Stop Sneaky Sugar in Its Tracks
It seems simple—just tell families to eat less sugar. But added sugar is everywhere, sometimes in foods we think are healthy. These “sneaky sugars” are…
Category: In the News
Managing Heart and Soul
Bronte is still a baby, but Packard Children’s is already planning for her family’s long-term needs. For young kids with life-threatening heart arrythmias, especially those…
Small but Mighty
When Bronte Benedict was born last October, everything seemed to go as expected. She loved to be held and to go for walks in her…
Yvonne Maldonado, MD: Leading the Local and Global Response to the Pandemic
Spotting emerging diseases, identifying how they spread, testing therapies and solutions—Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, MD, does all of it at once, in real time. It’s a…
Caring for Our Community During COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 this spring brought challenges and uncertainty to our world. We are proud to share how Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford quickly…
Creating Moments of Joy During the Pandemic
Being in the hospital can be challenging, and during the COVID-19 pandemic Packard Children’s patient families are facing new difficulties. To adhere to social distancing…
Safely Reopening our Community, Economy, and Schools
Last week, we hosted an online panel with experts from Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital on Safely Reopening Our Community, Economy, and Schools….
Confronting Racial Injustice and Discrimination
Racial injustice absolutely impacts the children we serve—we see the disparities in their health outcomes and in many other aspects of their lives and well-being….
Remembering Richard “Dick” Behrman, MD, Pediatrician, Educator, and Tireless Advocate of Child Well-being
Visionary leader was instrumental in the transformation of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford into one of the nation’s best The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s…
Full Circle Philanthropy: Felix Gets a Big Surprise
Last month, we shared a sweet story of how one of our patients, 15-year-old Felix from Castro Valley, donated his hard-earned savings to support front…
