I hate to gloat, but my little girl has always been a great sleeper. Like clockwork, she goes to bed every night by 9 p.m. …
Author: Margarita Gallardo
Smaller plates may be a tool to curtail childhood obesity
Growing up, my mom would always tell me and my sister to finish everything on our plates. To ensure that we would, she gave us …
Meditation in the classroom: Program helps at-risk kids
Can meditation help at-risk kids cope with traumatic stress? KALW’s Crosscurrents takes a look at how some public schools in San Francisco have started school-wide …
Helping kids manage chronic pain
The American Pain Society estimates that chronic pain affects up to 20 percent of children, yet few programs exist in the country to address the …
KQED health program explores mental health in California
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, also known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which expanded mental health services to persons who have …
Same-sex marriage: What the doctors ordered
Same-sex marriage is one of the most hotly debated topics to date. Often a matter left for legislators and religious groups to mull over, a …
Precious cargo: Keeping kids safe in cars and planes
As families get ready to travel during the holiday season, many pediatricians are stressing the importance of child passenger safety. Car crashes are the leading …
Ommmmm… Mindfulness therapy appears to help prevent depression relapse
The mind is a powerful thing. And it turns out it may also be therapeutic. New research, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, has …
Social media sites may lure patients to dubious promotions
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made it easy for chronic disease sufferers to find support and share information. But according to …
Stanford pediatrician encourages parents to "get the white out" of baby food
My daughter is one week shy of being six months old, and that means I’ll soon be introducing solids to her tiny taste buds. Rice …
A closer look at Stanford's free clinics
My open enrollment period at work ended last week. A yearly routine, it's easy to forget how lucky I am to be able to make …
That "9 to 5" may be hazardous to your health
As if sleep interruptions weren't bad enough, now women also have to worry about their jobs taking a toll on their heart health. New findings …
Stanford "rock doc" talks about science as a career
This morning I wrote about Stanford neurologist Frank Longo, MD, PhD, teaming up with musician Bret Michaels for a campaign to increase awareness of the …
Stanford neurologist rocks out for science
It’s not every day that a Stanford physician gets to spend several hours on set with a rock star. But take a look at this …