Stanford Medcine Children's Health

Seizures worsen by co-opting one of the brain’s mechanisms for learning

Skin-to-skin contact between a newborn and parent imparts lasting cognitive benefits

Advances in cancer science, prevention and care

Genetic screening of newborns fails nonwhite families more often

Stanford Medicine marks 50 years of heart transplants for its youngest patients

As long as we don’t have too much of it, stress makes us stronger, more competent and able to make better decisions

K-12 hospital school gives kids a chance for normalcy and connections to other kids during long recoveries

Empowering community-based mental health for young people

Longer telomeres in children linked to exercise and healthy diet

Hospitalizations climb with broader diagnostic criteria