Maternal health

[ad_1] Stanford Medicine Children’s Health performs first-in-world simultaneous lung transplant and chest wall expansion surgery on a young child Meet 6-year-old Violet from Shasta Lake, California. She’s feisty and brave. She rolls with the punches. She has her own pace to life. And her middle name is Hope. “We chose Hope because life can be…

[ad_1] Halloween’s charm and thrill require heightened safety awareness, especially for families with young children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that about 3,200 Halloween-related injuries are treated in U.S. emergency rooms annually. Recent data indicates that common injuries include falls, costume-related mishaps like tripping, and cuts and other injuries from pumpkin carving….

[ad_1] Sixteen-year-old Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton set a goal of getting back to playing water polo with her high school team after a knee injury. Her Stanford Medicine Children’s Health care team helped her achieve that. When you ask Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton what she likes about playing water polo, the first thing she’ll tell you is, “The best…

[ad_1] Patients often have to wait months or even years before an organ is available to them. That’s because most organ donations for organ transplants come from deceased donors. But did you know that living donor liver transplantation can make a difference? Leina Alrabadi, MD, pediatric transplant hepatologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, answers commonly…

[ad_1] School is back in session. Kids are back interacting with other kids. And concerns about bullying, particularly cyberbullying, are back on the minds of parents. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to help raise awareness of bullying’s harmful effects on children. There are four main types of bullying—verbal, social, physical, and cyberbullying—and…

[ad_1] Raya Saab, MD, a pediatric oncologist and renowned solid tumor researcher at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, has been awarded a $400,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting pediatric cancer research. The grant will support Dr. Saab’s research on CD147, a glycoprotein involved in tumor development…

[ad_1] Boy receives congenital heart surgery quickly, thanks to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health specialty network team Marcus Li’s young life changed instantly the morning after he was born. During a newborn screening, a standard congenital heart disease test uncovered a serious concern. “He failed the test,” says Nikola Tede, MD, a Stanford Medicine Children’s Health…

[ad_1] Bone marrow transplant from mom helps Audrey go home after spending nearly two years in the hospital Audrey, age 5, seems like a typical, happy preschooler. She loves princesses, dress-up, and cuddling with animals. Disneyland is one of her favorite places. Her joy shines in her beautiful smile. Yet, this sweet existence wasn’t easily…

[ad_1] Nearly 800 people attend Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s 40th NICU & ICN Graduation Party The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health holds a special place in the hearts of families and children who receive care there. This year, nearly 800 people attended the 40th Annual NICU & ICN Graduation Party…