Pediatrics

English, math and even science experiments help school-aged patients keep up

Pivotal response therapy that taps into the interests of children with autism, is better than existing therapies at motivating them to talk, a new study shows.

Researchers are harnessing millions of de-identified patient records for the ultimate consult

Mathematical models to improve how hospitals are run

Learning how to break bad news

New research links preemie brain injury from low oxygen to specific cells.

Christopher Dawes, who as CEO guided Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford through its formative years, dies at 68.

Children with autism show social improvement when treated with the hormone vasopressin

New Stanford medical school curriculum gives more flexibility and incentives for long-term research

People born with heart defects have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease as adults and should be monitored more carefully than previously thought.