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itemprop="headline"><span class="screen-reader-text">Category: </span>Global Health</h1> </header> <article id="post-237455" class="post-237455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aging-geriatrics category-artificial-intelligence category-autoimmune-conditions category-cancer category-depression category-epidemiology-population-health category-global-health category-immunology category-innovation-technology category-medical-education category-medical-research category-patient-care category-pediatrics category-precision-health category-primary-care category-psychiatry-mental-health category-stanford-health-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-medicine-childrens-health category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-wellness category-womens-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image001-1-520x260.png" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image001-1-520x260.png 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image001-1-1152x578.png 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/11/13/stanford-medicine-launches-new-podcast-health-compass/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Stanford Medicine launches new podcast, Health Compass</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> New Stanford Medicine podcast, Health Compass, focuses on the crucial research and important researchers moving health topics forward. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>New Stanford Medicine podcast, Health Compass, focuses on the crucial research and important researchers moving health topics forward.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/harmitag/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Hanae Armitage</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-13T16:59:33-08:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">November 13, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-13T17:21:37-08:00">November 13, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237410" class="post-237410 post type-post status-publish format-standard 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https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wu-drug-discovery-1024x514.png 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wu-drug-discovery-768x385.png 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wu-drug-discovery.png 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/10/30/cardiac-fibrosis-malaria-drug-ancient-origins/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Old drug, new discovery: Scientists find novel use for ancient malaria remedy </a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Stanford Medicine researchers on the hunt for an elusive cardiac fibrosis drug were surprised when a malaria drug with ancient origins emerged as their top candidate. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Stanford Medicine researchers on the hunt for an elusive cardiac fibrosis drug were surprised when a malaria drug with ancient origins emerged as their top candidate.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/nina-bai/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Nina Bai</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-30T12:37:55-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">October 30, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-06T14:01:18-08:00">November 6, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237376" class="post-237376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-cancer category-digitally-driven category-diversity-equity-inclusion category-drug-development category-epidemiology-population-health category-ethics category-genetics category-global-health category-health-equity category-health-policy category-innovation-technology category-lung-cancer category-lung-health category-medical-education category-stanford-health-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bryant_10-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bryant_10-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bryant_10-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/10/16/never-smoker-lung-cancer-class-bryant-lin/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">A doctor, his cancer journey and a uniquely teachable moment</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Bryant Lin has taken his diagnosis of stage IV ‘never-smoker’ lung cancer, which disproportionately affects those of Asian descent, and turned it into a medical school course. He hopes the world takes notes along with the students and Stanford Medicine community. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Bryant Lin has taken his diagnosis of stage IV ‘never-smoker’ lung cancer, which disproportionately affects those of Asian descent, and turned it into a medical school course. He hopes the world takes notes along with the students and Stanford Medicine community.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/mark-conley/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Mark Conley</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-16T08:00:00-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">October 16, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-18T15:12:55-08:00">November 18, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237264" class="post-237264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-epidemiology-population-health category-global-health category-health-policy category-infectious-diseases category-medical-research category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds category-uniquely-stanford category-vaccines category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych-600x301.jpg 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych-768x385.jpg 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mpox-NIAID-triptych.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/09/12/mpox-new-form-global-emergency/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Understanding the resurgence of mpox</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> 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. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>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.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/jamie-hansen/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Jamie Hansen</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-12T11:25:57-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">September 12, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-12T11:25:58-07:00">September 12, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237250" class="post-237250 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-allergies category-digitally-driven category-environment-sustainability category-ethics category-global-health category-health-policy category-innovation-technology category-lung-health category-medical-research category-patient-care category-stanford-health-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/shutterstock_256803961-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/shutterstock_256803961-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/shutterstock_256803961-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/09/10/inhalers-greenhouse-gas-emissions-environment/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Is your asthma inhaler bad for the environment?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> A team of physician-scientists calculated how much greenhouse gas is being emitted by inhalers prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>A team of physician-scientists calculated how much greenhouse gas is being emitted by inhalers prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/sarahcpwilliams/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Sarah C. P. Williams</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-10T11:05:53-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">September 10, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-10T11:05:54-07:00">September 10, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237191" class="post-237191 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-blood-disorders-hematology category-digitally-driven category-diversity-equity-inclusion category-global-health category-health-equity category-health-policy category-medical-education category-medical-research category-patient-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf tag-news-home tag-unconventional-paths h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6-600x301.jpg 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6-768x385.jpg 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled_Artwork-6.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/08/21/music-medicine-tamara-dunn-stanford/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">How mixing music and medicine keeps this doctor grounded</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> The Unconventional Path of Stanford Medicine hematologist Tamara Dunn had her eyeing a career on Broadway. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>The Unconventional Path of Stanford Medicine hematologist Tamara Dunn had her eyeing a career on Broadway.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/rachel-tompa/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Rachel Tompa</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-21T10:29:32-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">August 21, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-28T13:06:12-07:00">August 28, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237087" class="post-237087 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aging-geriatrics category-cardiology-heart-disease category-diabetes category-diversity-equity-inclusion category-epidemiology-population-health category-ethics category-global-health category-health-equity category-health-policy category-internal-medicine category-medical-education category-patient-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SSOM_Graduation_2024_0160-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SSOM_Graduation_2024_0160-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SSOM_Graduation_2024_0160-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/07/30/oprah-winfrey-program-bongeka-zuma-south-africa/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Paying back her people: New doctor has plans to return to her African village</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Bongeka Zuma, graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s academy and Stanford School of Medicine, discusses her plans to advance medical care in her hometown. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Bongeka Zuma, graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s academy and Stanford School of Medicine, discusses her plans to advance medical care in her hometown. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/merickso/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Mandy Erickson</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-30T11:20:07-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">July 30, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-30T18:58:52-07:00">July 30, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-237064" class="post-237064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aging-geriatrics category-biochemistry category-cancer category-cellular-molecular-biology category-digitally-driven category-ear-nose-throat category-environment-sustainability category-epidemiology-population-health category-ethics category-global-health category-health-equity category-health-policy category-kidney-health-nephrology category-precision-health category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11-600x301.jpg 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11-768x385.jpg 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled_Artwork-11.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/07/25/pfas-forever-chemicals-health-risks-scientists/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">What’s the deal with PFAS, aka ‘forever chemicals’?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> 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? </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>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?</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/sarahcpwilliams/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Sarah C. P. Williams</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-25T12:10:12-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">July 25, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-11-21T10:59:13-08:00">November 21, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-236998" class="post-236998 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-addiction category-digitally-driven category-epidemiology-population-health category-ethics category-global-health category-health-policy category-innovation-technology category-medical-education category-medical-research category-pediatrics category-preventive-medicine category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf category-wellness tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jackler-tobacco-520x260.jpeg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jackler-tobacco-520x260.jpeg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jackler-tobacco-1152x578.jpeg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/07/09/tobacco-industry-doctors-medicine-harm-reduction/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">How the tobacco industry began funding courses for doctors</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Earlier this year, the largest tobacco company in the world paid millions to fund continuing medical education courses on nicotine addiction —16,000 physicians and other health care providers took them. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Earlier this year, the largest tobacco company in the world paid millions to fund continuing medical education courses on nicotine addiction —16,000 physicians and other health care providers took them.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/nina-bai/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Nina Bai</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-09T10:23:49-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">July 9, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-07-09T10:36:16-07:00">July 9, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-236876" class="post-236876 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aging-geriatrics category-depression category-global-health category-health-equity category-medical-research category-patient-care category-precision-health category-primary-care category-psychiatry-mental-health category-stanford-health-care category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf category-womens-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-520x260.jpeg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-520x260.jpeg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-1152x578.jpeg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/05/16/mental-health-menopause-perimenopause-solutions/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Mental health and menopause: There are connections and solutions</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Many women experience extreme mood fluctuations as they approach menopause. Stanford Medicine’s Karen Adams says knowledge and access are key to aiding this normal condition. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Many women experience extreme mood fluctuations as they approach menopause. Stanford Medicine’s Karen Adams says knowledge and access are key to aiding this normal condition.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/digitale/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Erin Digitale</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-16T10:06:23-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 16, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-08T13:29:44-07:00">August 8, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-236862" class="post-236862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-animal-research category-drug-development category-epidemiology-population-health category-global-health category-health-policy category-infectious-diseases category-medical-research category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vaccines category-vf tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1-520x260.png" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1-520x260.png 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1-600x301.png 600w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1-1024x514.png 1024w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1-768x385.png 768w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-1.png 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/05/14/bird-avian-flu-h5n1-cows-pandemic-threat/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">Could the avian flu be our next pandemic threat?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> What does it mean that H5N1 bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza A, is spreading among dairy cows? And how should U.S. health systems — and consumers of milk products — be responding? </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>What does it mean that H5N1 bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza A, is spreading among dairy cows? And how should U.S. health systems — and consumers of milk products — be responding?</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/jamie-hansen/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Jamie Hansen</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-14T10:47:47-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">May 14, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-14T11:04:29-07:00">May 14, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-236608" class="post-236608 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-depression category-diversity-equity-inclusion category-epidemiology-population-health category-global-health category-maternal-health category-medical-education category-medical-research category-patient-care category-pediatrics category-preventive-medicine category-primary-care category-stanford-medicine-childrens-health category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf category-womens-health tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drs.-Ragavan-and-Darmawan-round-in-the-NICU-1-scaled-e1714527827807-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drs.-Ragavan-and-Darmawan-round-in-the-NICU-1-scaled-e1714527827807-520x260.jpg 520w, https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drs.-Ragavan-and-Darmawan-round-in-the-NICU-1-scaled-e1714527827807-1152x578.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/04/25/perinatal-health-stanford-india-gujarat/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">How a cultural exchange from Palo Alto to rural India is advancing perinatal health</a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> The goal of a decade-old program started by Stanford Medicine's Nilima Ragavan is to foster the sharing of lessons and evidence-based best practices between clinicians in the U.S. and India. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>The goal of a decade-old program started by Stanford Medicine's Nilima Ragavan is to foster the sharing of lessons and evidence-based best practices between clinicians in the U.S. and India.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/lhedli/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Laura Hedli</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-25T14:07:17-07:00" itemprop="dateModified datePublished">April 25, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-16T10:45:50-07:00">May 16, 2024</time></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-236076" class="post-236076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-addiction category-depression category-global-health category-health-equity category-health-policy category-medical-education category-medical-research category-nutrition category-psychiatry-mental-health category-stanford-medicine category-stanford-school-of-medicine category-uniquely-stanford category-vf category-wellness tag-news-home h-entry hentry h-as-article" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <header class="entry-header"> <img width="520" height="260" src="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lillie-lead-520x260.jpg" class="attachment-article-landscape size-article-landscape wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" aria-hidden="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"> <a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/03/07/gender-based-violence-stanford-medicine/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url">How personal experience forged this student’s passion for combating gender-based violence </a> </h2> <div class="entry-summary-top" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> Over the past decade, Stanford Medicine student Lillie Reed has dedicated her life and academic career to preventing violence and helping victims heal from the resulting trauma. </div> <div class="entry-meta"> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description alternativeHeadline"> <p>Over the past decade, Stanford Medicine student Lillie Reed has dedicated her life and academic career to preventing violence and helping victims heal from the resulting trauma. </p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/author/gordy-slack/" rel="author" itemprop="url name">Gordy Slack</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Published on </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-07T12:49:39-08:00" itemprop="dateModified 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