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Stanford Medicine Health Compass

Stanford Medicine Health Compass

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 Welcome to Stanford Medicine’s Health Compass podcast, where we bring the latest medical research to life through compelling stories that connect with your everyday health experiences. Join Maya Adam, MD, a Stanford Medicine faculty member and health educator, as she interviews leading experts on crucial health topics featured in Stanford Medicine magazine — from breakthroughs in mental health treatment to the transformative role of artificial intelligence in medicine. Each episode breaks down complex science and highlights the personal journeys of the people behind the innovations, inspiring you to make informed choices for a healthier life.Stanford Medicine Biological Sciences Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Politics & Government Science
Episodes
  • S2 Ep5: How does food change the microbiome and our overall health?

    S2 Ep5: How does food change the microbiome and our overall health?
    Oct 21 2025
    Sean Spencer, MD, PhD, instructor of medicine, explores how he treats patients with challenging gastrointestinal issues, working with them to heal their guts and improve their microbiomes through a variety of tactics, including through introducing a variety of foods in small doses, adding more fiber and fermented foods to their diet, and giving “gut shots” of brine from fermented foods.

    Read more in Stanford Medicine magazine: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/gi-conditions-gut-brain-connections/
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    42 mins
  • S2 Ep4: What can we learn from a scientist living with sickle cell?

    S2 Ep4: What can we learn from a scientist living with sickle cell?
    Oct 14 2025
    Laura Dassama, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology and of chemistry, is developing new a new type of therapy for patients who, like her, live with sickle cell disease, which is caused by a mutation in the gene that codes for hemoglobin, the protein responsible for the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen. Dassama speaks to her experience with the illness and describes how her lab work takes inspiration from a form of hemoglobin active during fetal development, creating a new path of inquiry that she hopes will yield a new treatment for the condition.

    Read more in Stanford Medicine magazine: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/innovations-help-chronically-ill-thrive/#sicklecell
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    30 mins
  • S2 Ep3: The ethics of science: How do we balance progress with safety?

    S2 Ep3: The ethics of science: How do we balance progress with safety?
    Oct 7 2025
    Drew Endy, PhD, associate professor of bioengineering, is well-versed in a wide range of ethical quandaries in science today. He’ll discuss what science’s most pressing ethical concerns are, with a focus on misuse of AI and the pros and cons of harnessing synthetic biology to create new solutions for intractable problems in health and medicine.

    Read more in Stanford Medicine magazine: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/ethical-genetic-engineering-benefit-society/
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    43 mins
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