Ask Stanford Med: Sleep specialist taking questions on how to ‘spring forward’ without feeling fatigued Past research has shown that not getting enough sleep may have more serious consequences than feeling groggy in the morning. Trouble sleeping has been linked to heart problems, increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, development of Alzheimer’s disease and weight gain. Despite the health risks of […]

Eight from Harvard headed Down Under Researchers awarded fellowships from Harvard Club of Australia The Harvard Club of Australia Foundation has announced fellowship awards to eight accomplished Harvard researchers intending collaborative scientific research in Australia during 2012, and to two Australian researchers headed to Harvard. The foundation’s grants assist with travel and living expenses, and take the […]

Bring Lessons From the “AIDS Decade” to the Fight Against the Global Epidemic of Noncommunicable Diseases There is a myth that chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes are only a problem for wealthier countries. But in fact, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 28 million people annually in low- and middle-income countries. Eight million of these […]

Sinus Infection? Don’t Badger Your Doc for an Antibiotic Lingering cold? Runny nose? Fed up with being stuffed up? If you’ve ever sought your doctor’s advice for nasty nasal congestion and pressure that you just can’t seem to shake, you’ll want to hear this: New research published earlier this month in theJournal of the American Medical Association showing that […]

A Step Forward In Effort to Regenerate Damaged Nerves The carnage evident in disasters like car wrecks or wartime battles is oftentimes mirrored within the bodies of the people involved. A severe wound can leave blood vessels and nerves severed, bones broken, and cellular wreckage strewn throughout the body – a debris field within the […]

URMC Primary Care Network Receives Top Medical Home Certification from NCQA All 22 offices in the University of Rochester Medical Center’s primary care network have been nationally certified at the highest level to offer a new model of care that promotes partnership between patients and a personal team of health care providers. The network is certified […]

Student volunteers promote health in a city of need Each semester scores of undergraduate volunteers provide services such as free health screenings, health-related social work, and high-school sexual education across Providence. Student volunteers talk about the CareFree Clinic, Clinica Esperanza, Health Leads, and SHAPE. The difference a few doctors or students can make Will Barbosa […]

Specialized Twin Center to Open at Mission Bay Medical Center UCSF to Serve Growing Number of Twin Births in U.S. Adam Degregorio and Megan Taylor with their almost 6-week-old twin girls, Aza June Degregorio, left, and Dillon Taylor Degregorio, who is 6 minutes younger than Aza./ Photos by Susan Merrell With advances in infertility treatments […]

Making difficult choices about prostate cancer … Gilbert Khalil’s fitness and bright eyes make it hard to believe he is 65. All that calm and confidence, however, took a big hit a year ago when his physician discovered trouble in the prostate gland. Khalil and his wife, Stacee, turned to Stanford Hospital, where robotic surgery […]

Infected Leg Saved, Triathlete Now Looks Forward to His Next Race Clifford Barnes heard the news in April: He might lose his left leg below the knee. The prospect was almost too much to bear for the 57-year-old triathlete, whose passion is competing in endurance races. “It hit me really hard,” he said. Doctors at […]