Editors' picks

Practicing medicine

Computer-based tools help anesthesiologists, radiologists and surgeons perfect their practices.

Women’s admissions

If a woman wanted to become a doctor in California in the late 1800s, Stanford's medical school was one of the few she could attend.

Hats off to alcohol

A researcher's fanciful vision of hats dangling on hat racks within out cells helps explain how alcohol protects against heart disease.