Current Environment:

Tips to help families manage screen time battles from Boston Children’s Digital Center
From Boston 25 News. Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is interviewed.

How to help a teen who can’t sleep
From The New York Times. Judith Owens, MD, MPH, is quoted.

Mass. doctor on importance of kids’ outdoor play
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Erica Lee, PhD, is interviewed.

Parents are not ready for the new reality of teen cannabis use
From The Washington Post. Sharon Levy, MD, MPH, is quoted.

Half of U.S. teens say they’ve experienced cyberbullying. What parents need to know
From People. Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is interviewed.

When will the new RSV vaccine become available?
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Kristin Moffitt, MD, is interviewed.

Despite shortage of mental health providers, there are options
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Amara Anosike, JD, is interviewed.

Destigmatizing the need for mental health support
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Erica Lee, PhD, is interviewed.

Eating disorders among teens more severe than ever
From NBC News. Melissa Freizinger, PhD, is quoted.

Basic Black: More children of color are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders
From GBH’s “Basic Black.” Karen Spencer, MD, MS, MPH, is interviewed.

The 150 most influential Bostonians
From Boston Magazine. Boston Children’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Churchwell, MD, is recognized.

Patients were told their voices could disappear. They turned to AI to save them
From The Washington Post. John Costello, MA, CCC-SLP, is quoted.

Man runs Boston Marathon for daughter, Boston Children’s
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Boston Children’s Miles for Miracles runner Chad Goyette is interviewed.

Doc on balancing kids’ screen vs. outdoor time
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Erica Lee, PhD, is interviewed.

Watertown teacher running Boston Marathon for same cause that helped her to walk
From Boston 25 News. Boston Children’s Miles for Miracles runner Stephanie Barker is interviewed.

Drew’s news and causes
From The Drew Barrymore Show. Jane Newburger, MD, MPH, is interviewed.

18 years after saving his life, Boston Marathon athlete running for Boston Children's
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Boston Children’s Miles for Miracles runner Ben Fleishman is interviewed.

How to protect kids and teens from the harmful effects of social media
From CBS News. Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is interviewed.

Mom and pediatrician shares 5 things she never does with her kids
From NBC’s Today Show. Alanna Levine, MD, FAAP, is interviewed.

Kids in crisis: An in-depth look at youth mental health in Mass.
From Boston 25 News. Patricia Ibeziako, MD, and Amara Anosike, JD, are interviewed.

Pancreatic cancer breakthrough: Discovery suggests possible way to treat deadly disease — and a drug already exists to do it
From Forbes. Nada Kalaany, PhD, is quoted.

7 essential products for your baby's dental care
From BuzzFeed News. Matthew Harper, DDS, FRCD(C), is quoted.

My family and the measles vaccine
From The Wall Street Journal. Research led by John Enders, PhD, is recognized.

New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus
From STAT. Tracy Richmond, MD, MPH, is quoted.

Cleveland boy healthy again after mom follows her intuition
From Spectrum1 News (Ohio). Christopher Baird, MD, and Benjamin Zendejas-Mummert, MD, MSc, are interviewed.

This is your brain on social media
From CNN. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD, is interviewed.

Aunts take on Boston Marathon to honor baby born with 1 eye, Boston Children’s Hospital
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Boston Children’s patient Emma Abrams and Miles for Miracles runners Brittany Fiore and Lauren Kaminski are recognized.

As we work more on the human genome project, the market for rare disease therapies grows, says Nord CEO
From CNBC. Olaf Bodamer, MD, PhD, FACMG, FAAP, is interviewed.

Teens turning to TikTok for mental health advice are self-diagnosing
From CBS News. Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is interviewed.

How does the brain age across the lifespan? New studies offer clues
From The Washington Post. Chief of the Division of Genetics and Genomics, Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD, is quoted.

Preventable injuries are killing America's children. But some are more at risk than others
From USA Today. Deirdre Walsh, BA, is quoted.

The race to an RSV vaccine could soon be over, decades after the first attempt
From NBC News. Ofer Levy, MD, PhD, is quoted.

Mental health tips for kids, parents during school vacation week
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Erica Lee, PhD, is interviewed.

Pilot project working to make schools safer by identifying students at risk of violence
From The Boston Globe. Heidi Ellis, PhD, and Kathlyn Elliott, PhD, are quoted.

Cradle cap is normal and so is your desire to get rid of it. Here’s how
From Romper. Angelica Espinosa-Louissaint, MD, is quoted.

A "saleslady" got one district to prioritize students’ mental health
From EducationWeek. Shella Dennery, PhD, LICSW, is quoted.

Follow the JUUL money
From NBC’s American Greed. Sharon Levy, MD, PhD, is interviewed.

It’s an awkward conversation, but you have to talk to other parents about guns, experts say
From CNN. Lois Lee, MD, MPH, is quoted.

A controversial proposal would update COVID vaccines each year for dominant strain
From NPR. Ofer Levy, MD, PhD, is interviewed.

What to know about the risks of youth sports
From The Boston Globe. Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH, Chief of the Sports Medicine Division, is quoted.

What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100
From Popular Science. Stephen Treaster, PhD, is quoted.

With an eye on climate, a helping hand for health care’s front lines
From The Harvard Gazette. Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, is quoted.

12 hospital, health system leaders describe 2022 in 1 word
From Becker’s Hospital Review. President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Churchwell, MD, is featured.

In record numbers, families without shelter are turning to Massachusetts emergency departments
From WBUR. Amanda Stewart, MD, MPH, and Melissa Deane, MSW, LCSW, are interviewed.

Boston Children’s patient defying the odds after 22 years of treatment for rare illness
From WHDH-TV Channel 7. Patient Luca Paolacci and Brian Labow, MD, are featured.

Is everyone you know sick? Explaining winter's early rush of illness — and if it will continue
From USA Today. Ofer Levy, MD, PhD; Kristin Moffitt, MD; and Al Ozonoff, PhD, are quoted.

Building equity in biomedical research
From Harvard Medical School News. Marsha Moses, PhD; Roopali Roy, PhD; and Meena Nathan, MD, MPH, FRCS, are quoted.

They created a drug for Susannah. What about millions of other patients?
From The New York Times. Timothy Yu, MD, PhD, is quoted.

'The onslaught just keeps coming': Hospitals scramble to respond to the surge in children sick with RSV
From WBUR. Chief Safety and Quality Officer Sara Toomey, MD, MPhil, MPH, MSc, is interviewed.

Gun death rate nears three-decade high, with men at most risk
From The Wall Street Journal. Eric Fleegler, MD, MPH, is quoted.

RSV and flu: Doctors urge Thanksgiving caution as viruses rise
From BBC North America. Richard Malley, MD, is interviewed.

Cold comfort: Here’s what parents should do about RSV, flu, and COVID, too
From The Boston Globe. Kristin Moffitt, MD, is quoted.

Study: I-PASS handoff program helps reduce patient harm
From Healthcare Innovation. Chief of General Pediatrics, Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH, and Amy Starmer, MD, are quoted.

Mass. doctor on combatting kids' increased screen time
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Erica Lee, PhD, is interviewed.

What parents can do as RSV spikes among children
From The Washington Post. Kristin Moffitt, MD, is quoted.

Pfizer developing vaccine for pregnant woman to help battle RSV
From ABC News. Our chief innovation officer, John Brownstein, PhD, is interviewed.

Reduce boarding in the emergency department with in-home care
From Children’s Hospital Today. Co-authored by Amara Anosike, JD.

‘I want my child back!’ How social media make kids’ anxiety and depression worse
From The Boston Globe. Authored by Michael Rich, MD, MPH.

How medical providers and partners can work toward children’s health equity
From U.S. News & World Report. Snehal Shah, MD, MPH, is quoted.

For the first time, influential task force recommends screening children 8 and older for anxiety
From CNN. Oscar Bukstein, MD, MPH, is quoted.

Lasker Award honors development of noninvasive prenatal DNA test
From The New York Times. Timothy A. Springer, PhD, has won the Lasker award.

Billionaire scientist Timothy Springer awarded 2022 Lasker Prize For Basic Research
From Forbes. Timothy A. Springer, PhD, has won the Lasker award.

2 Boston-area scientists win prestigious Lasker Awards for cell research
From The Boston Globe. Timothy A. Springer, PhD, has won the Lasker award.

An ACL tear that heals itself?
From The Wall Street Journal. Orthopedic Surgeon-in-Chief Martha Murray, MD, is quoted.

Pfizer says its RSV vaccine protects against severe illness in older adults
From NBC News. Ofer Levy, MD, PhD, is quoted.

Boston’s new mental health czar lays out his goals
From The Boston Globe. Kevin Simon, MD, is featured.

Why should younger kids get older COVID booster shots?
From WCVB-TV Channel 5. Kristin Moffitt, MD, is interviewed.

What to know about long COVID in kids
From TIME Magazine. Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, is quoted.

Bluebird wins U.S. approval for a gene therapy to treat patients with a rare blood disorder
From STAT. Chief of Hematology and Oncology, David Williams, MD, is quoted.