Conjoined twin toddlers successfully separated at Packard Children’s … Conjoined twins Angelina (left) and Angelica Sabuco at home in San Jose, Calif., shortly before their separation surgery …  Angelica and Angelina Sabuco, twins who were born conjoined at the chest and abdomen, are now separate little girls. The 2-year-olds were separated Nov. 1 in a […]

Conjoined twin press conference, Packard Children’s Hospital … … On November 1, 2011, surgeons at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford separated two-year-old conjoined twins Angelina and Angelica Sabuco. Surgeons Gary Hartman, MD, and H. Peter Lorenz, MD, meet the media.   Previous publications:  Conjoined twins’ separation – a complex feat Previous publications:  Two separate girls! […]

How Embrace infant warmers are saving lives in developing nations … … November 2th, 2011 As previously reported on Scope, a group of Stanford graduate students recently developed an inexpensive, portable incubator to keep premature babies warm and well in low-resource countries. The above video, posted on CNN today, takes a look at how the devices are […]

Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill: Subsidies, Food Assistance and America’s Health … In election year 2012, the U.S. Congress will be considering a new Farm Bill, the government’s primary means of setting food and agriculture policy. The current Farm Bill has been criticized […]

Steve Jobs and the next big “intersection” “I just finished reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. It’s a well-written, elegant and balanced book and I strongly recommend reading it. Jobs frequently mentioned two values that have always struck me as incredibly wise: First, that it is important to focus on promising technologies and bet long on those technologies. And, second, […]

Prolonged use of nitroglycerin may increase severity of subsequent heart attacks A standard treatment for heart attack patients, nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to aid in opening vessels so blood can flow to the heart more easily. A typical regimen is for hospitalized heart attack patients to be cycled on and off the nitroglycerin, 16 hours on and […]

Young people have enormous power to shape better world, Migiro tells students 2 November 2011 The events of the past 10 months highlight the enormous power of young people in changing the world, the Deputy Secretary-General has said, calling on this segment of society to help shape a better future. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro Asha-Rose […]

Continuous dose of nitroglycerin increases severity of heart attacks, study shows When given for hours as a continuous dose, the heart medication nitroglycerin backfires — increasing the severity of subsequent heart attacks, according to a study of the compound in rats by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. “Basically it’s a cautionary tale,” said […]

First Lady Michelle Obama Honors Youth in the Arts … … Today, First Lady Michelle Obama honored organizations from across the country that are committed to providing enriching arts and humanities programs for young people. These organizations, recipients of the President’s Council on Arts and the Humanities Youth Award, work both in and out of schools […]

First Lady Michelle Obama Talks Healthy Habits with Toddlers First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Royal Castle Child Development Center in New Orleans yesterday, where she led the toddlers in some exercises and read them a book that is an Obama family favorite. First Lady Michelle Obama shares a group hug with children at Royal […]