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While the #Ebola outbreak is a serious concern in the DRC & nearby countries, the risk to the US and most other regions is low, says Michele Barry, MD, senior associate dean of global health and director of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health. Five things she wants you to know. ⬇️⚕️
In a BMJ Digital Health and AI editorial, SHP's Michelle Mello describes a Stanford Medicine program for ethical assessment of AI tools. The program includes 14 patients who participate in AI ethics assessments and receive foundational AI training and ongoing learning opportunities.
Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/t... via @statnews.com
Global health is at a turning point. Funding cuts and isolationism are reshaping partnerships worldwide. Join us May 28 for the #RosenkranzGlobal Health Policy Symposium: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 in conversation with 𝗦𝗲𝗰. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲, followed by panelist of global health experts. bit.ly/4wgybXs
SHP affiliated faculty member @pascalge.bsky.social gives Stanford Department of MedicineGrand Rounds on his research into whether the shingles vaccine could protect patients from, or even prevent #dementia.
SHP's @jsalomon.bsky.social leads a study that reveals how testing and treatment strategies have the potential to cut #HCV infections by nearly half among people who inject drugs, offering a cost-effective public health approach.
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In this @siepr.bsky.social podcast, Stanford physician-economist @marcellaalsan.bsky.social explores how trust and representation shape the U.S. health care system, and how underrepresentation in clinical trials can influence both physician behavior and patient trust.
The playbook for paid parental leave is hiding in plain sight. SHP health economist @maya-rossin-slater.bsky.social argues that evidence it leads to hiring discrimination is “really, really thin and limited" because it calls for a few months, whereas it can stretch out for several years in Europe.
New research led by Stanford physician-economist Marcella Alsan reveals pulse oximeter devices routinely overestimate blood oxygen levels in darker-skinned patients—a racial bias that can trigger downstream health harms for Black individuals, compounding well beyond any single inaccurate reading.
Overdose deaths are falling, but more still needs to be done to address the addiction crisis, says Keith Humphreys of @healthpolicy.stanford.edu.
“As important as overdose prevention is, we should aspire to more than keeping people alive for the next 24 hours,” he tells @kqednews.kqed.org.
A study by physician-economist Marcella Alsan examines how racial bias in pulse oximeters leads to Black patients receiving less follow-up care than white patients.
While the May 2026 Ebola outbreak is a serious concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nearby countries, the risk to people in the U.S. and most other regions of the world is extremely low...
A Stanford study reveals how testing and treatment strategies have the potential to cut HCV infections by nearly half among people who inject drugs, offering a cost-effective public health approach.
San Francisco recorded 49 deaths by accidental drug overdose last month, bringing the year’s total so far to 148. Both figures represent declines compared to recent years.
