Kidney stones are more common in warm, wet regions. Stanford urology resident Kai Dallas offers a possible explanation.
Travel complicates a diet and exercise regime. Here, nutrition expert Christopher Gardner and doctor-chef Michelle Hauser offer advice.
The first Women Leaders in Global Health conference brought together more than 400 leaders from 68 countries to discuss how to achieve gender equity.
Just imagine if you could predict and prevent a burst of binge eating or alcohol intake, a heroin injection, a sudden bout of uncontrolled rage or …
Virtual reality is being used at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to help prepare and calm patients, to educate and to deliver anesthesia.
Congratulations to our friends at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford: The new hospital is officially open. Last weekend, 91 patients -- including 9-month-old Nolan Murphy, …
For decades, physicians have known that pregnant women with diabetes face a higher risk than non-diabetic women of giving birth to a baby with a …
Those who have been personally affected by mental illness are often motivated, even driven, to do something to help lessen the suffering of others. But …
It takes time and money to visit the doctor’s office to get birth control. This is particularly an issue for low-income women, those who live …
This is the third in a series of blog posts by Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, discussing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Peter Acker explains how he is working to expand emergency medicine internationally in this Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A.
Splashes of color, festive shapes and sprinkles make holiday food some of the most exciting nosh we'll have all year. With all of these appealing culinary …
As a parent, some stories are more difficult to write than others. My recent Stanford Medicine magazine article about kids with leukemia is an example. …
Greetings from the library. I’m writing to you through caffeine jitters, wrapped in a scarf that doubles as a blanket. I’ve marked my territory with …
A team of Stanford researchers is developing approaches to thwart a family of deadly viruses called flaviviruses, by targeting the human cells that host these invading …
In her role as a Stanford anesthesiologist, Alyssa Burgart, MD, doesn't see patients with spinal muscular atrophy as often as the neurologists who regularly treat …
