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
Meet 6 month old Elias, the 22nd registered case of a rare immunodeficiency disease called NEMO, and find out how a bone marrow donor match could save his life.
Health Lab
A young patient with a fatal heart condition gets the chance to see his former organ up close.
News Release
Without a doctor or dentist’s guidance, some parents don’t follow national recommendations for early dental care for their children, a new national poll finds.
Health Lab
Despite the proven lifesaving benefit of antibiotics for children with this inherited blood disorder, only 18 percent receive them.
Health Lab
Just 24 hours after her birth Mila was diagnosed with TAPVR, a critical heart condition, thanks to a Michigan mandated newborn screening for heart defects.
News Release
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has received verification as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons.
Health Lab
Read about minimally invasive hysterectomy procedures and other alternatives to traditional total abdominal hysterectomies, causing a decline trend in traditional hysterectomy procedures.
News Release
Children in need of an organ transplant often wait longer than adults for available organs, as in many cases, they require organ donations from another child of a similar age or size.
Health Lab
Learn the overlooked key factor in DIPG prognosis for kids with DIPG cancer of the brain
Health Lab
Caregivers of children with obesity were more than 90 percent more likely to use direct statements to prevent children from eating junk food, according to a new study.
Health Lab
A new study finds that babies with spina bifida have early symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing that could contribute to lifelong issues with neurodevelopment.
Health Lab
A former Mott patient and wheelchair basketball athlete is helping bring the sport to a new generation of children with physical challenges through free clinics.
Health Lab
A U-M gynecologist emphasizes a personalized approach to post-surgical prescriptions to help prevent chronic opioid use.
Health Lab
When a rare complication was revealed during pregnancy, a highly specialized fetal procedure at U-M was the only answer for this Buckeye family.
Health Lab
In a new study, 1 in 20 privately insured children were prescribed codeine after common surgeries, despite the FDA warning on significant safety risks.
