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Peter Piot tells annual Rosenkranz Global Health Policy Research Symposium that being a young researcher among the group of scientists who discovered Ebola led him to a life on the road tackling some of the world's deadliest viruses.

Two Stanford researchers are working on projects to fight antimicrobial resistance and colorectal cancer in Mexico.

Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert writes in this commentary that overcrowding at U.S. prisons not only leads to negative health outcomes for individual residents, but exacerbates chronic physical and mental health conditions and increases demands for already limited healthcare delivery.

A new study finds lower-middle-class Americans are experiencing a sharp decline in health and well-being—especially those approaching retirement.

Healthcare bankruptcies drive up staff turnover and put more patients at risk, according to new study by Stanford health economist Adrienne Sabety.

A new Stanford study indicates that millions of individuals in the United States could lose guaranteed, no-cost preventive health services if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a lower court ruling.

More than one in seven adults in the United States are believed to have chronic kidney disease, with the burden disproportionately impacting Black and Hispanic adults. A new Stanford study suggests a population-wide CKD screening could reduce these disparities.

According to a new study from Stanford economist Petra Persson, women who visit a health care provider with menopause-related symptoms are earning 10% less four years later.

A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.

A new interdisciplinary study reveals regions experiencing armed conflict account for an increasing proportion of all global cancer cases and deaths among children.

Jay Bhattacharya is confirmed as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers analyzed three decades of sanctions on foreign aid to assess their impact on health. They hope the work can help government officials better understand and address how foreign policy decisions affect the well-being of local populations.

In this JAMA Viewpoint, SHP's Michelle Mello discusses the paucity of formal regulations dealing with artificial intelligence in health care and what may lie ahead.

This AcademyHealth blog post by SHP's Sara Singer and colleagues explores the use of AI to enhance qualitative analysis for HSR, including challenges, questions for consideration, and assessing utility while models are still improving.

This week marks the fifth anniversary of COVID being declared a global pandemic. SHP's Michelle Mello joins the Science Quickly podcast for Scientific American.

Public health officials—already on the defensive due to the backlash against COVID-19 pandemic orders—are now facing a lack of support from the federal government, leaving them alone on the front lines to promote health while battling disease.

A new study by SHP's Marissa Reitsma and Michelle Mello finds that extending prescription drug rebates to commercial health plans could lead to big savings.

A new study by SHP's Maria Polyakova sheds important new light on a key question in health care economics.

Companies that work with benefits consulting firms emphasize finances over seeking employee feedback about health benefits.

To address a workflow crisis for physicians and improve the patient experience, Stanford Medicine’s Kevin Schulman and colleagues propose a new approach they call digitally enabled care.

The Stanford Health Policy Forum is an ongoing series of discussions and presentations designed to inform public debate about major health policy issues.

A paper co-authored by Stanford Law School’s Michelle Mello examines policies that health-care organizations are implementing to address potential risks associated with cognitive and physical decline in late-career physicians (LCPs).