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– ABC7 San FranciscoCOVID Vaccine: Bay Area families enrolled in Pfizer trials for ages 5-11 share their experiences
David Cornfield, MD weighs in on the recent Pfizer trials for ages 5-11
– ABC7 San FranciscoOakland Unified students returning to in-person learning
For the first time in 17 months, more than 35,000 students will be returning to in-person learning in Oakland Unified. Masks will be required inside all school buildings, but proof of vaccination will not.
– ABC7 San FranciscoStudy suggests children are breathing CO2 when wearing masks, experts say levels are not dangerous
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a research letter suggesting high levels of carbon dioxide detected in children wearing masks. David Cornfield, MD, weighs in.
– Washington PostHelping Mathias breathe
Stanford’s Cardiac and Respiratory Care for Infants with BPD (CRIB) Program is profiled in this article about the power of multidisciplinary care teams coming together to help a patient named Mathias
– ABC7 San FranciscoHere's how unhealthy air is affecting children
Smoke from California wildfires is affecting Bay Area children. David Cornfield, MD, explains the impact of poor air quality on young lungs and what parents can do to protect their kids.
– KTVU FOX 2Smoke-darkened sky causes new anxieties, latest test of Bay Area resilience
With wildfires darkening Bay Area skies, Sumit Bhargava, MD, weighs in on how to keep sleep schedules on track.
– WildfiresWildfires: Bay Area Spare The Air Alert Extended Through Sunday Due To Smoke
David Cornfield, MD, provided advice for Bay Area residents dealing with unhealthy air quality due to wildfires.
– Scienmag: Latest Science and Health NewsSmartwatch tracks medication levels to personalize treatments
Stanford and UCLA researchers, including Carlos Milla, MD, demonstrated that a custom smartwatch can accurately track drug levels inside a person’s body by analyzing their sweat.
– Healthier, Happy Lives BlogClaire Dances Into a Bright Future With CF - Stanford Children’s Health Blog
Claire embodies a new generation of patients with cystic fibrosis—she loves dancing and is thriving well into her late teens.
– J.‘It’s not the Bubonic Plague’: Stanford pediatrician at cutting edge of Covid-19 research, treatment
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, David Cornfield, MD, talks about a Stanford study he’s leading to track the prevalence of the virus in children and teens.
– New York TimesCalifornia Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep
A new law pushed back start times at most public middle and high schools, citing research that says attendance and performance will improve if teenagers get more sleep.
– Healthier, Happy Lives BlogBattling Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Micro Preemie Determined to Celebrate His First Birthday
Jase was born at 25 weeks, and his parents were told he didn’t have long to live. They turned to Stanford and today, Jase is a happy toddler.
– Washington PostSaving Dino
After being diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, 11-year-old Dino ended up on a ventilator. A team of pediatric pulmonologists at Stanford Children’s Health helped him get back to breathing on his own.
– News CenterPediatric 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.
– News CenterSpectrum 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.
– News CenterTeen 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.
– News CenterCystic 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.
– News CenterFive medical students named Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellows
The HHMI Medical Research Fellows will receive one year of mentored, biomedical research training.
– News CenterEmpowerment program greatly decreases incidence of rape, study finds
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– News CenterResearchers' new test for cystic fibrosis may lead to more treatments
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– News CenterComputerized checklist reduces type of hospital infection, study finds
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– News CenterScientists think mysterious virus could be a signal of a weak immune system
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– News CenterYoung patient exemplifies 'indomitable nature of the human spirit'
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– News CenterWith new set of lungs, girl looks forward to sporting fun
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– News CenterIdentification of microbes in healthy lungs sheds light on cystic fibrosis in new study
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– News CenterAntioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study finds
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– News CenterLung transplants save lives of two teenagers with cystic fibrosis
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– News CenterCheng, Porteus, Lyell, Conrad appointed faculty scholars
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– News CenterRabinovitch awarded $10.8 million grant
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– News CenterWhen your child has sleep problems
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– News CenterPop-up reminders in electronic medical records help eliminate unnecessary blood transfusions, study finds
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– News CenterCystic fibrosis program grows up
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– News CenterTeenager to graduate, thanks to 500 caregivers, whole lot of hope
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– News CenterClinic established for adults with cystic fibrosis
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– News CenterPackard Children’s Hospital enhances intensive care unit
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– News CenterImmune cells play surprising role in cystic fibrosis
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– News CenterInfant weight gain linked to better lung function in those with cystic fibrosis
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– News CenterQuick Study: Research identifies new pathway to lung damage in cystic fibrosis
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– News CenterPilot mentoring program to start in pediatrics
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– Stanford UniversityNew pulmonary biology center opens at Packard Children’s
Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital launched its new Center of Excellence for Pulmonary Biology, which includes pulmonary, allergy, asthma and critical care medicine. David Cornfield is its director.
– News CenterSTANFORD/PACKARD STUDY FINDS POTENTIAL NEW TREATMENT FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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– News CenterCornfield 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.
– News CenterStanford 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.