Stanford School of Medicine

Overhead view of various legumes, grains, nuts, pasta, and dried mushrooms arranged in a colorful mosaic pattern.

Are you getting enough fiber?

Analysis & Insights

Only 5% of American adults meet the daily recommended intake for fiber – and the consequences go well beyond digestion. Here’s what nutrition researchers want you to know.
Two speakers discuss topics on stage at the RAISE Health Symposium.

9 big ideas from Stanford Health AI week

Research

From empowering patients to rethinking how doctors and AI work together, Stanford’s weeklong symposium surfaced the ideas most likely to shape medicine’s next chapter.
A child sits in a medical machine while adults assist, preparing for a procedure in a healthcare setting.

Proton therapy team treats first patient

Research

Stanford Medicine’s new proton therapy facility is ready for patients. On June 4 a child with a rare brain tumor became the first to receive treatment.