Stanford researchers are using specially equipped mouth guards to measure how concussion happens during head impacts in high school football players.
In the latest installment in the series Understanding AFib, Randall Stafford explains the different types of blood thinners.
Stanford's WELL for Life programs challenges participants to spend mindfully, in an effort to understand the relationship between well-being and finances.
In the second piece in a the Understanding AFib series, physician Randall Stafford examines which patients should use blood thinners.
In the first of a series on atrial fibrillation, physician Randall Stafford explains the condition and how it increases the risk of stroke.
A recent Stanford study found that patients and their health care proxies have divergent opinions on specific health care practices.
Stealth vaping fad fueled by JUUL, the most popular of the electronic cigarette devices, hooks teens on nicotine while hiding it from parents, teachers.
A new study finds tai chi balance training can be more effective than conventional exercise approaches for reducing falls in older adults with a high risk for falling.
As the Global Climate Action Summit convenes in San Francisco, Stanford leaders discuss links between climate change and health.
A Stanford team has taken a multi-pronged approach to reducing preventable maternal deaths among California women, a new scientific paper explains.
Most kids who suffer concussions can recover at home with support from their families and doctors, according to a Stanford brain injury expert.
In this Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A, obstetrics and gynecology resident Nichole Young-Lin discusses her interests and plans to help women worldwide.
Two Stanford physicians would like to expand role of pediatricians in family planning and contraception for both teenagers and new mothers.
A Stanford study finds that after being exposed to a prenatal event of acute stress, children from poor households suffer negative cognitive effects.
How risky are roller coasters for the human brain? A team of Stanford engineers rode roller coasters for science, hoping to find out.
Stanford's WELL for Life initiative encourages you to get outside through a "mini challenge" that emphasizes the role of nature in your well-being.
