COVID-19

Press Release
Stanford Medicine is ready to inoculate health care workers against COVID-19 with the first vaccine authorized for emergency use in the United States.
December 16, 2020

Other News
Arianna Huffington, the founder of Thrive Global, spoke with School of Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor about self-care during the pandemic.
September 29, 2020

Other News
Since elective procedures at Stanford Health Care resumed in April, clinicians and administrators in dermatology are caring for patients in the safest way possible.
September 17, 2020

The nation’s top infectious disease expert spoke with School of Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor about the challenges posed by COVID-19, the hope for emerging vaccines and treatments, and what’s still unknown about the virus.
July 14, 2020

Patient Stories
With Stanford physicians once again performing nonemergency procedures, patient Anwar Soliman underwent surgery to relieve his back pain and acid reflux.
May 28, 2020

Press Release
With extensive testing showing very low COVID-19 infection rates and with many safety measures in place, Stanford Health Care providers are now performing almost all medical procedures, including surgeries, diagnostic imaging and routine screenings.
May 4, 2020

Other News
The new test screens for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood, to provide information about a person’s immune response to an infection.
April 10, 2020

Other News
Stanford Medicine is offering high-priority COVID-19 testing and a new screening and informational app, built with the support of Apple, to local police, firefighters and paramedics.
April 8, 2020

Press Release
To slow the spread of COVID-19, Stanford Medicine clinicians and patients are taking the traditional office visit online.
March 30, 2020

The Stanford Blood Center urges those who are healthy, and who haven’t traveled to high-risk countries or been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, to donate blood.
March 18, 2020

Stanford’s test for COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, is rapidly expanding capacity to serve patients in the Bay Area and beyond. Researchers hope to soon be able to process more than 1,000 tests per day.
March 16, 2020

Drive-through appointments for Stanford Medicine’s COVID-19 test are available for patients who have been referred by their medical providers.
March 15, 2020