Internal Medicine & Subspecialties
Internal Medicine & Subspecialties
The Department of Medicine is committed to setting the highest standards for patient care, ground-breaking biomedical research, professional education, teaching, and training. Research programs within the Department of Medicine are directed towards discoveries and applications that lead to meaningful improvements in the health and health care of people in the United States and throughout the world.
Internal Medicine & Subspecialties News
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Study finds problems with prescriptions
New research indicates that 11 million Americans may need to talk to their doctor about taking different prescriptions of aspirin, statins and blood pressure medications, according to a study led by Stanford researchers.
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Fear, courage switches found in brain
Pinpoint stimulation of a cluster of nerve cells in the brains of mice encouraged timid responses to a perceived threat, whereas stimulation of an adjacent cluster induced boldness and courage.
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Older people’s immune cells diverge more
Stanford scientists, focusing on chemical adjuncts affixed to DNA-associated proteins, found that these markings become more diverse with age.
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Medicare’s blame game
A Stanford researcher and his colleague got access to data showing the inner workings of an influential committee advising Medicare. They found that bias among its members has different effects from what critics claim.
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Schneider on disease and data sculptures
Many infectious diseases, including malaria, are marked by cyclical ups and downs. David Schneider takes a creative approach to making sense of those ups and downs.
Upcoming Courses
Conferences and Workshops
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06/21/2018
CARDIA: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Sudden Death, Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Athletes
Paul Brest Hall, Stanford University
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07/19/2018
26th Annual Pediatric Update and Pre-Conference: Genetics 2018 – What Pediatric Primary Care Practitioners Need to Know
The Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, CA
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08/25/2018
7th Annual Navigating Spine Care 2018
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge, Stanford, CA
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09/22/2018
3rd Annual Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Special Focus Session on Myocardial Bridges
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge at Stanford, CA
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10/12/2018
4th Annual Innovations in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health: Adult Disorders, Technology, and Provider Wellbeing
Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, CA
New courses are added regularly— please check back often
Online Courses
- Congenital Hypothyroidism: What Every Primary Care Provider Needs to Know
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: A Primer - Guidelines, Ethnic Differences, and Assessment
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: Latino Populations
- Dementia and Diversity in Primary Care: South Asian Populations
- E-Cigarettes: Harmful or Harm-Reducing
- HealthPro Advantage: Anti-Doping Education For The Health Professional
- Introduction to Food and Health
- Managing Atrial Fibrillation
- Musculoskeletal Medicine Primer for the non-Orthopedist
- Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts
- Practical Tips to Improve Asian American Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials
- SonoDoc: Case-based Learning in Bedside Ultrasound
- To Prescribe or Not To Prescribe? Antibiotics and Outpatient Infections
- Unconscious Bias
- Writing in Science
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