Dr. Mandie Svatek, a pediatrician at University Health, answers common questions from worried parents, and why she allowed her own daughter to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical study.
Talking about death is hard enough, and harder to explain to a child. Talking about a COVID-19 death is especially challenging. Child life specialist Rebecca Charlton from our palliative care team has helped many families and children face this tough subject.
Dr. Teresa Ruiz, a pediatrician at University Health, discusses the reasons children should return to the classroom, and offers advice for minimizing their risks from infection.
Trauma-informed care is taught in most health care environments like University Health, but the general public is encouraged to learn more about it, too.
In 2019, Yvonne Serrano was diagnosed with stage 3c uterine and ovarian cancer moving toward stage 4. Today, she is cancer free and sharing her survival story.
