Holly MacCormick
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How stress affects your brain and how to reverse it
Stress in 2020 seems worse than ever. Stanford's Andrew Huberman discusses ways to reduce stress, such as different breathing patterns. → Read More
Investigating COVID-19's impact on LGBTQ+ health
More data on LGBTQ+ communities is key — not only for understanding the effects of COVID-19, but also to improve overall health, says a Stanford researcher. → Read More
Discussing death: Teaching clinicians how to broach tough topics with patients
In this series, three Stanford physicians discuss how Stanford Medicine medical students are learning to navigate difficult conversations. → Read More
VOICES project unites community to celebrate the new Stanford Hospital
Voices of the Community digital mosaic united the Stanford community in celebration of the opening of the new Stanford Hospital. → Read More
The new Stanford Hospital welcomes its first patients
Today, after more than a decade of preparation, the new Stanford Hospital opens to the public. Follow along on social media. → Read More
Health care remixed: ZDoggMD presents at Stanford
Zubin Damania, also known as ZDoggMD, presented at Stanford's 29th annual Jonathan J. King Lecture on the topic of connecting with patients. → Read More
Restoring vision with digital retinas may be possible by compressing data
A new data compression technique could pave the way for digital retinas and other brain-controlled machines. → Read More
Discussing death: A palliative care specialist on the importance of talking about priorities
In this second piece in the Discussing Death series, palliative care specialist Stephanie Harman → Read More
Registration is now open for Stanford Medicine X
Registration is now open for Stanford Medicine X | CHANGE — the event will take place at Stanford Medicine September 20-22. → Read More
Discussing death: A trauma surgeon's perspective on talking about death with patients and their families
David Spain, Sanford's chief of acute care surgery, discusses how doctors talk with patients and their families about death. → Read More
Stanford Medicine's Big Data in Precision Health event returns
Stanford Medicine's Big Data in Precision Health conference unites people who create, study and use information from big data to improve health. → Read More
Health in the rural West: Workshop explores how digital tools can help
The Digital Health in the Rural American West workshop addressed health disparities that are often overlooked and understudied in the vast region. → Read More
Taking on poor air quality in South Asia brick by brick
Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby is working to improve air quality by reforming brick production in Bangladesh and South Asia. → Read More
Precision health approach tapped to identify causes of poverty
A new machine learning approach to identifying the factors linked to poverty could help researchers identify ways to prevent it. → Read More
Learning to converse and connect with a patient: A medical student writes about her first try
Stanford medical student Anna Goshua reflects on her first assigned encounter with a patient and carrying on a conversation as a doctor-in-training. → Read More
A stage IV cancer patient discusses what it means to live well with serious illness
A stage IV cancer patient discusses what it means to live well with serious illness at Stanford Medicine's Jonathan King Lecture series. → Read More
Giving kids honest information about water consumption may help them make healthy choices
A study led by a Stanford Business researcher at four schools in Panama explores the best way to persuade kids to drink more water. → Read More
Learning human anatomy one stitch at a time
Colorado pediatrics resident Daniel Lam began knitting anatomy as a medical student. In this Q&A, he discusses his work and the challenges he's faced. → Read More
Laser art installation commemorates Frankenstein
The Frankenstein GRID: Stanford’s Monster of Modern Science is an art installation that unites art and science in honor of the 200-year anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel. → Read More
Patient shares experience with celiac disease: It's a serious autoimmune condition, but "not the end of the world"
In a video, Stanford Children's Health's Healthier, Happier Lives Blog introduces a patient with celiac disease and discusses the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the autoimmune disorder. → Read More