Coming full circle with extrachromosomal DNA, cancer and Ptolemy
Every once in a while a story just seems to write itself. That's what happened when I was working on my feature story about vicious DNA circles for the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine....
View ArticleAntibiotics might not be the best answer for C. diff
Diarrhea seems sometimes like a forbidden topic, something to be whispered about or referred to with euphemisms. For most people, it's a passing inconvenience, but it can be a life-threatening...
View ArticleMolecules, shmolecules. Why should you care?
Writing the lead story for Stanford Medicine magazine is a privilege and a responsibility. It's basically a giant fishhook to entice readers to gobble the rest of the issue (which, I will say, is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ribosomes’ sweet spot
Researchers in the lab of Maria Barna, PhD, associate professor of genetics, think about ribosomes. A lot. The lab's webpage even depicts each lab member as a jaunty ribosome, complete with...
View ArticleA network to support LGBTQ+ health
As a middle-aged, cis white woman sporting a coif of newly acquired grey hair (I call it pandemic silver), I feel fairly safe living in my small town in northwest Montana. But I know from personal...
View ArticleWhat’s the deali-O with new weight loss drugs? Part 1
I confess it took me a while to catch up with the buzz about Ozempic. The diabetes drug has been on everyone's lips -- or, more accurately for an injectable drug, getting under everyone's skin -- even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Is My Why: LGBTQ+ education
This Is My Why is a series that explores the inspirations and motivations of Stanford Medicine researchers, clinicians, leaders, students and staff in their work and beyond. Across Stanford Medicine,...
View ArticleWhat’s the deali-O Part 2: Navigating new weight loss drugs
Read Part 1 of the story here. Recently, we learned about the science behind the semaglutide, the active ingredient in the diabetes drug Ozempic and its sister weight-loss drug, Wegovy. But what's the...
View ArticleDo you sound like you? Gender-affirming voice therapy allows people to speak...
Do me a favor and read one of these sentences aloud. Are you pleased with the sound of your voice? Many people aren't. Perhaps it's too nasally, or passive, or the intonation seems wrong. Now imagine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Health After Cancer podcast tackles survivorship, advocacy
A young adult grappling with murky memories -- but permanent side-effects -- of cancer treatment as a child. A woman recently declared breast-cancer-free who opens her mailbox to find a staggering...
View Article