For decades, physicians have known that pregnant women with diabetes face a higher risk than non-diabetic women of giving birth to a baby with a …
Author: Erin Digitale
In Stanford clinical trial, children successfully desensitized to food allergens
Joshua Geller used to be very worried about food. Geller, now 14, has severe food allergies. Until recently, he couldn't safely eat even the tiniest …
One family’s story illuminates the Bay Area housing crisis
Recently, I met a mother facing a complex set of challenges. Patricia Gutierrez is a single mom raising three children in San Mateo County, just …
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford celebrates new facility
On Nov. 30, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new building. Slated to welcome its first patients on December …
An unusual treatment saves the function of a child’s arm
When Cadence May was born in 2012, her parents noticed a swollen area on her right forearm. At first, doctors in the May family's hometown …
Tick-tock of stem cell circadian clock controls when fat cells mature, Stanford research shows
Stem cells that give rise to fat have their own circadian clock, and it ticks a bit differently than the clocks in other cells, according …
What about secondhand marijuana smoke? Stanford Medicine expert weighs in
In 1995, California became the first state in the country to enact laws protecting people from exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke in public spaces. Those …
New database expected to strengthen prematurity research
A new online tool will make it easier for researchers to share many types of data from scientific studies of premature birth. The recently launched …
New treatment guidelines released for a challenging brain disease
When the immune system attacks a child's brain, a devastating illness called Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome can result. Children with PANS suddenly develop severe obsessive-compulsive …
Bringing art and nature into the expanding Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
In early December, when Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford officially expands into its new 521,000-square foot building, patients and their families will immediately start benefiting …
Teamwork repairs a baby’s heart defect
When Marlo and David Greenfield found out their eagerly awaited baby girl would need cardiac surgery soon after birth, they were relieved to be referred …
Caregivers recognize cancer patient with honorary medical diploma
In early October, a group of doctors and nurses from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford held a special celebration for one of their patients. The …
Formerly conjoined twins star in broadcast special
Ten months ago, when conjoined twins Erika and Eva Sandoval were separated at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, their doctors and family were facing a …
Stanford technology enabled circadian clock research that won a Nobel Prize
The discovery of the inner workings of circadian clocks was honored this morning with the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The award, recognizing …
Tips for helping families deal with childhood cancer
When I write about childhood cancer, I'm often explaining the expert knowledge of Stanford physician-scientists who are studying how a specific tumor spreads, monitoring after-effects …
Brain scans may predict future abilities of kids with fragile X syndrome
One of the big challenges of raising a child with developmental disabilities is the struggle to predict the future: How much will the child be …