Micro-Preemie Overcomes Huge Health Obstacles Emmett Watanabe has come so far since the odds were stacked against him. He was born with a heart defect and weighed less than 1.5 pounds. Lucile Packard...
At age 2, Marlee-Jo was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. She had a tumor in her thigh, and the cancer had spread to several parts of her body, so her care team...
Preschooler Spreads Joy After Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
When Yair Blumenfeld, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, receives a text message with a photo or video of Iliana, age 4, laughing, walking, and enjoying life, he shares it with his colleagues...
Why Kids with Autism Struggle with Emotion in Voices Children with Autism often have trouble identifying emotional cues in other people’s voices because of differences in a region of the brain that...
Coming Soon: Private Rooms for the Most Fragile of Babies
An ambitious project has launched at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to reimagine care for the tiniest patients during their critical first days, weeks, and months. Construction has...
Foundation board chair Susan Ford Dorsey takes her dedication to children’s health to the next level Susan Ford Dorsey’s connection to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford dates back decades—...
The new Office of Child Health Equity gives children more opportunities for better health—and better lives. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, it quickly became clear that some members of our...
New immunotherapy shows promise for patients with deadly brain tumor. When Jace Ward came to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in September 2020 to join a clinical trial for a novel therapy...
Fact vs. Fiction: Living with Celiac Disease or IBD
Having a child with celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be an emotional roller coaster, but it is possible for your child to live well. Here are the facts you need to successfully...
Driven to improve the lives of children with IBD and celiac disease, Stanford welcomes families to the new Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease . The center aims to...
