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Creating online worlds tailored to kids' interests allowed Stanford therapists to use telehealth to motivate children with autism to talk.

Creating online worlds tailored to kids' interests allowed Stanford therapists to use telehealth to motivate children with autism to talk.

Providing continuous glucose monitors to kids with new type 1 diabetes improves their blood sugar levels a year later, a Stanford study showed

Providing continuous glucose monitors to kids with new type 1 diabetes improves their blood sugar levels a year later, a Stanford study showed

A Stanford adolescent medicine expert helped develop an educational game to reduce tobacco use in middle school and high school students.

A Stanford adolescent medicine expert helped develop an educational game to reduce tobacco use in middle school and high school students.

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Families of young kids with ADHD should get parenting-skills therapy before other treatments, but this happens infrequently, a study found.

Families of young kids with ADHD should get parenting-skills therapy before other treatments, but this happens infrequently, a study found.

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More than two hours of daily screen time was linked to lower IQ and behavioral issues in 6- and 7-year-olds born very prematurely.

More than two hours of daily screen time was linked to lower IQ and behavioral issues in 6- and 7-year-olds born very prematurely.

Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are often reluctant to get medical care even when they have DACA protection, study shows.

Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are often reluctant to get medical care even when they have DACA protection, study shows.

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A Stanford pediatric infectious disease expert is highlighted in a new campaign to answer parents' questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

A Stanford pediatric infectious disease expert is highlighted in a new campaign to answer parents' questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

Exposure to wildfire smoke increases a pregnant woman's risk of giving birth three or more weeks early, a new Stanford study found.

Exposure to wildfire smoke increases a pregnant woman's risk of giving birth three or more weeks early, a new Stanford study found.

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After a lull early in the pandemic, head injury rates for kids are ticking up again. Parents should know what to do if their child gets hurt.

After a lull early in the pandemic, head injury rates for kids are ticking up again. Parents should know what to do if their child gets hurt.

Learning techniques to build resilience lowers the stress and anxiety of raising a child with autism, Stanford research found.

Learning techniques to build resilience lowers the stress and anxiety of raising a child with autism, Stanford research found.

Newer anti-seizure drugs have a good safety profile for the baby when used in pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to a Stanford-led study.

Newer anti-seizure drugs have a good safety profile for the baby when used in pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to a Stanford-led study.

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The next phase of the global pandemic will bring new mental health challenges, so Stanford experts offer tips for building resilience.

The next phase of the global pandemic will bring new mental health challenges, so Stanford experts offer tips for building resilience.

A cancer survivor treated at Stanford has written a book to help kids facing stem cell transplant understand the procedure and approach it with courage.

A cancer survivor treated at Stanford has written a book to help kids facing stem cell transplant understand the procedure and approach it with courage.

As more children and teens with diabetes use technology to treat the disease, U.S. kids of lower socioeconomic status are being increasingly left behind.

As more children and teens with diabetes use technology to treat the disease, U.S. kids of lower socioeconomic status are being increasingly left behind.

In this Voices of COVID story, Stanford Children's Health physician Alan Schroeder, MD, talks about his work caring for kids with COVID-19 symptoms.

In this Voices of COVID story, Stanford Children's Health physician Alan Schroeder, MD, talks about his work caring for kids with COVID-19 symptoms.