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Randy Tom, left, and his wife, Vera Tom, share a laugh as Randy stir-fries pork, bok choy, and bean sprouts for lunch at their Redwood City home on June 27, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

New study could help doctors address diabetes, prediabetes

July 18, 2025 at 8:10 a.m.

Scientists are gaining more understanding of diabetes and prediabetes by combining genomics with continuous glucose monitoring.

Rachel Corn uses the low-vibration belt Osteoboost as she exercises by climbing a rope in her Los Altos garage in Los Altos, Calif., on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Osteoboost is the first and only medical device approved by the FDA to help prevent low bone density injuries that mainly affect older people, especially postmenopausal women. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

NASA-inspired low-vibration belt lowers bone fracture risk

June 6, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

FDA-approved prescription device could help 60 million Americans avoid fragility injuries.

Kelly McGowan, left, and Chris Kaelin, right, both senior scientists at the Greg Barsh Lab Department of Genetics at Stanford pet Marlin, 2-years-old, at Pets In Need Redwood City in Redwood City, Calif., on Friday, May 23, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

Why cats are orange (and tortoiseshell and calico)

May 28, 2025 at 10:23 a.m.

Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of sex-linked genetic mutation giving rise to ginger felines.

On Friday Mar. 21, Keith Krehbiel went from being the first human subject at the Stanford site of the international ADAPT-PD clinical study to becoming the first person in the U.S. to receive adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), a newly FDA-approved treatment for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, as a part of his regular medical care. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

New Parkinson’s treatment developed at Stanford could help millions

March 25, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation isn't a cure — but it's a total game changer.

Measles is spreading. Are you protected?

March 13, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.

Amid the current measles outbreak, people vaccinated decades ago might want a booster shot.

Katherine Mills, DVM carries Lana, a 9 year old brown tabby shorthair cat at the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter South Shore Center on Monday, March 3, 2025, in Alameda, Calif. Mills is the medical director for the Alameda shelter and oversees all veterinary care for shelter animals. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered

March 7, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Cats are susceptible to avian flu, heightening concerns about bird flu spreading from stray and domesticated cats to humans, and eventually from humans to humans.

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