Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is one of the first hospitals in the country to begin implementing distraction-based VR therapy within every patient unit.

A Stanford survey of DNA fragments circulating in the blood suggests the microbes living within us are vastly more diverse than previously known. In fact, 99 percent of that DNA has never been seen before.

The Stanford internist spoke with Dean Lloyd Minor about medicine, empathy and physician burnout at an event for incoming students.

Stanford's Office of MD Admissions looks for applicants with the potential to shine in the classroom and the clinic, as well as with the qualities of a future leader in health care.

Stanford’s new 30-month program emphasizes training for physician assistants alongside medical students for coursework and clinical care.

Stanford seeks to improve global health through a new online medical training initiative for people of all skill levels.

Players will try to design a molecule that can turn CRISPR gene-editing on and off. Success could open the door to new research and therapies.

Disparities exist in how babies of different racial and ethnic origins are treated in California’s neonatal intensive care units, but this could be changed, say Stanford researchers.

The two-day conference will create a platform for sharing heart disease expertise and knowledge between China and Stanford, and could set the stage for future collaborations.

Stanford Medicine community members were among those who donned their protective glasses to watch the Aug. 21 eclipse.