Apart yet together
Breaking COVID-19’s deadly embrace
This issue of Stanford Medicine magazine explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has isolated us from each other, yet united us in a quest to halt its devastation.

All together now
Stanford Medicine takes aim at COVID-19
Discovering our way out
A sampler of COVID-19 research
‘I’ve trained my whole life for this’
In the eye of the pandemic, viral disease expert Bonnie Maldonado still has hope
Testing at the speed of COVID
Stanford launched its own test early in the pandemic — but the challenges kept on coming
How we can beat COVID-19 and face down future pandemics
Anthony Fauci discusses the nation’s coronavirus response with Lloyd Minor, dean of Stanford University School of Medicine
‘These patients are really fragile’
An intensive care team takes on COVID-19
Sounding the mental health alarm
The psychological distress of living through a pandemic, and how to build resilience
The invader
How the new coronavirus penetrates, exploits and kills cells, and how an army of scientists aims to destroy it
‘An extraordinarily humbling event’
In conversation with Santa Clara County Health Officer Sara Cody
The virus hunter becomes prey
Renowned microbiologist’s battle against the coronavirus gets personal
Letter from the Dean
Rising to the challenge
Stanford Medicine mobilizes to respond to the devastating and historic health crisis
Plus
On George Floyd
Thoughts from a Black neurosurgeon with strong Stanford ties
The cell whisperer
An engineer sways tissue samples to behave in the lab like they would inside us
Hands-off learning
How a pandemic is changing medical education
The doctor is in — on your smartphone
During a pandemic, virtual house calls take off
Game on
Puzzle fiends seek to optimize a COVID-19 vaccine
Upfront
Social sobriety
Camaraderie makes Alcoholics Anonymous the best way to quit drinking, study shows
Upfront
Upfront is a quick look at the latest development from Stanford Medicine
Gut check
Ulcerative colitis patients could be missing a key intestinal microbe
Runner’s low
Though popular among runners, electrolyte supplements do little to keep sodium levels in balance during endurance events, new Stanford Medicine research shows.
Antidepressant predictor
EEG brain activity can predict who will respond to depression drug
What vapers don’t know
Young adults know very little about the vaping products they use
Lyme culprit targeted
Antibiotic could relieve lingering Lyme disease ailments, study says
Stanford ranks among top 20 hospitals
Stanford Health Care’s commitment to safety and quality is cited in Stanford Hospital being ranked 13th in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
Neurons in action
A brain implant developed by Stanford University scientists has been shown in mice to be able to record the activity of thousands of individual neurons.
Unequal pay
Women at all levels of academic medicine are paid less than men.
Explore Issues

Reimagining cancer
Innovation-driven exploration and care

The majestic cell
How the smallest units of life determine our health

Psychiatry’s new frontiers
Hope amid crisis

AI explodes
Taking the pulse of artificial intelligence in medicine