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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Medicaid Expansion Improved Insurance Stability for Low-Income Pregnant Women
In states with expanded Medicaid eligibility, pregnant people were more likely to have continuous health care insurance around the time of pregnancy.
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1 in 3 Parents Plan to Skip Flu Shots for Their Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic
National Poll finds COVID-19 may not influence parents’ beliefs about the flu vaccine, with just 1/3 believing it’s more important for children to get vaccinated in 2020.
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Boy With Cleft Lip Adopts Puppy With Cleft Lip: “It Was Meant to Be”
A chance visit to a local animal shelter leads one Mott Children’s patient family to the perfect pet match for their 2-year-old son.
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Michigan Medicine Team Separates Conjoined Twins at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Conjoined twins attached at the chest and abdomen recently underwent successful separation surgery at Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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Michigan Medicine teams separate conjoined twins at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Michigan Medicine teamshave successfully separated one-year-old conjoined twins at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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Making Back-to-School Decisions for Families with Underlying Health Conditions
Infectious diseases expert answer questions about safely returning to school, especially if a child or family member has a preexisting health condition.
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How to Support Children’s Emotional, Educational Needs while Remote Learning
Back to school: Experts answer questions about mental health, socialization, screen time, special learning needs and more.
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Is Surgery Necessary for Children with Appendicitis?
A new study shows that antibiotics may offer a non-invasive way to manage appendicitis for some kids.
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Some Children at Higher Risk of Privacy Violations from Digital Apps
Children whose parents didn’t have college degrees were more likely to have digital information transferred to third parties – including Facebook Graph – despite child privacy laws prohibiting the practice.
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Michigan Medicine pediatric experts to answer back-to-school questions in live Q&A
With many families anxious about starting the school year during a pandemic, a panel of experts from Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will help answer parents’ top questions during a live Q & A.
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Half of Parents Report Butting Heads with Child’s Grandparent Over Parenting
Different parenting styles, generational gaps and overstepping boundaries are cited as causes of tension between parents and grandparents in a recent poll on children’s health.
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Understanding Racial Disparities for Women with Uterine Fibroids
Black women are hit hardest by fibroids, diagnosed roughly three times as frequently as white women and with more severe symptoms.
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Why the Relationship Between Kids and the Spread of COVID Remains Unclear
With many schools reopening in the COVID-19 era, much is still unknown about the relationship between children and the novel coronavirus.
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Michigan Medicine names new chair for the Department of Pediatrics
Donna M. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed chair of Michigan Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and the Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases by the University of Michigan Board of Regents.
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Raising Race-Conscious Children: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism
Anti-racist resources and tips for talking to kids about race and racism.
