Most Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Not Receiving Key Medication
Despite the proven lifesaving benefit of antibiotics for children with this inherited blood disorder, only 18 percent receive them.
February 13, 2018 3:00 PM
Beata Mostafavi
Beata Mostafavi covers communications for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. She leads media relations and helps coordinate social media content related to children’s and women’s health topics. Prior to joining the U-M Health System in 2012, she spent 10 years as a journalist.
Plotting the Downward Trend in Traditional Hysterectomy
Across the country, fewer women are getting hysterectomies and those who do are choosing less invasive methods with no hospital stays, saving millions in health care costs.
January 23, 2018 6:00 AM
DIPG Tumor Patterns Offer New Insight on Survival
An analysis of several hundred DIPG and related tumors, including Chad Carr’s, finds an overlooked key factor in determining prognosis for the aggressive childhood brain cancer.
January 17, 2018 6:00 AM
Moms of Obese Children Use Different Words to Restrict Eating
Caregivers of children with obesity were more than 90 percent more likely to use direct statements to prevent children from eating junk food, according to a new study.
January 09, 2018 6:00 AM
Some Newborns with Chronic Illness Show Signs of Serious Sleep Problems at Birth
A new study finds that babies with spina bifida have early symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing that could contribute to lifelong issues with neurodevelopment.
December 19, 2017 6:00 AM
Study: Patients Use Only About Half of Opioids Prescribed After Hysterectomy
A U-M gynecologist emphasizes a personalized approach to post-surgical prescriptions to help prevent chronic opioid use.
December 04, 2017 6:00 AM
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Daniel Orringer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
