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Mashup Score: 35
Stanford Medicine bioethicist Tyler Tate found high levels of success in ballet, miming, acting, fencing and collegiate tennis. But his love of storytelling ultimately led him to medicine.
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Mashup Score: 51The new tech that could improve care for Parkinson's patients - 4 month(s) ago
Technological advancements allow diabetes patients to monitor their glucose levels remotely. Stanford Medicine researchers are refining similar tools for Parkinson’s patients and the providers they don’t see often enough.
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Stanford Medicine researchers are developing tech that lets Parkinson’s patients and their doctors remotely track symptoms—similar to how diabetes patients monitor glucose levels. https://t.co/vFBBKJjTxN
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Mashup Score: 21Understanding the resurgence of mpox - 4 month(s) ago
As a new form of the viral disease spreads through Central Africa, prompting a global emergency declaration, Stanford Medicine infectious disease specialist Abraar Karan discusses how health systems can prepare and respond.
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"What the (new) clade 1b mpox outbreak is today, it won't be next week. This is a quickly and constantly changing situation." - Abraar Karan, MD, postdoctoral scholar of infectious diseases at Stanford Medicine. https://t.co/ez6b5MD3fw
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Mashup Score: 18Is your asthma inhaler bad for the environment? - 4 month(s) ago
A team of physician-scientists calculated how much greenhouse gas is being emitted by inhalers prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered that inhalers contribute more pollution to the atmosphere than the yearly electricity use of 200,000 American homes. https://t.co/NpXNEJr1su
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Mashup Score: 16Fear, loathing and pickleball? Serious injuries do happen -- here's how to avoid them - 4 month(s) ago
Pickleball is the country’s fastest growing sport. How to avoid one of its most devastating injuries, an Achilles tendon rupture.
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As pickleball gains popularity, so do injuries. Stanford Medicine's Michael Fredericson, MD, shares tips on how to avoid Achilles tendon ruptures. https://t.co/sgrdemUGwW
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Mashup Score: 27How space became a place for the study of aging - 4 month(s) ago
Stanford Medicine scientists are studying why even brief trips into space can weaken muscle and heart tissue, mimicking decades of aging on Earth.
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In a recent study, researchers from Stanford Medicine sent muscle samples to the International Space Station, approximately 250 miles above Earth, and found that the absence of gravity impairs the normal regenerative ability of skeletal muscle. https://t.co/0b5nnxCXxT https://t.co/JdR4RCTWp0
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Mashup Score: 24How mixing music and medicine keeps this doctor grounded - 5 month(s) ago
The unconventional path of Stanford Medicine hematologist Tamara Dunn had her eyeing a career on Broadway.
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Thankful for the write up on #stanford scope blog. Message to trainees: there are many paths to the same place, nothing is etched in stone and follow your passions! #unconventionalpaths #singingdoc @StanfordDeptMed https://t.co/f94kyFINLI
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Mashup Score: 10Fear, loathing and pickleball? Serious injuries do happen -- here's how to avoid them - 5 month(s) ago
Pickleball is the country’s fastest growing sport. How to avoid one of its most devastating injuries, an Achilles tendon rupture.
Source: scopeblog.stanford.eduCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
As pickleball gains popularity, so do injuries. Stanford Medicine's Michael Fredericson, MD, shares tips on how to avoid Achilles tendon ruptures. https://t.co/sgrdemUGwW
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Mashup Score: 17
Bongeka Zuma, graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s academy and Stanford School of Medicine, discusses her plans to advance medical care in her hometown.
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Recent graduate Bongeka Zuma, MD, is dedicated to improving healthcare in Nkwezela, South Africa. From creating a team of community health workers to building a medical complex, she's committed to making a difference. https://t.co/7QklpSC8cY https://t.co/znOK8qAsUO
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Mashup Score: 34What's the deal with PFAS, aka 'forever chemicals'? - 6 month(s) ago
PFAS, the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ can stick around in the environment — and in our bodies. Scientists agree there is cause for concern. So what should we be doing to mitigate our health risks?
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PFAS, the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ can stick around in the environment — and in our bodies. Scientists agree there is cause for concern. So what should we be doing to mitigate our health risks? https://t.co/NENzBKCPQa
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Stanford Medicine bioethicist Tyler Tate found high levels of success in ballet, miming, acting, fencing and collegiate tennis. But his love of storytelling ultimately led him to medicine. https://t.co/elp6PtA4u5