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?
New Stanford Medicine podcast, Health Compass, focuses on the crucial research and important researchers moving health topics forward.
Earlier this year, the largest tobacco company in the world paid millions to fund continuing medical education courses on nicotine addiction —16,000 physicians and other health care providers took them.
When physicians open up, good things happen — such as when Stanford Medicine’s Jay Shah shared his experience of finally processing the trauma that accompanies the job of a surgeon.
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.
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.
Medicine has been the way of connecting both of Brian Smith's passions. “With medicine I could have the intellectual curiosity, but also the chance to talk with people and enjoy the human experience.”
Despite the fact the disease greatly reduces the quality of many women’s lives, endometriosis remains understudied.
Many people mistakenly assume that because Ronit Mazzoni has been blind since birth, her career choice must have been related to her condition.
Bright Zhou learned from an interest in studying ancient DNA how storytelling is at the root of good family medicine.
The cost of branded pharmaceuticals and quality and availability of generic versions are two key issues facing the U.S. marketplace.
September is Suicide Prevention Month and mental health experts at Stanford Medicine have important information to share.
Stanford medicine statistician Maya Mathur found that doctors have misconceptions about being overweight shortening lifespans.
Researchers found that a mindset intervention could improve the self-reported overall quality of life for adults undergoing cancer treatment.
