Jane Stafford (1899 - 1991) was an American medical writer and chemist. She wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column called "Your Health - Here's How" and worked for Science Service. She wrote about cancer, polio, heart disease, influenza, sexually transmitted disease, and vitamins. She graduated from Smith College in 1920 with a chemistry degree. She worked as a chemical technician before having to move and started to write. Her first writing job would be for the American Medical Association's Hygeia publication, where she would work for two years. She co-founded the National Association of Science Writers and was president of the Women's National Press Club. At Science Service she worked closely with Watson Davis. In 1956 she left the organization and worked as a research assistant for the National Institutes of Health.