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Pulmonology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford ranks No. 7
Pulmonology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford ranks No. 7 in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report annual survey of ‘Best Children’s Hospitals.’
Immune cells multiply and diversify in mouse lungs at birth
A rapid increase in the number and types of immune cells in the lungs of mice after birth may aid development and help protect against infections.
Claire Dances Into a Bright Future With CF
Claire Alexander is part of a new generation of young people growing up with a different sense of what it means to have cystic fibrosis. Parents of children with the incurable hereditary disease used to face the heartbreaking reality that their kids wouldn’t live past their teens. But with new treatments, the prognosis has changed dramatically, and with it there is an entirely new outlook on what it means to live with cystic fibrosis.
At State of Stanford Medicine, reviewing accomplishments and looking toward the future
At the annual assembly, Stanford Medicine leaders provided updates on the new Stanford Hospital and other construction projects, and scientists recounted research advances made possible by a colleague’s tissue donation.
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October 15, 2019
Full circle: Former Packard Children’s patient returns as a resident
Ryan Lion, who was treated for sepsis at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, has since returned to the hospital as a medical resident.
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September 22, 2019
Applications sought for Chan Zuckerberg Biohub fellowships
CZ Biohub fellows will conduct research under a faculty mentor at Stanford, UC-Berkeley or UC-San Francisco or at a Biohub lab in San Francisco.
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August 14, 2019
Some viruses help protect harmful bacteria in CF patients
Some viruses sequester antibiotics in the lungs of CF patients, possibly helping drug-resistant bacterial infections develop in the face of large antibiotic doses, a Stanford-led study has shown.
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April 17, 2019
Breathing Easy at Last
1-year-old Lizzy was able to receive a life-saving transplant thanks to improved technology and Stanford expertise, along with her own determination and an extraordinary community of support.
Stanford researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own
When James Spudich was diagnosed with lung cancer, researchers had a rare, and unexpected, opportunity to study healthy and diseased human tissue at an unprecedented level of detail.
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May 3, 2018
Notable People 2017
Milla was promoted to professor of pediatrics, effective Aug. 1. His interests include the inflammatory responses that lead to airway disease in cystic fibrosis and the metabolic factors that contribute to CF lung disease progression, as well as newborn screening to understand the development of lung disease in infants with CF.
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December 1, 2017
Siblings breathe easier following double-lung transplants
David Diaz, 9, who has cystic fibrosis, received a pair of new lungs three years after his sister, who also has CF, underwent a double-lung transplantation.
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July, 14, 2017
Wearable sweat sensor can diagnose cystic fibrosis, study finds
A wristband-type wearable sweat sensor could transform diagnostics and drug evaluation for cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other diseases.
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April 17, 2017
Spectrum awards $1.74 million in pilot grants to 43 projects
Stanford’s clinical and translational research center has awarded funding to teams of multidisciplinary investigators who are tackling health care problems through novel approaches.
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January 31, 2017
Notable People 2016
Kuo was appointed assistant professor of pediatrics, effective May 1. She specializes in pediatric pulmonary medicine, and her research focuses on the development and function of lung neuroendocrine cells in order to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for pediatric neuroendocrine-related respiratory disorders and adult neuroendocrine tumors.
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December 1, 2016
Pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine expert Nanci Yuan dies at 47
Yuan led the development of the Pediatric Sleep Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and advanced care for children whose breathing was impaired by severe muscular disease.
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July 21, 2016
Spectrum awards more than $1 million in pilot grants to 30 projects
Stanford’s clinical and translational research center has awarded funding to teams of multidisciplinary investigators who are tackling health-care problems through novel approaches.
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February 5, 2016
Teen awaiting heart-lung transplant first in western U.S. to undergo novel therapy
Listing Oswaldo Jimenez for a transplant was just the beginning. His doctors needed to perform what is referred to as a “bridge-to-transplant” solution, one that would sustain his organs until transplant could be done.
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January 21, 2016
Cystic fibrosis deadlier for Hispanic than non-Hispanic patients
In California, Hispanic patients with cystic fibrosis were three times as likely to die from the disease as their non-Hispanic counterparts, despite similar access to specialty care, a new study shows.
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June 24, 2015
Five medical students named Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellows
The HHMI Medical Research Fellows will receive one year of mentored, biomedical research training.
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April 30, 2015
Empowerment program greatly decreases incidence of rape, study finds
Yvonne Maldonado and her colleagues found that teaching Kenyan girls verbal and physical techniques to prevent sexual assault helped reduce the rate of rape and harassment.
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April 13, 2014
Researchers' new test for cystic fibrosis may lead to more treatments
Treatments for cystic fibrosis may be faster to develop with the use of a new test created by Stanford researchers.
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February 24, 2014
Computerized checklist reduces type of hospital infection, study finds
A computerized safety checklist that automatically pulls information from patients' electronic medical records was associated with a threefold drop in rates of one serious type of hospital-acquired infection.
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February 23, 2014
Scientists think mysterious virus could signal a weak immune system
Genomic analysis of transplant patients finds an opportunistic microorganism whose elevated presence could be used an indicator in treatment.
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November 21, 2013
Young patient exemplifies 'indomitable nature of the human spirit'
Peter Hanson has survived a staggering array of medical challenges, including cardiac failure, a heart transplant, chronic ear infections, a broken leg, repeated bouts of pneumonia and a rare form of cancer.
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March 11, 2013
With new set of lungs, girl looks forward to sporting fun
Maria Fajardo's eyes sparkle when she talks about all of the sports she will be able to play this year, thanks to a double-lung transplant at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
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January 28, 2013
Identification of microbes in healthy lungs sheds light on cystic fibrosis in new study
Healthy people’s lungs are home to a diverse community of microbes that differs markedly from the bacteria found in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients.
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September 26, 2012
Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study finds
A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism.
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May 29, 2012
Lung transplants save lives of two teenagers with cystic fibrosis
Emma Greene and Tiffany Senter recently met for the first time to share their experiences of undergoing lung transplants at Packard Children’s.
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January 23, 2012
Cheng, Porteus, Lyell, Conrad appointed faculty scholars
Four scientists at the School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have been selected as Faculty Scholars based on research proposals they submitted. The scientists’ appointments began Sept. 1.
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October 24, 2011
Rabinovitch awarded $10.8 million grant
A School of Medicine research team led by Marlene Rabinovitch, MD, has been awarded a five-year, $10.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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September 26, 2011
When your child has sleep problems
On June 1, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital opened an expanded Pediatric Sleep Center on the campus of El Camino Hospital in Mountain View.
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September 23, 2011
Pop-up reminders in electronic medical records help eliminate unnecessary blood transfusions, study finds
In one of the first studies to examine how electronic reminders unrelated to medication safety could improve clinical care, researchers have found that pop-up messages built into electronic medical records systems can prevent physicians from ordering unnecessary treatment.
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April 17, 2011
Cystic fibrosis program grows up
In her sophomore year at Stanford, Molly Pam had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to board a research vessel for a month long trip in the Sea of Cortez.
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September 23, 2010
Teenager to graduate, thanks to 500 caregivers, whole lot of hope
Ori Shadmon was in a coma. He was unable to breathe without a medical ventilator, and most of his organs were failing.
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May 24, 2010
Clinic established for adults with cystic fibrosis
Stanford senior Molly Pam doing her daily regimen of drugs and airway-clearing therapies to manage cystic fibrosis. She has transitioned her care to Stanford Hospital & Clinics from Packard Children’s.
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February 8, 2010
Packard Children’s Hospital enhances intensive care unit
More beds, additional staff and new procedures are among a series of recent steps to help young, critically ill patients return to health.
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November 16, 2009
Immune cells play surprising role in cystic fibrosis
Immune cells once thought to be innocent bystanders in cystic fibrosis may hold the key to stopping patients' fatal lung disease.
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March 17, 2009
Quick Study: Research identifies new pathway to lung damage in cystic fibrosis
What is responsible for the lung damage experienced by people with cystic fibrosis?
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April 15, 2008
Infant weight gain linked to better lung function in those with cystic fibrosis
Infants with cystic fibrosis who gain weight more quickly than their peers also have better lung function.
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May 6, 2008
Pilot mentoring program to start in pediatrics
Junior faculty members and instructors in the Department of Pediatrics are invited to participate in the Child Health Research Program's Pilot Pediatrics Mentoring Program.
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November 6, 2007
Medical center people
David Cornfield, MD, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, has been elected vice president of the Society for Pediatric Research.
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May 2, 2007
New pulmonary biology center opens at Packard Children’s
David Cornfield, MD, knows exactly where he was when he first heard the news that the cystic fibrosis gene had been discovered.
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June 21, 2006
Stanford/Packard study finds potential new treatment for cystic fibrosis
A compound that has shown promise in combating some chronic inflammatory diseases may be useful in preserving lung function in cystic fibrosis patients.
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March 14, 2006
Cornfield and Weinberg awarded Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professorships
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health and the School of Medicine recently established two new endowed professorships.
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March 1, 2006
Stanford study seeks volunteers who are allergic to peanuts
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are seeking volunteers for a study of a peanut allergy treatment.
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November 18, 2004