A Stanford infectious disease expert explains why a recent case of monkeypox transmission at a crowded festival isn’t cause for alarm.
In a drive to reduce high cervical-cancer rates in Nigeria, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Stanford oncology researcher Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, has enlisted the imaginative assistance of an educational comic book.
NFL cheerleader and Stanford scribe and research coordinator Laurel Sharpless has improved screening for intimate partner violence in primary care clinics.
During a recent talk, Lisa Goldthwaite, a clinical assistant professor at Stanford, told the truths of HPV, sharing practical insights and lessons that are important to everyone's health.
It takes time and money to visit the doctor’s office to get birth control. This is particularly an issue for low-income women, those who live …
The jury's still out on rock 'n' roll. But the link between sex and at least one drug, marijuana, has been confirmed. According to the …
When I think about bicycle safety, I think of lights, helmets and strategies to share the road with cars. But physicians have a different perspective …
At this weekend's Medicine X conference no topic of discussion has been taboo. And one of the speakers who brought an important subject -- sexuality …
We step across a sewage channel to enter an unmarked, tin-roof building, leaving the bright sunlight for the dark corridors of a 23-room inn in …
Stanford’s Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH, and his colleagues at Population Services International have won a grant from “Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for …
While sexual dysfunction affects both genders, it is more common in women than men, with past research showing that prevalence of sexual complaints among women is …
I was excited when I got the call that Stanford's Leah Millheiser, MD, was starting her own blog on women’s sexual health. I’ve worked with …
As editor, I'm always pleased when an article in Stanford Medicine magazine creates a buzz. And I'm especially glad when the story has the power …
For some of us entering our late twenties and early thirties, the missed milestones are piling up. Marriage? House? Kids? Nope. And yet the clock …
A colleague recently drew my attention to a Stanford Magazine profile of Clelia Duel Mosher, MD, a professor who taught in Stanford's hygiene department around …
Here's an interesting use of text messaging: NHS Hounslow, a British primary care organization, is experimenting with free, self-service home Chlamydia tests that send back …
