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  • Hospital Medicine Welcomes 40 New Faculty

    Stanford Hospital Medicine welcomed more than 40 new faculty at its first Academic Orientation Day — a celebration of curiosity, community, and joy. Designed by Samantha Wang and Marcel Hite, the event highlighted the division’s remarkable growth, commitment to academic excellence, and strong culture of mentorship.

  • Meeting Patients Where They Are: Stanford Launches Street Medicine Rotation

    Stanford’s new Street Medicine rotation trains residents to deliver care directly to people experiencing homelessness—meeting patients where they are.

  • Stanford-HBMC RISE Awards 2025

    The Stanford-HBMC Program celebrates the awardees of the 2025 Recognizing Individuals for Support and Empowerment (RISE) Awards, recognizing faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and residents who demonstrated exceptional mentorship to visiting medical students from Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMCs).

  • MGR October 2025 Highlights

    Check out highlights from our October Medicine Grand Rounds speakers.

  • AI’s Rapid Rise in Medicine Sparks a Call for Guardrails Inside the JAMA Summit that calls for responsible oversight to govern AI in health care

    AI is transforming medicine—but not always safely. A new JAMA report featuring Stanford experts calls for stronger oversight to ensure AI tools are tested, transparent, and equitable.

  • From Mono to MS? How a Common Virus Can Set Off a Serious Disease

    Stanford Medicine researchers reveal new evidence connecting Epstein–Barr virus, a common infection that causes mononucleosis, to the development of multiple sclerosis.

  • Equitable Treatment Women Hearts

    Led by Dr. Jennifer Tremmel, Stanford’s new Women’s Heart Health Fellowship trains physicians like Dr. Cathevine Yang to advance equitable, personalized cardiovascular care for women.

  • From Smell Loss to Brain Fog

    Highlights from Stanford’s 2025 Long COVID symposium reveal new insights on smell loss, migraines, gut health, blood changes, and whole-person care.

  • Pre-Renal Initiative 2025

    Let's celebrate another successful year of the Pre-Renal Initiative! This summer, we wrapped up the program with a symposium where ten exceptional students showcased their nephrology research.

  • Standing Ovation

    Stanford Department of Medicine kicked off its newly revamped Medical Grand Rounds series with a keynote from William E. Flanary, MD, better known as Dr. Glaucomflecken.


Policy Options to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Across Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance

October 1, 2024. Kavitha Patel, MD, MS, and Kevin Schulman, MD, MBA, argue that comprehensive reforms – such as expanding Medicare's negotiation power, reforming Medicaid drug rebates, and other sensible policy solutions – are critical to safeguarding the financial health of Medicare and ensuring that millions of beneficiaries can access the medications they need without facing undue financial hardship.