Holding On
While parents wait and hope, doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
perform delicate operations on the world's smallest humans, seriously
ill infants as much as four months premature. The success of their efforts
has pushed neonatal medicine into a new frontier.
PLUS: Vital
Statistics Not just numbers
Getting in Touch
Hands-on care
Tales
from the RF Apartment
After 16 years of living in an all-frosh dorm, Linda Paulson still marvels
at the peculiar rhythms and revelations of student life. This longtime
resident fellow ruminates on freshmen's relationship to Proust, the rebellions
they foment late at night and the 3 a.m. knock on the door.
Family
Man
David Chase never wanted to be a TV guy. But these days his mob drama
The Sopranos is one of the most influential, talked-about series
of all time—and he has a lot to say about what's on television.
Hats Off
Here's to that most essential collegiate accessory, the baseball cap,
and a few devoted owners whose cherished headwear goes way over the top.
Food Fight
Nutrition
experts can't seem to agree on what kind of diet is best for a healthy
heart. 
To
help sort it out, the Medical School
invited three of the nation's leading
authorities to a no-holds-barred debate.
PLUS: At
the Heart of It All Stanford's contribution
Health
Research
Student
Voice
Being
There