Organ donation can be a controversial topic. On the one hand, it is undoubtedly lifesaving and immeasurably important to the more than 100,000 people who are currently waiting for various organs. On the other hand, the whole process can be traumatic to family and friends, and it can be a tough decision to make during […]
Infectious Disease Doctors as Park Rangers
This past week we heard a talk by David Relman, one of the leading researchers studying the microbiome at Stanford. What is the microbiome? Well if you count the number of cells in the human body there are 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. There are also more unique gene products made by […]
Can food be an addiction?
Obesity is a topic that is often brought up by the media. It has been called an “epidemic” or “The biggest public health concern of our generation.” But what causes it? What perpetuates it? What can we do to fix it? It is easy to look at it like a equation – What calories you […]
