Americans are not eating well, Stanford Medicine's Christopher Gardner says, but he is hopeful that encouraging patterns of eating — such as the Mediterranean diet — will help us improve our habits.
Some researchers and clinicians are questioning the value of the body mass index, which estimates a person’s body composition. But do better alternatives exist?
Pickleball is the country's fastest growing sport. How to avoid one of its most devastating injuries, an Achilles tendon rupture.
Thomas Robinson wrote an editioral about the new guidelines, outlining what treatments got the top recommendation, and how gaps in the healthcare system make access to the best treatments inequitable.
An Ask Me Anything Q&A with Stanford Medicine's Sharon Chinthrahjah, and expert on all things allergy-related.
Over the past decade, Stanford Medicine student Lillie Reed has dedicated her life and academic career to preventing violence and helping victims heal from the resulting trauma.
Q&A with a Stanford addiction specialist on whether non-alcoholic beverages are helpful or harmful for those with alcohol use disorders
Carlie Arbaugh is dedicated to both surgery and cooking because they demand meticulous attention to detail and the ability to think on your feet.
Over the last decade, physicians have taken a broader view of adolescent eating disorders, thanks to a growing recognition of the variety of disordered eating patterns that can harm patients’ health, especially their heart function.
Stanford Medicine doctors, dietitians and nutritionists rethink what it means to have healthy food for hospital patients.
Scientists and doctors discuss aging, healthy diets and new treatments for mental health at this year's Health Matters event.
In the U.S., the most common culprits causing gastrointestinal distress can linger in your gut for several days before you feel their effects.
In an Ask Me Anything, Michelle Hauser shares her expertise around all things food, diet and healthy cooking.
Researchers compared diets and found that some people responded better to different types of nutrition when it comes to weight loss.
As the year comes to a close, we're sharing the most-read stories, most-viewed videos and most popular stories on social media of 2022.
A philosopher by nature, Christopher Gardner had a meandering, yet purposeful, path to nutrition science and food sustainability.
