A Stanford-led study has found that experiencing gender discrimination was associated with depressive symptoms in women who had young children.
Category: Wellness
Fitness challenge, meal donations and more: Stanford Medicine during social distancing
Health care workers are supporting one another during the COVID-19 outbreak through yoga challenges, virtual happy hours and humor.
Family members of health care workers pay tribute: ‘We’re proud of you’
Stanford Health Care nursing program manager Liz Borgueta secretly worked with the loved ones of health care workers to make an emotional video tribute.
Even if you are virus-free, COVID-19 is affecting your health. Here’s what to do
Are your healthy habits succumbing to coronavirus? Here are some tips to stay safe and protect your well-being amid the outbreak.
For ultramarathons, electrolyte supplements don’t prevent illness
Stanford physician Patrick Burns' ultramarathon was fueled in part by electrolyte supplements. Yet the resulting research showed that they may not help.
Helping neighbors: Addressing diabetes as a community
Taking a community-based approach to diabetes could help curb high rates of the disease in less wealthy nations, new research suggests.
Exposing the effort to glamorize heated tobacco
IQOS, a new way of smoking, has recently arrived in the United States, but a smoking researcher warns it's not clear it's any better than cigarettes.
Is your brain healthy? A Stanford neurologist offers tips
Stanford neurologist Sharon Sha explains that diet, exercise, cognitive activity and sleep can all boost your brain health.
Teens vulnerable to social-media promotion of vaping
Social media posts promoting e-cigarettes appear able to make teens more willing to vape, new Stanford research has shown.
How to keep sugar out of kids’ diets: One pediatrician’s mission
Stanford pediatrician Anisha Patel is taking a hands-on approach to helping parents and teachers reduce kids' sugar intake.
“Poor air quality affects everybody” — How to protect yourself and clean the air
A Stanford allergy specialist discusses how we can combat the negative health impacts of air pollution, in California and worldwide.
Designing buildings to improve health
Stanford researchers investigate how to design better buildings that can improve their occupants’ health and productivity.
School shootings harm students’ mental health, a podcast
This 1:2:1 podcast features Stanford researcher Maya Rossin-Slater, who found that school shootings harm the mental health of young people in the community.
Art in the new Stanford Hospital designed with patients, families and staff in mind
The latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine celebrates the new Stanford Hospital, which includes more than 400 works of art.
Up next, the human “screenome” project
Stanford experts have developed a new way to get a granular view of people's onscreen lives, enabling them to ask questions linking online life and health.
Women’s clinic in San Jose helps with care, health care navigation
Siyu Shi, a third-year medical student who has co-managed the clinic, discusses the work of the Women’s Free Clinic in San Jose.