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]
Health Lab
Does “Pay-to-Play” Put Sports, Extracurriculars Out of Reach?
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Health Lab
App-Driven Care for Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery
A pilot study of families of children going home after tonsil surgery finds that a smartphone app may reduce clinic calls and simplify care instructions for parents.
Health Lab
Opioid Use in the Family May Influence Adolescents’ Opioid Risk After Surgery
Study: Long-term Opioid use by one or more family members was associated to persistent opioid use by adolescents prescribed opioids after common surgical and dental procedures.
Health Lab
Half of U.S. Children with Mental Health Disorders Are Not Treated
Study: 1 in 7 children and teens have at least one treatable mental health disorder; treatment and prevalence rates vary considerably by state.
Health Lab
Parents: Keep Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Away from Children
A new survey examines families’ concerns about the facilities — and how proximity to schools, churches and day care centers could affect their children.
Medicine at Michigan
Rise in Meth and Opioid Use During Pregnancy
Increases in urban and rural environments have led to a public health crisis
Health Lab
Improving Maternal Bonding Time for Newborns With Heart Disease
Study shows simple communication tool helps triple the number of babies with congenital heart conditions who experience family bonding before medical interventions.
Health Lab
Bias May Affect Providers’ Knowledge of Transgender Health
Study suggests that increased hours of education related to caring for transgender patients may not correlate to more competent care.
Health Lab
Heartbeat Songs Offer Young Transplant Patients Special Gift
Music therapists create unique music based on the beat of a child’s first and second heart after a heart transplant.
Health Lab
Long Periods of Undisturbed Sleep May Be Associated with Stillbirth
Researchers explore how maternal sleep habits during pregnancy, including lengthy periods of sleep without waking more than once in the night, may be associated with fetal health.
News Release
At least 1/2 of parents try cold prevention methods for kids that have little or no evidence of effectiveness
Vitamin C to keep the germs away. Never go outside with wet hair. Stay inside.
Health Lab
Nearly a Quarter of Antibiotic Prescriptions May Be Unnecessary
1 in 7 privately insured children and non-elderly adults among study cohort received antibiotics for cases that were not medically justified, new research finds.
Health Lab
11-Year-Old Girl Receives Lifesaving Gift for Christmas
After countless hospital stays and years of medical tests and drug therapies, a sixth-grader receives the best Christmas present of her life.
Health Lab
First Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Gets Closer to FDA Vote
An 11-year-old boy’s enrollment in a U-M clinical trial for peanut allergy treatment suggests graduated doses of peanut protein powder could help protect allergic children.
Health Lab
1 in 4 Parents Not Prepared for ‘Parenting Hangovers’ From Holiday Parties
Most parents plan for transportation and child care before a special event, but fewer consider how excess drinking may affect parenting the next day, a new poll finds.
