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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Study: Patients Use Only About Half of Opioids Prescribed After Hysterectomy
A U-M gynecologist emphasizes a personalized approach to post-surgical prescriptions to help prevent chronic opioid use.
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OSU-Michigan Rivalry Put Aside to Save Twin Babies in Trouble
When a rare complication was revealed during pregnancy, a highly specialized fetal procedure at U-M was the only answer for this Buckeye family.
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Black Box Warning Slows, but Doesn’t Stop, Codeine for Kids After Tonsil and Adenoid Removal
In a new study, 1 in 20 privately insured children were prescribed codeine after common surgeries, despite the FDA warning on significant safety risks.
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Watch an 11-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Rise from Wheelchair, Walk Across the Big House Field
After a rare reaction to cancer treatment paralyzed him at age 5, fifth-grader Gabe Treve crossed Michigan Stadium as part of his goal to learn to walk again.
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Increasing Rates of Chronic Conditions Putting More Moms, Babies at Risk
A study finds increasing prevalence of pre-existing, chronic conditions among childbearing women that are linked to negative health outcomes for both moms and newborns.
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Study: Most U.S. Adults Say Today’s Children Have Worse Health Prospects
Less than 1 in 5 adults rate quality of diet, safety of communities, and exercise and fitness as better for kids today than their predecessors, a U-M-led study finds.
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Teen Drummer Receives Special Gift from Michigan Marching Band After Surgery
When a medical student (and former marching band member) noticed one patient’s passion for drum line, she asked the band for help lifting his spirits.
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How Hospitals Respond When It’s Uncertain If the Newborn Is a Boy or a Girl
In differences of sex development, hospitals vary widely in terms of treatment and guidance ahead of irreversible procedures, a new study shows.
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How vaccines protect moms (and babies) during pregnancy and beyond
Find out the benefits of getting a flu shot and the Tdap vaccine during your third trimester of pregnancy, including how these vaccines help protect your unborn baby.
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New Research Aims to Better Counsel Parents of Babies Born with Lung Lesions
Two analyses revealed widely varying treatments — and outcomes — for children with congenital lung malformations.
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Artificial placenta rescues premature lambs from lung failure
Learn about the latest advancements in artificial placenta research at U-M, including how an artificial womb saved premature baby lambs from lung failure.
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Prescription Opioid Use a Concern for Adolescent Surgery Patients
One in 20 young adults use prescription opioids long after surgery. Read more about prescription opioid use and treatment for adolescent surgery patients.
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Chad Carr’s Tumor Offers Genetic Clues for DIPG Research
Donated tumor tissue from a 5-year-old brain cancer patient uncovers the key and early role of a less-understood genetic mutation in the cancer’s fatal course.
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First Survivor of High-Risk Liver Surgery Heads to College
A daring liver procedure saved a child’s life after a near-fatal motorbike accident. He’s the only patient in the world known to have survived this type of surgery.
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Groundbreaking Leukemia Treatment ‘a Whole New Approach’ to Fighting Cancer
Learn about CAR T-cell therapy, a state-of-the-art FDA approved leukemia gene therapy, which the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital offers.
