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Achieving more equitable health outcomes calls for understanding and addressing societal challenges in places we live, work and play.

Achieving more equitable health outcomes calls for understanding and addressing societal challenges in places we live, work and play.

A Stanford Medicine researcher discusses his neuroscience-driven investigation into aging and if it's possible to rejuvenate an aging brain.

A Stanford Medicine researcher discusses his neuroscience-driven investigation into aging and if it's possible to rejuvenate an aging brain.

Researchers have found parallels between the degeneration of a neurons in a tiny sea invertebrate and the human brain.

Researchers have found parallels between the degeneration of a neurons in a tiny sea invertebrate and the human brain.

To help us understand muscle loss as we age, a Stanford Medicine research team’s engineered tissue is sent to the International Space Station.

To help us understand muscle loss as we age, a Stanford Medicine research team’s engineered tissue is sent to the International Space Station.

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This final post in the Reducing Falls For Older Adults series offers tips for avoiding falls during the pandemic, such as online exercise programs.

This final post in the Reducing Falls For Older Adults series offers tips for avoiding falls during the pandemic, such as online exercise programs.

The third blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults, offers recommendations for remaining physically active to reduce the risk of falling.

The third blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults, offers recommendations for remaining physically active to reduce the risk of falling.

The second post in the Reducing Falls For Older Adults series identifies three problematic areas in a house and provides tips for making them safer.

The second post in the Reducing Falls For Older Adults series identifies three problematic areas in a house and provides tips for making them safer.

This is the first blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults. Know which risk factors increase the likelihood of a fall.

This is the first blog post in the series, Reducing Falls For Older Adults. Know which risk factors increase the likelihood of a fall.

Stanford palliative care physician Winnie Teuteberg, MD, says terminally ill patients often want to discuss their prognosis with their doctors.

Stanford palliative care physician Winnie Teuteberg, MD, says terminally ill patients often want to discuss their prognosis with their doctors.

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A Stanford dermatologist weighs in on using retinol to fight aging, acne and other skin problems, and whether it deserves the hype.

A Stanford dermatologist weighs in on using retinol to fight aging, acne and other skin problems, and whether it deserves the hype.

Experts from the Stanford Caregiver Center offer help for people doing the sometimes overwhelming work of caring for ill or vulnerable loved ones.

Experts from the Stanford Caregiver Center offer help for people doing the sometimes overwhelming work of caring for ill or vulnerable loved ones.

A large percentage of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have occurred in nursing homes. In a podcast interview, a Stanford geriatrician explains why.

A large percentage of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have occurred in nursing homes. In a podcast interview, a Stanford geriatrician explains why.

Advance care planning allows people to reflect on what is important to them, and what care they'd want if they become critically ill, says Stanford physician Grant Smith.

Advance care planning allows people to reflect on what is important to them, and what care they'd want if they become critically ill, says Stanford physician Grant Smith.