A neonatologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is dedicated to increasing Latinx representation in medicine by mentoring aspiring physicians and addressing systemic challenges faced by Latinx professionals.
The Buddy Guard device was created by the Stanford Medicine CHARIOT program aimed to lessen the fear of needles.
It’s the world’s first photon-counting CT scanner, and only a handful of them have made their way into hospitals around the country.
The Stanford Medicine community mourns the loss of Willie Mays, the San Francisco Giants legend whose annual holiday visits to Packard Children’s Hospital ensured sick kids were never forgotten.
Daylight saving time (DST) – when clocks jump forward one hour in most states – is just around the corner, and it can be a tricky time for kids as they need to adjust.
Honoring Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Experts say it’s important to engage in conversations about the violence your child has seen or heard and how it makes them feel.
Diabetes can show up in almost anyone: pregnant women, babies, kids, teens, adults both young and old.
For the first time this fall, babies in the United States will have access to shots to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in addition to flu and COVID-19. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of respiratory virus season.
As you gear up for another school year, scheduling a back-to-school well visit with your family pediatrician should be on your to-do list.
For some hospitalized patients, virtual reality lessons at the bedside are another educational tool to enable deeper learning and allow young students to experience the world beyond the classroom walls.
Some tweens and younger teenagers may have difficultly understanding the motives behind social media content, or discerning fact from misinformation.
Nevaeh has a medical condition that limits her in many ways. Seeing the ‘Bejeweled’ singer in concert wasn’t one of them, thanks to a generous donor and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Pediatrician Paula Tamashiro Tairaku, MD, explains why back-to-school vaccinations are so important for your child and the community as a whole.
Parents across the country may be wondering how to have a conversation with their kids after news of multiple mass shootings. Mental health experts provide advice on how to help children process the tragedy.
An expert answers questions that parents may have about how children learn to read and how to identify when a child is struggling.
Managing back-to-school separation anxiety for children and parents alike.
This fall, California is rolling out a first-of-its-kind law that pushes back class start times for most public middle and high schools to help teens get adequate sleep.
Our Celiac Disease Program offers outreach activities and programs as a network of support and empathy for a child with this autoimmune disease.
Emotional abuse involves attempts to frighten, control, or isolate the victim through actions like criticism, name-calling, shaming, manipulation, rejection and invalidation.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has not only caused international outrage, but also stress and fear for people – including children. A Stanford Medicine Children’s Health psychiatrist provides advice on how parents can help their kids understand the difficult situation.
About 2% of 4- and 5-year-olds have hyperactive and inattentive behaviors that interfere with their lives enough to warrant an ADHD diagnosis.
Returning to school as the pandemic stretches on may spark anxiety in young students, but there are approaches parents can use to build children’s resilience.
High school and college-aged teenagers learn to own their autoimmune disease.
Three experts at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Hospital offer their collective coping strategies, advice, and insight for women who’ve had a pregnancy loss.
During the pandemic, the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Teen Van has provided COVID-19 testing, supplies, routine health care and telehealth visits for families in need across the Bay Area.
It takes a village to feed a community, especially during a pandemic. The need inspired those at Packard Children’s to introduce a new food support program.
By now, we all know that the novel coronavirus spreads when an infected person speaks,… Read more »
In the age of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Stanford Medicine Children’s Health has been… Read more »
An overview of resources that exist at Stanford and beyond designed to guide families’ conversations about racism.
Virtual visits allow patients and/or their guardians to interact and consult with their health care provider, who can review the patient’s medical information for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment, go over test results, fulfill prescriptions, and provide patient education.
As COVID-19 continues to spread, Stanford Medicine Children’s experts have advice about communicating with children and reducing their anxiety.
Bay Area man embarks on Triple 8 Quest to benefit kids at Packard Children’s.
Pet assisted therapy helps patients in the midst of treatment.
For 29 years, Thayer Gershon has provided quality education for critically ill children.
Originally developed in Australia, the #chatsafe guidelines were adapted for the U.S. through a collaboration with The Jed Foundation (JED) and the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing.
As we look back at opening the new Main building, one of the spaces that… Read more »
One family’s story of spiritual care at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Spiritual Care and Chaplain Services at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford offers comfort and support to families.
Shashank V. Joshi, MD, overviews what we can expect from the Adolescent Mental Wellness Conference April 27-28.
Brandon Bond, administrative director of the Office of Emergency Management for Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, recently joined hurricane relief efforts in Florida and St. Thomas.
In the coming weeks lawmakers will vote to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Many of our nurses at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford volunteer at Camp Heart & Hands — a non-profit that serves children with cancer and their families.
As part of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), we are celebrating those who are on the front line every day caring for children. We recently caught up with Kathryn Mikolic, a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford .
One mother shares why the palliative care program has become a staple in her whole family’s care plan.
It seems like much of the Bay Area and the world is enjoying Pokemon Go. Playing this game in a hospital environment can create challenging issues and safety concerns for hospital patients and staff.
With Zika, West Nile and other mosquito-borne illnesses dominating headlines around the world, fear and worry about the tiny creatures has grown. We asked Stanford Medicine Children’s Health doctors and local public health experts to share what pregnant women and parents really need to know about these diseases and if they had any tips for how parents can keep their families safe this summer.
Grim images of violence around the U.S. have filled news reports lately, presenting a challenge… Read more »
In case of an emergency or crisis, we’ve developed an innovative electronic medical records tool to make patient transfers as safe as possible.
Heavy media coverage of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and isolated cases in the U.S. may leave parents wondering how to talk to their children about the disease. The American Academy of Pediatrics, along with Drs. Yvonne Maldonado and Victor Carrion of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, have information to assist parents in these conversations.
Kohl’s and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford are celebrating another year of partnership by hosting a free car seat fitting event at the Blossom Hill Kohl’s location in San Jose.
The Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, July 6, 2013 will never be forgotten. The tragedy claimed three lives, injured 200, and left families with devastating memories that will last forever. Those memories will also stay with the Stanford Medicine care teams that responded so quickly.
Heal EB provides Stanford with $50,000 for the development of new technologies to improve evaluation of EB-impacted skin.
Off to college for the first time? Returning for another year? While it’s a time… Read more »
While many college students take time to relax during the summer months, Stanford juniors Nick… Read more »
A low-cost, empowering approach makes a huge difference for high school girls in Kenya, thanks in part to a collaboration with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
The first-ever “Kicking for Miracles” event, hosted by World Class Tae Kwon Do in San… Read more »
Eileen and Gary from Palo Alto have come to support Packard Children’s thanks in large… Read more »
“Some of the staff call me ‘Mary Poppins’ because of the accent,” laughs Topsy Bauchop,… Read more »
The artist behind our holiday card has a winning sense of humor and more good news on the horizon.
Volunteering at Packard Children’s for 20 years has been an especially meaningful way for Annie… Read more »
Last week, Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Palo Alto-area Hyundai dealers awarded Lucile Packard Children’s… Read more »
The San Jose Sharks Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 grant to support Packard Children’s Mobile… Read more »
Karina Gomez’s daughter, Kassaundra, was born in 2002 with a rare and life-threatening cardiac abnormality. At just 2 days old, Packard heart surgeons attached a tiny pacemaker to one of the two lower chambers, or ventricles, of her heart. Five months later, it was replaced it with a more advanced device wired to both ventricles.
A kidney tumor sent Brandon to Packard Children’s when he was just 17 months old and a recurrence brought him back when he was 2. Today Brandon is a happy, healthy 11-year-old with no signs of cancer.
Born with a congenital heart malformation, Maggie’s daughter, Grace, found her place in the hearts of the physicians, surgeons, nurses, and staff who helped her grow into a normal healthy childhood.
Ongoing chemotherapy means that 8-year-old Luke O’Moore of Los Gatos cannot take part in his beloved BMX races. So members of the northern California BMX community came together to organize an exciting pro-am racing series and fundraiser in his honor.
Katie Jo Shuman pitches for her school’s softball team, and loves basketball and soccer. She also has an artistic, entrepreneurial streak: One of her hobbies is designing and selling jewelry for good causes.
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