News Coverage

Pediatric and obstetric health leaders from Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford are frequently highlighted in local and national media for providing world-class, extraordinary care to children and expectant mothers. Following is a sampling of these media appearances.

June 2025

Applying AI in Pediatric Care Requires Careful Consideration Healthcare IT News 6/5/25 Natalie Pageler, MD, discusses some factors for artificial intelligence deployments in this complex care modality, and describes how applications such as ambient AI differ in pediatric and adult settings.

EP 88: Healing a Fractured Culture – How One NICU Transformed Its Team Through Honest Conversations Coffee Break Podcast 6/4/25 Luanne Smedley, MHA, RN, describes a powerful, interprofessional culture reset that started with leadership and expanded to the entire team. 

Climate Change Added 30 Days of Extreme Heat for More Than 4 Billion People Since Last Year: Study EcoWatch 6/4/25 Lisa Patel, MD, comments on the effects of extreme heat on human health.
Also See: Bay Area Univision (KDTV 14) (6:10-7:17)

After the Joy of Birth, New Moms Face ‘the Wilderness’ – Stanford Is Tracking What Comes Next Medical Xpress 6/4/25 The Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist, or STORK, measures the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of mothers after they leave the hospital. Pervez Sultan, MD, and Deirdre Lyell, MD, are quoted.
Also See: Tech and Science Post, Stanford Report

How Moms-to-Be Can Maximize the Immunity They Pass to Baby WebMD 6/3/25 Natali Aziz, MD, explains how maternal vaccination impacts infants.

What’s the ‘Sad Beige’ Parenting Trend — and Does It Affect Infant Development? The 74 and Yahoo! Lifestyle 6/3/25 Casey Krueger, PhD, explains why high contrast colors are important for babies.

Faster, Targeted Pediatric IBD Care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound HCPLive and ConsultantLive 6/2/25 Ruben Colman, MD, PhD, and Perseus Patel, MD, describe how point-of-care intestinal ultrasound offers real-time, noninvasive monitoring for pediatric IBD, enabling faster, personalized treatment decisions in routine care.

Measles Update: Inside the Battle to Stop the Outbreak Medscape 6/2/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, is quoted.
Also See: MedPage Today (Nathan Lo, MD, PhD)

Stanford Initiative Leverages AI to Robustly Transform Mental Health Research and Therapy Forbes 6/2/25 Kaustubh Supekar, PhD, is mentioned.

Your Best Life: The Deadly Bite Burlington, VT ABC (WVNY 22) and Yahoo! News 6/2/25 Desiree LaBeaud, MD, describes the types of diseases mosquitoes can carry.
Also See: Albany, GA ABC/NBC (WALB 10)

May 2025

25 Top Systems for Environmental Excellence Becker’s Hospital Review 5/30/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford was named among the top 25 hospitals by Practice Greenhealth.
Also See: Stanford Medicine News Center (Christy Foster)

The 50 Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology in 2025: Newsweek Becker’s ASC Review 5/30/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is included on the list.
Also See: Newsweek

“You Disconnect From Everything”: How Virtual Reality Helps Parents with Hospitalized Children at Stanford Bay Area Univision (KDTV 14) 5/30/25 Meditation with a virtual reality headset can reduce stress among parents of hospitalized kids, especially those whose first language isn’t English, a Stanford Medicine study found. Marcos Rojas, MD, explains.

The Brain Prize: HM The King of Denmark Presents Prestigious Prize to US and German Scientists for Seminal Discoveries in Brain Cancer Associated Press 5/29/25 Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, receives the Brain Prize for her transformative discoveries in cancer neuroscience.

Opinion: Sugar Is Making Our Kids Sick. Why Are Schools Serving It? The Mercury News 5/29/25 Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, describes the health issues that come with consuming too much sugar.

Microbes, Medicine, Modern Life May Drive Food Allergy Rise, Experts Say HCPLive 5/29/25 Despite shifting guidelines and growing awareness, food allergies continue to rise, and experts point to multiple possible culprits. Joseph Hernandez, MD, PhD, explains.

HCPLive Five - Pulmonology Updates at ATS International Conference 2025 ConsultantLive 5/29/25 Grace Lee, MD, discusses contemporary challenges in immunization science on the policy side.

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Caring for a Premature Baby at Home The Koala Mom 5/28/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

South Bay High Schooler Back on Lacrosse Field, Makes Comeback After Brain Surgery Bay Area Fox (KTVU 2) 5/27/25 Lauren Adair was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation, but her care team at Stanford Children’s surgically removed all of it allowing her to get back to playing lacrosse again. Samantha Johnson, CCLS, is featured.

US FDA Approves Use of Sanofi's Meningococcal Vaccine in Infants Reuters 5/27/25 Patty Sabey, MD, is quoted.

Los Altos Residents Sponsor Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosk Los Altos Town Crier 5/27/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.
Also See: Kiosk Marketplace

More Kids Are Beating Cancer. Improving the Rest of Their Lives Is Next. The Washington Post 5/25/25 Stephanie Smith, MD, is quoted.

FDA Panel Reiterates the Cancer Risks of Talc NASDAQ 5/23/25 George Tidmarsh, MD, is quoted.
Also See: Boston Herald, Natural News, Chemicals News, NewsTarget.com, C&EN, Medscape, Citeline

With Vaccine Approval Process Set to Change, FDA Advisers Leave Wiggle Room in Annual Covid-19 Shot Recommendations CNN 5/22/25 Hayley Gans, MD, discusses potential updates to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Also See: MedPage Today, IDSE (Hayley Gans, MD), Los Angeles Times, Bay Area KCBS Radio, Yahoo! News, American Council on Science and Health, Medical Xpress (Yvonne Maldonado, MD)

Miley Cyrus's Ovarian Cyst Ruptured Before a Show — She Performed Anyway Popsugar 5/22/25 Sophia Yen, MD, describes symptoms of ovarian cysts.

Universities Remain Key to U.S. Discovery and Innovation Despite Challenges Stanford Report 5/22/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, is mentioned.

CMIOs Rebecca Mishuris and Natalie Pageler on How Ambient Listening Empowers Physicians to “Focus on the Relationship Part of Medicine” This Week Health 5/21/25 Natalie Pageler, MD, describes how ambient documentation is changing the game, and shared insights on how their teams are incorporating it into the practice while managing the unique challenges that have arisen.

COVID Shots for Kids Are Over The Atlantic and Yahoo! News 5/21/25 Grace Lee, MD, describes what the future could look like.
Also See: HCPLive, WDC News 6

The Over-the-Counter Medicine Scientists Say May Be Raising Your Dementia Risk National Geographic 5/21/25 Sayantani Sindher, MD, describes the side effects of diphenhydramine.
Also See: Men’s Journal and Yahoo! News

Supporting Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care With Victor Carrion, MD Contemporary Pediatrics 5/21/25 Victor Carrion, MD, emphasizes how pediatricians can monitor and support mental health in youth while navigating limited access to specialized care.
Also See: Contemporary Pediatrics (Part 2)

The Skills CEOs Are Building in 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review 5/20/25 Chantal Volel-Torres, chief administrative officer and senior vice president of ambulatory operations and CEO of Packard Children’s Health Alliance, describes the importance of building relationships in the era of digital change.

What Youth Taught Me About Hope in Psychosis Recovery Psychology Today 5/20/25 Apurva Bhatt, MD, discusses the importance of a hope-filled, recovery-oriented perspective.

What Are Your Allergy Season Questions? Bay Area KQED Radio 5/19/25 Sayantani Sindher, MD, explains the science of seasonal allergies and why some are more vulnerable to them than others.

Rodrigo Galindo: SVBJ's Inaugural AAPI Business Leadership Awards Honoree Silicon Valley Business Journal 5/19/25 Rodrigo Galindo describes managing technology and supports research and education for simulation programs at the Center for Advanced Pediatric & Perinatal Education (CAPE).

New Models Help Docs Distinguish Severe Pneumonia in Children U.S. News & World Report 5/19/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

‘The First Experiments Produced Just Jaw-Dropping Results’ Stanford Report 5/19/25 Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, is pursuing a cure for a deadly pediatric brain cancer – and reshaping our understanding of how cancer and brain development intersect.

Meta Repeatedly Endangers Children While Parents Remain Sidelined Fox News Opinion 5/19/25 Nina Vasan, MD, MBA, is mentioned.

Mosquito Season Is Here Early: What to Know About Protecting Your Family From Disease Los Angeles ABC (KABC 7) 5/16/25 Desiree LaBeaud, MD, describes the types of diseases mosquitoes can carry.
Also See: Jacksonville, FL CW (WJXT 4), Bay City, MI CBS (WNEM 5), Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Unmasking the Complicated Chemistry of Wildfire Smoke: How Far Have Scientists Come? Climate.gov 5/14/25 Lisa Patel, MD, discusses the threats of climate change on children’s health.

AI Just Took Your Nurse’s Job — Kinda Medscape Commentary 5/14/25 Alok Patel, MD, is quoted.

University of Public Health and Vinfuture Foundation Cooperate to Prevent and Control E-cigarettes in Schools Vietnam.vn 5/14/25 Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, is mentioned.

Cancer Fighting CAR-T Therapy’s Hidden Side Effect, Might Cause Brain Fog; Study Reveals The Free Press Journal 5/13/25 A new Stanford Medicine-led study shows that CAR-T cell therapy causes mild cognitive impairments, independent of other cancer treatments. Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, is quoted.
Also See: Tech Explorist, Neuroscience News, THIP Media, News Medical, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Science Daily, DD News, Bhaskar Live, Stanford Medicine News Center

GrowHappy Launches During Allergy Awareness Week to Help Families Feed Allergens Early & Often PR Newswire 5/12/25 Sharon Chinthrajah, MD, is mentioned.

Research Roundup: Visualizing ‘Zombie’ Cells, New Strategy to Treat Cardiovascular Fibrosis Stanford Daily 5/12/25 Research led by Stanford Medicine points to the first non-invasive imaging method to visualize senescent cells, which are alive but dormant and play a key role in many diseases. Heike Daldrup-Link, MD, is quoted.
Also See: Stanford Medicine News Center

Five Things to Know About Measles Risks and Vaccine Safety Stanford Report  5/12/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, draws on 15 years of research to clarify key facts about measles outbreaks, vaccine effectiveness, and who’s most at risk.

Bridging the Data Gap in Pediatric Ophthalmology Stanford Medicine Ophthalmology 5/11/25 Gayathri Srinivasan, OD, MS, describes how common childhood vision problems are detected and to assess if there are barriers to access to treatment.

Virtual Reality Helps Reduce Anxiety in Parents of Hospitalized Children Bay Area KCBS Radio 5/9/25 Meditation with a virtual reality headset can reduce stress among parents of hospitalized kids, especially those whose first language isn’t English, a Stanford Medicine study found. Thomas Caruso, MD, and Ricardo Jimenez explain.
Also See: Design Products & Applications, Health Tech World, Medical Dialogues, News Medical, ReachMD, DPA Magazine, Stanford Report, Stanford Medicine News Center

Stanford Medicine Goes Beyond Clinic to Support Community Health Stanford Medicine News Center 5/8/25 Stanford Medicine donations continue to assist community members with food and housing security, and expanded access to dental and medical care, among other contributions. Paul A. King, CEO, is featured.

She Started a Diaper Drive—Now Her Nonprofit Has Helped Millions The Sacramento Bee and Woman’s World 5/8/25 Gardner Packard Children’s Health Center is mentioned.

52 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Innovation Programs | 2024 Becker’s Hospital Review 5/7/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is recognized for its focus on healthy equity and digital transformation.

Best-Selling Topical Diaper Preparations Often Contain Potential Contact Allergens Healio 5/7/25 Shehla Admani, MD, discusses the importance of looking at the ingredients list.

11 Big Benefits of Being a Homebody That Will Make You Want to Cancel All Your Plans Your Tango 5/7/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Child's Play? AI Offers Unique Benefits to Pediatric Providers Healthleaders 5/6/25 Natalie Pageler, MD, discusses how AI can help clinicians manage complex conditions and relationships.

Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Pioneer in Treatment of Premature Babies The New York Times 5/6/25 Philip Sunshine played an important role in revolutionizing the care of premature and critically ill newborns who previously had little chance of survival. David K. Stevenson, MD, and Susan Hintz, MD, are quoted.
Also See: Becker’s Hospital Review, Stanford Medicine News Center

I Think I’m Pregnant—What Now? The Bump 5/5/25 Esther Chung, MD, discusses tips on what a person needs to know if they think they might be pregnant, along with suggestions on tracking symptoms they’re having that may be useful for their health care provider.

Stanford Children’s Hospital Patients Celebrate a Non-Traditional Prom The Stanford Daily 5/5/25 Kirsten Cotton-Sheldon and Sydnee Dolphay describe what it takes to put on prom at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

How Addressing Gender Equality Improves Health for All Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health 5/5/25 Gary Darmstadt, MD, is quoted.

Summer Scamper Bay Area Wild 94.9 Radio 5/3/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.

More Than 200 Children Have Died From Flu, Most in 15 Years Bay Area Fox (KTVU 2) 5/2/25 Aslam Khan, MD, explains the importance of vaccination and hand hygiene.

New Bill Aims to Ensure Safe Dining Experience for Customers With Allergies | Opinion The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Bee 5/2/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

American Heart Association, Bill and Laurie Brennan and Credo Sponsor Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosk to Help the Public Learn Life-saving Skill American Heart Association 5/2/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.

HHS Breaks With Major U.S. Medical Groups in Review of Pediatric Gender Care NBC News 5/1/25 Morissa Ladinsky, MD, is quoted.
Also See: ABC News, TIME

April 2025

150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review 4/30/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is included on the list.

Breakthrough Gene Therapy for Butterfly Children’s Disease Forbes 4/30/25 Jean Tang, MD, discusses Stanford Medicine’s role in developing gene therapy skin grafts to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. The treatment recently received FDA approval.
Also See: Contemporary Pediatrics, MedPage Today, MSN, Medical Xpress, Stanford Medicine News Center

The Dangers of AI Companions: Experts Issue Unprecedented Warning for Teens as Most Parents Are in the Dark About Their Habits Fortune 4/30/25 Nina Vasan, MD, warns of how AI can encourage dangerous behavior when a user shows signs of mental illness.
Also See: Bay Area KQED Radio, Futurism

On World Wish Day, 8-year-old Cancer Patient Meets His Spirit Animal, the Capybara Bay Area KRON 4 and Yahoo! News 4/30/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.
Also See: Bay Area Fox (KTVU 2)

Stanford faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences Stanford Report 4/30/25 Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which provides advice to the United States government.

Students Partner With NGOs to Power Rural America’s Clean Energy Future Stanford Report 4/29/25 Lisa Patel, MD, explains how a clean energy transition has both economic and health advantages.

A Life-Saving Match: How One Kidney Donation United Strangers and Shined a Light on Pediatric Transplant Needs Bay Area NBC (KNTV 11) (paid article) 4/28/25 Aubrey Brazier was a happy and active 15-year-old until a devastating kidney failure diagnosis. She’s sharing her story to highlight the urgent need for pediatric organ donors—and how living donations can change lives. Paul Grimm, MD, and Thomas Pham, MD, are featured.

Schools Using Tech to Crackdown on Vaping Local News Live 4/28/25 Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, discusses how nicotine can alter youths’ brain chemistry.
Also See: Science News Explores and RMag

Alumni Feature: Lindsay Parkinson ’15 and Jessica Brown ’20 Give Back Through Stem Cell Donations Azusa Pacific University 4/28/25 Lindsay Parkinson and Jessica Brown, both Bass Center nurses, discuss joining the national marrow donor registry.

IBD Patients Often Make Hard Choices to Access Therapy Specialty Pharmacy Continuum 4/26/25 Jonathan Moses, MD, discusses the importance of including a patient navigator to assist with insurance challenges.

Millions of U.S. Measles Cases Forecast Over 25 years if Shots Decline The Washington Post 4/24/25 Diseases such as measles, rubella and polio could become endemic to the U.S. again if vaccine rates decline, according to mathematical modeling. Matthew Kiang, ScD, and Nathan Lo, MD, PhD, describe the study.
Also See: ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Popular Science, The Mercury News, Gizmodo, South China Morning Post, Medscape, Straits Times, Cosmos

Atopic Dermatitis in Children Also Leads to Sleep Loss in Their Parents MedPage Today 4/24/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

Certain E-Bike Injuries Continue to Rise Bay Area KCBS Radio 4/23/25 Dominic Blurton, MD, is quoted.

FDA Announces Plans to Eliminate Artificial Food Dyes—Here’s What That Means for Your Family The Everymom 4/23/25 Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, recommends focusing on a child’s overall pattern of eating.

A Few Tips on How to Baby-Proof Your Home for Toddlers Tallahassee Democrat 4/22/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Modern Medicine’s New and Improved Frontier Scot Scoop 4/21/25 Adina Madra, RN, and Jennifer Moon, NP, discuss AI in health care.

HIMSS-ACCE Working Together to Advance Digital Health Healthcare IT News 4/18/25 Ilir Kulloli receives the 2025 Changemaker Award from HIMSS.
Also See: Mobi Health News, Healthcare Finance News

Exercising With T1D: Research-Backed Tips from Dessi Zaharieva, PhD T1D Exchange 4/18/25 Dessi Zaharieva, PhD, discusses exercising with T1D and offers practical, researched steps to explore with automated insulin delivery devices.

Free Heart Surgeries for Children this Month Fiji Sun and FBC News 4/18/25 Shaun Setty, MD, is mentioned.

AI Model Formulates Life-Saving Nutrition for NICU Infants Stanford Daily 4/18/25 An algorithm that learned from tens of thousands of nutrition prescriptions for premature babies could reduce medical errors and better identify what nutrients the smallest patients need. Nima Aghaeepour, PhD, Lisa Bain, MD, and Meera Sankar, MD, are featured.

All that Glitters at Breakthrough T1D’s Hope Gala Marin Magazine 4/17/25 Bruce Buckingham, MD, receives the Breakthrough T1D Impact Award for his work in transforming the lives of children and families living with Type 1 Diabetes.

AACR to Honor Crystal Mackall, MD, for ‘Illustrious Contributions’ in Cancer Immunotherapy Healio 4/17/25 The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology will be presented to Crystal L. Mackall, MD.
Also See: STAT, Cancer Health, Newswise

California Restaurants Could Be Required to Label Allergens on Menus San Francisco Chronicle 4/17/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.
Also See: Eater SF

Easter Health Tips and Trivia ABC News 4/17/25 Alok Patel, MD, breaks down the top tips and tricks for a healthy Easter.

RFK Jr to Survey Rising Autism Rates in US, Expert Breaks Down Rise Bay Area KCBS Radio 4/16/25 The latest CDC report shows rates of autism have continued to rise in the last two years, in line with a long-term trend. Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD, is quoted.

‘The V Word’ Podcast: Stanford Doctors’ Podcast Tackles Topics Some Women Don’t Talk About SiliconValley.com 4/16/25 Jennifer Conti, MD, and Erica Cahill, MD, discuss everything ranging from postpartum depression to incontinence to sex tech. 

Stephanie Chao, MD Details Relationships in Mass Shootings Involving Children Contemporary Pediatrics 4/16/25 Recent research detailed that a child was most likely to be killed in a mass shooting by a parent or family member vs a stranger or peer. Study investigator Stephanie Chao, MD, breaks down these data.

Not One But Two Bay Area Counties Lead the Nation in This Birth Statistic San Francisco Chronicle 4/15/25 Lusine Aghajanova, MD, is quoted.
Also See: Daily Mail, MSN

Stanford Encourages Organ Donation Education This Month Los Altos Town Crier 4/15/25 The Dawes Garden at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto is currently decorated with 30 pinwheels, representing the 30 children currently awaiting organ transplants at the hospital.
Also See: Bay Area FOX (KTVU 2) and Central Coast NBC (KSBW 8)

Overcoming Kidney Donation Challenges DocWire News 4/15/25 Thomas Pham, MD, explains how the kidney paired exchange program benefits transplant patients.

How Pediatric Urgent Care in Fort Lauderdale, FL Helps The City Journal 4/15/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

Stanford Medicine Unveils New ‘Life Flight' Helicopter Bay Area NBC (KNTV 11) 4/14/25 The upgrade brings one of the most advanced emergency medical helicopters in the world to Northern California. The new aircraft expands in-flight treatment capabilities and improves fast, safe transport of patients in critical condition.
Also See: Bay Area ABC (KGO 7), Bay Area KCBS Radio, Vertical, AirMed & Rescue, HeliHub, Stanford Medicine News Center

Best Eczema Creams and Treatments U.S. News & World Report 4/14/25 Joyce Teng, MD, discusses what treatments are available to children with eczema.

Wildfire Impacts on Little Lungs Springfield, MO NBC (KYTV 3) 4/14/25 Lisa Patel, MD, is featured.

Measles Cases on the Rise ABC News 4/12/25 Alok Patel, MD, discusses the outbreak in the US that has risen to more than 700 cases.
Also See: ABC News, Good Morning America (Alok Patel, MD), Detroit, MI CBS (WWJ 62) (Yvonne Maldonado, MD), Financial Times, Newsweek, SciTech Daily (Mathew Kiang, ScD, and Nathan Lo, MD, PhD)

Prenatal Folic Acid May Boost Brain Health in Offspring Medscape 4/11/25 Kimford J. Meador, MD, describes a study that reveals pregnant women who take higher doses of folic acid in the first trimester may improve their child's verbal abilities and behavior by age six.

These Mindfulness Techniques Can Help Ease Pain in Your JIA Kid Health Central 4/11/25 Rashmi Bhandari, PhD, discusses benefits of mindfulness for children and teens with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

The Power of Small Rituals: Simple Self-Care Practices for Busy Parents Bay Area NBC (KNTV 11) (Paid Ad) 4/1/25 Joelle McConlogue, MD, explains why even small acts of self-care can boost parents’ wellbeing, and help kids thrive.

When Will the US Measles Outbreak End? Live Science and Network Today 4/9/25 Charles G. Prober, MD, is quoted.

Your Chewing Gum May Release Thousands of Microplastics in Your Mouth, Study Finds Health 4/1/25 Lisa Patel, MD, discussed the harms of microplastics.

The Imperative of Health Equity: Why Data and Intention Matter HIT Consultant and Heal Security 4/9/25 Ndidi Unaka, MD, discusses her passion for identifying and closing equity gaps in health outcomes, the overall impact of health inequities on specific populations, and best practices to close these gaps.

A Full-Body MRI Scan Could Save Your Life. Or Ruin It TIME and Yahoo! Lifestyle 4/9/25 Heike Daldrup-Link, MD, explains a full-body MRI scan and its benefits.

Best Expectorants for Chest Congestion U.S. News & World Report 4/7/25 Amina Ahmed, MD, and Pooja Mehta, MD, provide remedies that can temporarily relieve coughing.

Detecting Vapes: Examining Strategies Schools Are Using to Try to Stop Teen Vaping Charlottesville, VA NBC (WVIR 29) 4/4/25 Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, discusses the harms of youth vaping and how an online tool kit about vaping is a helpful free resource for parents, educators and health care providers.

How Close Is Fully Closed-Loop Automated Insulin Delivery? Medscape 4/4/24 David M. Maahs, MD, is quoted.

CA Bill Would Ban Some Teens Up to 16 Years Old From Riding in the Front Seat Bay Area ABC (KGO 7) 4/4/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.

The Brain Prize 2025 Awarded to SfN Member Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler The Scientist 4/3/25 Michelle Monje, MD, has been awarded the Brain Prize 2025 for pioneering the field of cancer neuroscience.
Also See: Society for Neuroscience

March 2025

Mom Epically Shuts Down Anyone Who Says It's Easy to Get Baby on Your Schedule Yahoo! Lifestyle 3/31/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

AI Improves IV Nutrition for Preemies U.S. News & World Report 3/27/25 An algorithm that learned from tens of thousands of nutrition prescriptions for premature babies could reduce medical errors and better identify what nutrients the smallest patients need. Nima Aghaeepour, PhD, David Stevenson, MD, and Shabnam Gaskari, PharmD, are featured.
Also See: Healthcare Purchasing News, Nutrition Insight, ScienceDaily, Mirage News, News Medical, Stanford Medicine News Center

Exploring a Future With In-home Robot Caretakers Stanford Report 3/26/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.

What’s Next for COOs? Becker’s Hospital Review 3/26/25 Rick Majzun, president and COO, discusses how the COO role has evolved.
Also see: Becker’s Hospital Review

Doctors Still Seeking Cure for Brain Cancer That Struck Former Utah Rep. Mia Love NPR 3/25/25 Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, discusses what scientists are learning about glioblastoma.

Doctors Don’t Yet Know Why COVID Affects Women Differently Than Men Bay Area KCBS Radio 3/25/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, explains what the symptoms of long COVID are.

Stephanie Chao, MD Details Relationships in Mass Shootings Involving Children Contemporary Pediatrics 3/25/25 Recent research detailed that a child was most likely to be killed in a mass shooting by a parent or family member vs a stranger or peer. Stephanie Chao, MD, explains.

How to Deal With Allergies During Pregnancy The Bump 3/24/25 Anne Liu, MD, discusses what to know about what causes pregnancy allergies, symptoms to look out for and how to get the right treatment.

Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient The New Yorker 3/24/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

Medical Rundown: This Week’s Top Stories ABC News 3/21/25 Alok Patel, MD, discusses the measles outbreak across 18 states and the importance of vaccination
Also See: Healthline (Anne Liu, MD), Bay Area Telemundo (KSTS 48) (Hector Fabio Bonilla, MD), Stanford Report (Charles Prober, MD)

At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Ongoing Gains Leveraging AI Healthcare Innovation 3/21/25 Natalie Pageler, MD, Stanford Children’s chief health informatics officer, shares about progress using AI.

Gene Therapy RGX-202 Shows Positive Interim Results in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Trial Neurology Live 3/20/25 Carolina Tesi Rocha, MD, discusses new biomarker data at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference of RGX-202 from the phase 1/2 trial.
Also See: Investing.com, Yahoo! Finance

Digital Tool Gives Kids With ADHD Feedback on Their Brains During Cognitive Exercises Medical Xpress 3/20/25 Hadi Hosseini, PhD, discusses research into a technique to help kids with ADHD strengthen their working memory.
Also See: Scope

The 37 Health Systems Optum Recommends for Cancer Care in 2025 Becker’s Hospital Review 3/18/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is listed.

10 Old-Fashioned Standards First Graders Had to Meet in 1979 That Prove Today’s Kids Are Likely Developmentally Stunted Your Tango 3/18/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Up In Smoke: The Impact of Wildfires on Little Lungs Bay City, MI CBS (WNEM 5) 3/18/25 Lisa Patel, MD, explains the health impacts of wildfire air pollution.
Also See: Albany, GA NBC (WALB 10), Memphis, TN NBC (WMC 5), Myrtle Beach, SC NBC (WMBC 32), Tulsa, OK CBS (KOTV 6), Quincy, IL NBC (WGEM 10)

Nearly 95 People Sick in Fourth Holland America Cruise Norovirus Outbreak This Year USA Today 3/18/25 Dean Winslow, MD, explains how to protect yourselves from norovirus.

5 Easy-To-Miss Signs a Child Is Battling Loneliness, According to a Mental Health Advocate Your Tango 3/17/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? Experts Say It Depends Associated Press 3/14/25 Rafael Pelayo, MD, is quoted.

The Risks of Universal Water Fluoridation and ‘No Known Harm’ MedPage Today Opinion 3/14/25 Dua Hasan, MD, discusses the need for more research about the risks of fluoride in our water.

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Maintains Focus on Equity in Care Chief Healthcare Executive 3/13/25 Ndidi Unaka, MD, Chief Health Equity Officer, talks about the steps the organization is taking and offers insights on closing disparities.
Also See: Ramaon Healthcare

Editorial: Teens Need More Rest. High School Start Times Should Account for That. Chicago Tribune and Yahoo! News 3/13/25 Caroline Okorie, MD, describes the biological shift in circadian rhythms during teen years.

Signs of Sports Injury in Young Athletes Oakdale Leader and TechToday.com 3/12/35 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Reverified as Level I Children’s Surgery Center by American College of Surgeons Stanford Medicine Children’s Health News Center 3/12/25 The designation is the highest a hospital can receive from ACS. Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, Jesus Cepero, PhD, and Rick Majzun, president and COO, are quoted.

Signs of Sports Injury in Young Athletes Oakdale Leader and Riverbank News 3/12/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

How COVID Shaped a Resilient Generation of Kids Scientific American 3/11/25 Elizabeth Reichert, PhD, and Mari Kurahashi, MD, discuss a webinar series they created to help parents with pandemic-focused caregiving strategies.

‘Balanced Digital Habits’: TikTok Introduces Parental Controls for User Under 16 Charlotte, NC ABC (WSOC 9) and Yahoo! Tech 3/11/25 Alok Patel, MD, describes the benefits of the features.

What COVID-19 Taught Us About Protecting Kids in Future Pandemics Stanford Report and Scope 3/11/25 Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Yvonne Maldonado, MD, describes the specific needs of children during such emergencies.

How Young Is Too Young to Have a Smartphone? 5 of the Biggest Parenting Questions About Smartphones, Answered Chicago Parent 3/10/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.
Also See: Metro Parent

Coming Soon: A Blood Test That Diagnoses Endometriosis HealthCentral 3/7/25 Esther Chung, MD, discusses the new blood test study that may help researchers to identify which markers might indicate endometriosis.

How Moms-to-Be Can Maximize the Immunity They Pass to Baby WebMD 3/6/25 Natali Aziz, MD, discusses the importance of getting vaccinated during pregnancy and how it can protect not just the mom-to-be but also the baby during those first critical months of life.

Higher Maternal Folic Acid Intake Linked to Improved Child Development Contemporary OB/GYN 3/6/25 Kimford Meador, MD, PhD, describes a new study that reveals pregnant women who take higher doses of folic acid in the first trimester may improve their child's verbal abilities and behavior by age six.
Also See: SciTechDaily, Medical Xpress

Bride Walked Down the Aisle by Surgeon Who Saved Her Life Twice: 'This Day Would Not Be Possible Without Him' PEOPLE 3/5/25 Jenny Tice shares a special connection with Carlos Esquivel, MD. He performed a liver transplant that saved her when she was a baby.
Also See: E! News, Scoop Upworthy, Yahoo! Lifestyle

Pediatric Insomnia: The Sleep Disorder Keeping Physicians Up at Night Pulmonology Advisor 3/5/25 Rafael Pelayo, MD, gives clinical guidance on the diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of pediatric insomnia.

Innovative Brain Cancer Research Honored with The Brain Prize, the World’s Most Prestigious Award in Neuroscience Scienmag 3/5/25 Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, was awarded The Brain Prize for her pioneering contributions to the understanding of gliomas.
Also See: Phototonics Spectra

Former Chairs of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on the Panel’s Role STAT Opinion 3/5/25 Grace Lee, MD, describes the ACIP’s role in reviewing science to keep Americans healthy.

Packard Children’s Opens Renovated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Yahoo! Finance 3/4/25 The new Axe and Blaise Wanstrath Neonatal Intensive Care Unit features 14 new rooms—12 private rooms and two semiprivate rooms with beds that can accommodate newborn twins—designed to enhance the care and comfort of newborns, mothers, and dedicated health care staff. Paul King, CEO, and Lawrence Prince, MD, are featured.
Also See: Salinas, CA NBC (KSBW 8), Parent Herald, Philanthropy News Digest, Healthcare Design, Health Facilities Management, Mom Blog Society, Estilos

Foothill Music Theatre’s ‘The Prom’ Features a Doctor in the House Palo Alto Online 3/4/25 Leo Lopez, MD, is an actor playing multiple roles on stage, but offstage, he’s a pediatric cardiologist.

Your Best Life: Impact of Wildfires on Little Lungs Burlington, VT ABC (WVNY 22) 3/4/25 Lisa Patel, MD, explains how toxic wildfire smoke can be.
Also See: Albany, GA NBC/ABC (WALB 10), Allentown, PA (WFMZ 69), Yahoo! News

Little Girl Channels Every Adult When She Turns Out Not to Be a Morning Person Yahoo! Life 3/4/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

As Texas Measles Outbreak Grows, RFK Jr. Says ‘Parents Should Consider’ the Shot Healthline 3/3/25 Dean Winslow, MD, explains the importance of the measles vaccine.
Also See: Healthline (Anne Liu, MD)

Injectable Drug Resolves Dangerous Food Allergies in One-Third of Kids U.S. News & World Report 3/3/25 Sharon Chinthrajah, MD, is quoted.
Also See: UPI, Yahoo! News

Oficial de Policía Salva la Vida de Bebé Que se Ahogaba en Hayward Bay Area Telemundo (KSTS 48) 3/3/25 Anna Brzezinski, MD, discusses the importance of learning CPR.

Roseville Teen Stays Awake During Heart Surgery, Helping Doctors Find Abnormal Heartbeat Inside Edition 3/3/25 Eian Long, 16, stayed awake during his successful heart procedure to eliminate the arrhythmia to aid his doctors, showcasing remarkable bravery, strength, and curiosity. Scott Ceresnak, MD, is featured.
Also See: CBS Sacramento (KOVR 13), Good Day Sacramento, Daily Caller, Lexington, KY CBS (WKYT 27), Cascades, OR CBS (KTVZ 21), Charlottesville, VA CBS (KYTX 19), Beaumont, TX, CBS (KFDM 6), Sioux Falls, South Dakota (KELO 11), Columbia, MO ABC (KMIZ 17), and Chico, CA CBS & NBC (KHSL 12)

Measles Cases Now in 9 States as Texas Outbreak Grows ABC News 3/1/25 Alok Patel, MD, delivers the latest on the measles outbreak that has spread to nine states.

February 2025

Window-Washing Superheroes Bring Smiles to Patients at Stanford Children's Hospital Bay Area NBC (KNTV 11) 2/28/25 Armed with squeegees and smiles, window washers dressed up as popular Marvel, DC, and Disney superheroes hopped on their scaffolding and put on a show for patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.
Also See: Bay Area ABC (KGO 7), Bay Area CBS (KPIX 5), Bay Area Fox (KTVU 2)

Harsh Flu Season Has Health Officials Worried About Brain Complications in Children Associated Press 2/27/25 Keith Van Haren, MD, is quoted.

Unleashing the Power of CAR T Cells: Insights from Day 3 of AACR IO American Association for Cancer Research 2/27/25 Crystal Mackall, MD, FAACR, stresses the importance of public awareness and investment in science.

Aumentan Casos de Depresión Posparto Entre Madres Latina; Existen Recursos de Ayuda Bay Area Telemundo (KSTS 48) 2/26/25 Katherine Bianco, MD, discusses postpartum depression.

Sunscreen Saves The Campanile 2/26/25 Ann Marqueling, MD, discusses the different types of sunscreen.

A Parent’s Guide to Balancing Physical, Emotional, and Mental Health in Childhood Night Helper 2/26/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

5 Emotional Impacts to Consider When Prescribing GLP-1 Drugs to Teens Healthgrades 2/25/25 Rachel Herdes, MD, describes the importance of explaining that the medication is not a quick fix.

Small Hero, Big Victory The Atlantic (paid article) 2/25/25 Lewis Larsen was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor at just 10 months old. Laura Prolo, MD, and Juan Carlos Fernandez-Miranda, MD, describe the surgery that saved him.

Understanding Raw Milk’s Disease Risk — and Pasteurization’s Importance Scope 2/25/25 Desiree LaBeaud, MD, is mentioned.

Dealing With Pediatric Injuries as a Busy Parent Lady Marielle 2/25/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

The Horror of Child Abuse in the Black Community The Miami Times 2/24/25 Stephanie Chao, MD, discusses research that found Black children are over-reported as suspected victims of child abuse.

Importance of the Child Vaccination Schedule ABC News 2/21/25 Alok Patel, MD, answers health questions about the vaccination schedule of children and the safety of vaccines.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist in Migraine Diagnosis and Management at Pediatric Emergency Departments Experts Offer Strategies to Standardize Treatment Neurology Today 2/20/25 Susy Jeng, MD, is quoted.

California Bill Introduced in Effort to Ban Sale of Anti-aging Products to Shoppers Under 18 Bay Area ABC (KGO 7) 2/19/25 Zakia Rahman, MD, explains the risks of complex skincare routines for children.

Stanford Medicine Touts 'Access' In Parent-Focused Campaign MediaPost 2/19/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Stanford Children's Health Promotes COO to President Becker’s Hospital Review 2/18/25 In his new role as president and COO, Rick Majzun will work more directly on strategic, operational, regulatory, and financial management of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Also See: Fierce Healthcare, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health News Center

How Can First-Time Parents Prepare for a Preterm Birth? Nikki’s Plate 2/18/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Measles Cases Are Rising in US as Texas Outbreak Grows. Should We Be Concerned? ABC News 2/17/25 Alok Patel, MD, describes the importance of vaccines.

Silicon Valley Power 100 2025: Advocates Silicon Valley Business Journal 2/15/25 Paul King, CEO, is listed.

Forgot Your Flu Vaccine? With ‘Historic’ Infections, It’s Not Too Late for a Shot Bay Area KQED Radio 2/15/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, discusses why people still have time to get a flu shot if they haven’t yet.

58 Hospital and Health System CMIOs and CNIOs to Know | 2024 Becker’s Hospital Review 2/14/25 Natalie Pageler, MD, is listed.

Mitchell Cohen is New Chief Medical Officer at Stanford Children’s Stanford Medicine News Center 2/14/25 A pediatric gastroenterologist, Cohen led the first National Institutes of Health Digestive Disease Research Center dedicated to pediatrics.

An Intense Flu Season Is Filling Hospitals With Severely Ill Patients CNN 2/14/25 Keith Van Haren, MD, and Andrew Silverman, MD, describe their work to understand how many cases of acute necrotizing encephalopathy there have been this flu season.
Also See: ABC News, MedPage Today

US FDA Approves GSK's Combo Meningococcal Vaccine Reuters and MSN 2/14/25 Patty Sabey, MD, explains the benefit of have a 5-in-1 vaccine for meningococcal diseases.
Also See: South China Morning Post, Medical Dialogues, PM 360

New Study Finds Affordable Cure for Some Peanut Allergies, Offering Hope to Thousands Los Angeles ABC (KABC 7) 2/13/25 Alok Patel, MD, is quoted.

The Need for Improved Diagnostics to Reduce the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health 2/13/25 Desiree LaBeaud, MD, is quoted.

57 Health Systems on Forbes’ List of Best Large Employers Becker’s Hospital Review 2/13/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is included.

America’s Best Large Employers 2025 Forbes 2/12/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is included on the list.
Also See: Silicon Valley Business Journal

The Best Baby Carrier I Found for Hands-Free Cuddling—and 3 Others Parents Love Parents 2/12/25 Tomomi Hayashi, MD, describes how parents can find a safe baby carrier.

IBD Patients Cited These Issues as Top Barriers to Care MedPage Today 2/11/25 Jonathan Moses, MD, comments on a study that identified what IBD-specific resources patients need.

Mass Shootings That Claim Most Kids' Lives Are Done by Family Members U.S. News & World Report 2/10/25 Domestic violence underlies the majority of children’s and teens’ deaths in U.S. mass shootings, a new Stanford Medicine-led analysis has found. Stephanie Chao, MD, explains.
Also See: Bay Area KQED Radio, UPI, HealthDay, MedPage Today, Medical Xpress, Stanford Medicine News Center

Going to Bed After This Time Could Harm Your Mental Health. What Stanford Research Says The Economic Times and MSN 2/9/25 Jamie Zeitzer, PhD, is quoted.

NY Temporarily Closes Live Poultry Markets to Prevent Spread of Bird Flu ABC News 2/8/25 Alok Patel, MD, discusses the increase of bird flu cases.

The Double-Edged Screen: Online Platforms Can Be a Force for Good for Kids MedPage Today Opinion 2/8/25 Lindsay Stevens, MD, encourages collaboration to designing social media platforms.

7 Positive Benefits of Spending Time Eating With Family According to Science VOI 2/7/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Meet Heike Daldrup-Link: Radiologist and Author of Medical Mystery Novels The Stanford Daily 2/6/25 Heike Daldrup-Link, MD, describes her journey in radiology and writing.

90+ Guests, Crew Sick in Royal Caribbean Cruise Gastrointestinal Outbreak USA Today 2/6/25 Dean Winslow, MD, explains how to protect yourselves from norovirus.

How Young Is Too Young to Have a Smartphone? Seattle Medium 2/4/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.
Also See: Santa Monica Observer, Deep Creek Times

2025: The Year of the Snake – Get Ready to S-Ssssssslither into Renewal ArchyNewsy 2/4/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford are mentioned.

10 Skills and Traits of Successful Digital Leaders CIO 2/3/25 Tanya Townsend, Chief Information and Digital Officer, shares her thoughts on what makes successful digital leaders.

Want to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children? Try This Simple Act. Vice 2/3/25 Caroline Fleck, PhD, is quoted.

January 2025

The Tech Shaping Healthcare in 2025, Per 62 Leaders Becker’s Health IT 1/30/25 Charlette Stallworth discusses trends in health care innovation focusing on equity.

Fake Pharmaceuticals Laced with Fentanyl Are a Global Health Crisis Bay Area KQED Forum 1/30/25 Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, discusses the crisis and what can be done to address it.

What’s the Deal With Microplastics, the Material That ‘Never Goes Away’? Coastal Care 1/30/25 Desiree LaBeaud, MD, and Kara Meister, MD, are quoted.
Also See: Stanford Report, Scope

How a Cancer Campus Fits into Stanford's Future Becker’s Hospital Review 1/29/25 Paul King, president and CEO, discusses the importance of making clinical trials more accessible.
Also See: California Healthline, Stanford Medicine Magazine

California Excels at Screening Babies for Main Cause of Childhood Blindness Neonatal Intensive Care (pg. 17-18) 1/28/25 California is doing a better job than most of the country at preventing the leading cause of childhood blindness, and helping to shrink racial disparities in the process, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study. Jochen Profit, MD, and MK Quinn, PhD, are featured.

Med School Professor, Director and Former Ballerina Maya Adam ’04 Educates Through Storytelling Stanford Daily 1/28/25 Maya Adam, MD, describes her journey and goal of humanizing the field of health.

Princess, Viking Gastrointestinal Outbreaks Sicken 140+ Cruise Guests, Crew USA Today 1/28/25 Dean Winslow, MD, explains how to protect yourselves from norovirus.
Also See: USA Today

How Young Is Too Young to Have a Smartphone? 5 of the Biggest Parenting Questions About Smartphones, Answered. Spokeo 1/28/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

Health Spotlight | Science Labs for Sick Kids Green Bay, WI CBS (WFRV 5) 1/27/25 Seriously ill children who are hospitalized face the challenge of missing school and falling behind in their class. The hospital school at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is making sure that doesn’t happen. Kathy Ho is quoted.
Also See: Cincinnati, OH Fox (WXIX 19)

Parental Stress Is a Public Health Crisis, the U.S. Surgeon General Warns Psychiatric News 1/27/25 Mari Kurahashi, MD, and Elizabeth Reichert, PhD, discuss how the Stanford Medicine Parenting Center provides parents with evidence-based tools to help them recognize, defuse, and potentially treat their child’s mental health challenges.

Dupilumab Does Not Desensitize Children With Peanut Allergy Healio 1/27/25 Sayantani B. Sindher, MD, describes how the study’s findings highlight the need for further research to optimize allergy treatment strategies.

AI and FM: Insights from the Front Lines Healthcare Facilities Today 1/27/25 Daniel Troup, director of facilities infrastructure and safety, describes how the team identified several possible areas and technologies to apply AI to day-to-day management tasks as well as system analysis.

Are Teaching Physicians Required to Re-document the EHR Work of Students? American Medical Association 1/27/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Dangerous Infiltrators Stanford Medicine Magazine 1/23/25 A report on the discovery that many cancer tumors tap into the nervous system’s transmissions to jack up their growth — and how scientists are thwarting this process. Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, Robert Malenka, MD, PhD, Kathryn Taylor, PhD, and Julien Sage, PhD, are featured.

Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect Stanford Medicine Magazine 1/23/25 Juliet Knowles, MD, has recently shown through research that the brain can use adaptive myelination to perfect “skills” that are actually pathological, such as having seizures. Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, and Christopher Lee-Messer, MD, PhD, are also featured.

Lifelines Stanford Medicine Magazine 1/23/25 Two nurses at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Lindsay Parkinson and Jessica Brown, answered calls for stem cell donation.

Doctor Explains Risk Factors for Young People Vaping, Using Smokeless Tobacco Las Vegas, NV NBC (KSNV 3) 1/22/25 Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, explains the best ways to encourage kids to stay away from using harmful products like smokeless tobacco
Also See: Boston, MA WBZ Radio, Little Rock, AK ABC (KATV 7)

Amid Wildfire Trauma, L.A. County Dispatches Mental Health Workers to Evacuees California Healthline 1/21/25 Lisa Patel, MD, is quoted.
Also See: Bay Area KQED Radio, LAist, KFF Health News, EMS1

Stanford Psychologist: This is ‘the Single Greatest Thing We Can Do as Parents’ to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids CNBC 1/20/25 Caroline Fleck, PhD, describes the importance of listening and validating your child’s emotion.

Beyond Red Dye No. 3: Here’s What Parents Should Know About Food Colorings NPR 1/18/25 Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, suggests limiting kids’ intake of foods with synthetic dyes as much as possible, but a small amount is not going to make or break anything.

Is the Air Quality Index Actually Useful Right Now? NPR 1/18/25 Lisa Patel, MD, advises parents who are concerned about the air quality in Los Angeles to err on the side of caution and limit kids' outdoor activity time.
Also See: Bay Area KALW Radio, LAist, Sacramento NBC (KCRA 3), Houston, TX NBC (KPRC 2), El Diario, Los Angeles Public Press, AM MD, Orlando, FL Telemundo 31 (Lisa Patel, MD), Ground Report, Down to Earth, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and Stanford Report (Sharon Chinthrajah, MD, and Lisa Patel, MD)

100 Great Neuro and Spine Programs | 2024 Becker’s Hospital Review 1/17/25 Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is mentioned.

Using mcfDNA Testing for Pediatric Head and Neck Infection Diagnosis CLP Magazine 1/17/25 Stanford researchers demonstrated the potential of microbial cell-free DNA testing to identify pathogens in pediatric head and neck infections, offering a faster, less invasive diagnostic alternative to traditional methods. Kara Meister, MD, is quoted.
Also See: Medical Xpress

Pediatric Pulmonologist Carol Conrad Dies at 63 Stanford Medicine News Center 1/16/25 Carol Conrad, MD, researched treatments for cystic fibrosis and led pediatric pulmonology programs at Stanford Medicine.

The Long-Term Health Effects of L.A. County Wildfire Smoke Los Angeles Times 1/16/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

Marking Historic Progress, the Biden Cancer Moonshot Convenes Mission Report and Announces New Government and Private Sector Actions to Accelerate Progress Against CancerFirst Word Pharma 1/16/24 Stanford’s Office of Child Health Equity is mentioned.

Little Libraries Transforms Hospital Waiting Rooms Into Book Nooks Stanford Report 1/15/25 Lisa Chamberlain, MD, and Reshma Thadani, MD, are featured.

Eating Disorders Rising at Alarming Rates in American Teenagers Columbus, GA ABC (WTVM 9) 1/13/25 A Stanford Medicine study is mentioned.

New Report Sheds Light on Why Young Asian Americans Are 40% More Likely to Develop Allergies NBC News 1/11/25 A Stanford Medicine study found Filipino, Vietnamese and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are particularly vulnerable to developing allergies. Stanford Children’s Health is mentioned.
Also See: STAT, Yahoo! News

Black Children Suspected of Experiencing Child Abuse at Higher Rates Rheumatology Advisor 1/10/25 Fereshteh Salimi-Jazi, MD, describes a study that highlights racial and ethnic risk factors associated with child abuse in pediatric patients admitted after traumatic injury.

50 Years Later, Preterm Babies Do Not Have Significantly Worse Health Outcomes Healio 1/9/25 Jonathan S. Litt, MD, is quoted.

The Case for Joy in Global Health Research Stanford Report 1/9/25 A new book co-edited by Desiree LaBeaud, MD, explores transforming research and changing lives through equitable partnerships that focus on human connections.

How to Protect Yourself From the Smoke Caused by L.A. Wildfires Los Angeles Times 1/8/25 Lisa Patel, MD, advises parents to keep their young children indoors as much as possible, create a safe room in their home with an air purifier, and try to avoid using gas stoves to avoid polluting the indoor air.

RSV Vaccines and Treatments Face Global Access Hurdles Medscape 1/7/25 Yvonne Maldonado, MD, discusses how the RSV vaccine works in infants.

Can Group Texting Therapy Help New Moms With Depression? Scope 1/7/25 Ilang M. Guiroy, MD, describes surveying new and expecting mothers to assess whether they would be interested in accessing psychotherapy via text message.

Courageous Bears Help Lift Spirits, Raise Funds for Young Cancer Patients The Mercury News and East Bay Times 1/6/25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is mentioned.

5 Important Medical Breakthroughs Of 2024 Forbes 1/6/25 CAR-T cells show promise against pediatric diffuse midline gliomas, brain and spinal cord tumors that are among the deadliest cancers, a Stanford Medicine trial found. Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, and Crystal Mackall, MD, are quoted.
Also See: National Cancer Institute

Dangerous Food Allergy Reactions: A Drug-Free Life? Jacksonville, FL CW (WJXT 4) 1/6/25 Tina Sindher, MD, describes a landmark study about a new drug that allows people with certain food allergies to safely consume small amounts of those foods without triggering reactions.
Also See: Providence, RI NBC (WJAR 10), South Bend, IN NBC (WNDU 16), Albany, GA NBC/ABC (WALB 10), Allentown, PA WFMZ 69, Paducah, KY NBC (WPSD 6), Quincy, IL NBC (WGEM 10)

Is Norovirus Common on Cruise Ships? What to Know After Back-to-Back Outbreaks. USA Today 1/2/25 Dean Winslow, MD, explains how to protect yourselves from norovirus.
Also See: Yahoo! News, The Palm Beach Post

Couple Welcomes Super Rare Quadruplet Daughters Who Are Actually 2 Sets of Twins: 'Quite a Feat' People 1/1/25 Jane Chueh, MD, describes the chances of conceiving quadruplets who are sets of identical twins.

Top 5 Winter Health Tips from Experts Newsylist 1/1/25 Roshni Mathew, MD, shares tips on how to avoid catching winter illnesses and spreading them to family and friends.
Also See: Stanford Report

Meet Rania, Stanford Children's Hospital First Baby of the New Year Bay Area CBS (KPIX 5) 1/1/25 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford welcomed its first newborn of 2025 just hours after midnight.
Also See: Bay Area NBC (KNTV 11), Bay Area ABC (KGO 7), The Mercury News, East Bay Times, SFGate, Marin Independent Journal, Patch, Bay Area KTSF 26, Bay City News, Hoodline, MSN, Bay Area Telemundo (KSTS 48), Bay Area KRON 4

Sacramento Teen With Rare Transplant Joins Rose Parade to Raise Awareness Sacramento, CA Fox (KTXL 40) and Yahoo! News 1/1/25 After receiving the gift of a new heart and lungs, Roza Saad strives to live a life that reflects the generosity of her donor. Cissy Xin Si, MD, is featured.
Also See: Los Angeles NBC (KNBC 4), Los Angeles ABC (KABC 7)