Our mission is to train future academic leaders in Cardiovascular Medicine through a tripartite commitment to clinical care, research, and education. Therefore, we aim to: Expose our highly ...

The success of vitamin K prophylaxis has been so dramatic that many practitioners have never seen an infant afflicted with "Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn," now known as "Vitamin K Deficient ...

As medical professionals, we have always been fascinated by the power of the will to live. Like all creatures in the animal world, human beings have a fierce instinct for survival. The will to live is ...

Our mission is to train leaders in academic cardiology for the 21st century. The Cardiovascular Medicine training program at Stanford University has been developed to offer a wide range of ...

Dr. Janki Thakker grew up in the Chicagoland area before completing an accelerated BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed her internal medicine residency at Baylor ...

People who take the painkiller ibuprofen while running very long distances double their risk of acute kidney injury, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...

People who use marijuana have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to a large study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine. The study also showed that the psychoactive ...

Using new genetic tools to study statins in human cells and mice, Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators have uncovered how the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect the cells that line blood ...

Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have reported success in an early-phase clinical trial examining the safety, tolerability and feasibility of administering infusions of blood ...

The human body undergoes dramatic changes during even short periods of weight gain and loss, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. As people pack on ...

Tracey Campbell has lived for seven years with lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes unsightly swelling in her left leg. The disease, which stems from a damaged lymphatic system, can lead to ...

Night owls, brace yourselves. A new study by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that following your natural inclination to stay awake until the early morning hours is a bad choice for your mental ...