Beata Mostafavi
Public Relations Manager
Mostafavi leads media relations and content creation for University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Prior to joining Michigan Medicine in 2012, Mostafavi spent 10 years as a journalist. Contact: [email protected]
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The Forecast for COVID Vaccines for Kids
What parents can expect with vaccine rollouts among adolescents and younger children over the next few months and year.
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COVID Upticks Among Kids and Teens: What Parents Should Know
Experts explain why places are seeing record increases in COVID infections among kids and how families can minimize exposure risks.
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5 Ways to Get Young Kids to Wear Face Masks
New mandates require children ages 2-4 to wear masks at places like stores, daycare and camps. Specialists share their secrets to helping kids comply.
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How Parents Rate Youth Sports Teams on Managing COVID-19 Precautions
As experts point to team sports as a driver of COVID youth cases, 1 in 4 parents give their sports leagues low rankings for consistently enforcing safety guidelines.
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Parenting Conflicts May Stall Career Growth for Physician Moms
Study finds that physician parents often turn down career-advancing opportunities and aren’t comfortable discussing work-family conflicts with leaders. How pandemic-era changes may help.
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Toddler with Spina Bifida Meets Paralympian: “She has crutches like me”
Young patient’s reaction to commercial featuring gold medalist and double amputee Jessica Long goes viral, leads to Zoom introduction.
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A Seemingly Healthy Baby with a Failing Heart
Baby Gus appeared healthy, but further investigation revealed a congenital heart defect.
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Conquering COVID-19 Disparities Among Communities of Color
A federal NIH grant supports work to promote COVID-19 research and inclusivity among African Americans and Hispanics/Latino populations.
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MIS-C: The COVID-Related Condition Parents Need to Know About
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about the COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C.
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National Poll: Pandemic Negatively Impacted Teens’ Mental Health
Nearly half of parents noticed a new or worsening mental health condition in their teen since the pandemic started; 3 in 4 say COVID has affected teens’ social interactions.
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“Button Project” lets hospitalized kids see friendly faces behind masks
Children who visit the hospital can now see the smiling faces behind their care teams’ masks.
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Underinsured Women May Be Missing Important Pregnancy Care
For low-income pregnant patients, health insurance disruptions may make it less likely that they receive recommended prenatal and postpartum care.
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How COVID-19 has Disrupted Children’s Dental Care
Dentist appointments for kids have been harder to come by during the pandemic, with children Medicaid coverage facing greater barriers to care than those with private insurance.
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Save A Heart Virtual Gala to raise funds for congenital heart research, family support at Mott
The annual event is in its 28th year of raising funds to support congenital heart research and families of children with life-threatening heart conditions.
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13-Year-Old Celebrates One Year with a New Heart
Maren Robinson was among a record number of 22 pediatric heart transplants performed at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in 2020.
