in younger patients, and with fewer side effects.
A four-year study of female collegiate runners found that counseling on nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight led to increased bone density and stronger performance.
Preimplantation testing for genetic conditions such as cystic fibrosis would prevent disease and save costs, but the screening is not typically covered by insurers.
A survey of more than a thousand Tinder users found that their motives for using the app had a big influence on how satisfied they were with the dates it led to.
