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Stanford Engineering —

The future of longevity

On The Future of Everything, David Rehkopf explains the science of longevity – and why people born in certain regions are more likely to make it to 90 or beyond.

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Stanford Medicine —

Bringing addiction care ‘inside the house of medicine’

Keith Humphreys argues that addiction should be treated as a naturally occurring health condition, and not as a human failing – particularly given that medicine was the root from which the opioid crisis grew.

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Stanford News —

Mosquito diseases are on the move

Climate change is enabling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever, to places that aren’t prepared to deal with them.

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Stanford Medicine —

Inclusive data is a boon to LGBTQ health researchers

A nationwide study that includes the collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity is an unprecedented resource for studying health outcomes and inequities.

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Stanford Medicine magazine —

Inside Stanford Medicine’s effort to green the OR

More than 8% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the health care industry. Stanford Medicine leaders are working to shift the trend.

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Stanford Medicine Children's Health —

Back-to-school vaccinations

Pediatrician Paula Tamashiro Tairaku explains what parents need to know about what’s required and why.

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Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health —

Meet ALMA

Medical student Gabriela Asturias brought health information to millions of Guatemalans during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of a friendly chatbot.

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Change in COVID vaccination policy

Stanford’s COVID vaccination requirement will end April 10, but vaccinations and boosters will continue to be strongly recommended.

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Stanford Medicine —

How to talk to children about mass shootings

Stanford Medicine child and adolescent psychologists on helping kids process tragedy.

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Stanford Medicine —

Runaway immune reactions cause long COVID breathing problems

Stanford Medicine researchers have found a mechanism behind one of the most common symptoms of long COVID – shortness of breath.

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