Using telemedicine, Stanford Medicine researcher Jodi Prochaska is investigating how to reduce tobacco use in Alaska.
A new white paper from Stanford Medicine and the Bill Lane Center for the American West explores the challenges and promise of telehealth solutions.
The health of poor, older adults in the U.S. varies substantially across local geographic regions, Stanford researchers found.
The Digital Health in the Rural American West workshop addressed health disparities that are often overlooked and understudied in the vast region.
Earlier this year, first-year medical student Bonnie Chien and classmates visited the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota as part of their Rural and American Indian …
An article (subscription required) in the latest issue of Nature provides an in-depth look at the prevalence of unregulated health markets in developing countries. Problems within these …
In much of the developing world, health hazards involving food extend beyond the edible substances being consumed. Makeshift stoves fueled by crop scraps and animal …
Physicians in rural areas in California are in short supply, and some fear the scarcity could grow more severe. But telemedicine might prove beneficial in these …
