The 7th Annual Champions for Children’s Hearts celebrity gala and golf tournament – presented by Delta Airlines and Lexus of Ann Arbor and hosted by Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson -- is Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19.
Four out of five parents and grandparents in Michigan say they’d rather take children to a hospital that does medical research for children than one that does not, according to a new poll from the University of Michigan.
Paul A. King, who has successfully led a large, Los Angeles-based pediatric group practice for the past eight years, has been selected as the new executive director of the University of Michigan’s top-ranked C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital.
Many parents are putting their precious cargo at risk while driving, according to survey results that will be presented May 5 and 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Federal funding for health care coverage of children with diabetes varies significantly from state to state across the United States, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
More than 40 percent of parents reported giving their children under age 4 cough medicine or multi-symptom cough and cold medicine, according to the latest University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
The 2013 Mott Spring Game presented by PNC Bank in partnership with Michigan Athletics will be held at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, April 13.
University of Michigan survey reveals that many adults across the U.S. believe children and teens have extremely limited or no access to appropriate mental health care services.
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Missouri concluded that physicians often label common symptoms in infants, such as crying and spitting up, as disease. Frequent use of the GERD label can lead to overuse of medication, according to study published online today ahead of print in the journal Pediatrics.
Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren’t following doctors’ orders.
Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help. But in a new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice, researchers found passengers who engaged in eight mitigating factors were less likely to report an allergic reaction.
Primary care practices around the country are being encouraged and even paid to become “medical homes,” but small practices might be at a significant disadvantage in this race to improve health care for children.
Each year, more than 130,000 children younger than 13 are treated in U.S. emergency departments after motor-vehicle crash-related injuries. Each of these visits offer a chance to pass along tips for proper use of child passenger restraints, but a new study from the University of Michigan indicates emergency departments may not be taking advantage of those opportunities.
Scoring methods commonly used to evaluate Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU) are inconsistent, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
At the end of the first week of the Make-A-Wish Collegiate Fundraising Challenge, the University of Michigan and Michigan State are deadlocked in their competition to raise money for children with life threatening medical conditions.
Students at U-M and at MSU are competing to raise the most money for Michigan children battling life-threatening medical conditions in the first-ever Make-A-Wish Collegiate Fundraising Challenge.
A new poll from the University of Michigan shows that only 25 percent of parents say they consider doctor rating websites very important in their search for a child’s physician.
In the beloved American stories of the Little House on the Prairie, author Laura Ingalls Wilder writes emotionally about how scarlet fever robs her big sister Mary of her sight. But in a new study, University of Michigan researchers found it is likely scarlet fever had nothing to do with Mary’s blindness.
Parents magazine today announced its exclusive list of 10 Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital eighth in the nation. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital was the only Michigan hospital ranked in the top 10.
A new study from the University of Michigan takes an in-depth look at public participation in medical research across the United States.
Despite data on rising rates of abuse and overdoses of narcotic pain medicines across all age groups, in a new poll from the University of Michigan, most parents said they are not very concerned about misuse of these medicines by children and teens.
Egg allergic children, including those with a history of anaphylaxis to egg, can safely receive a single dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
With a new award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), researchers at the University of Michigan hope to provide parents with the tools needed to make decisions about disorders of sex development (DSD)
The University of Michigan's Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital welcomes first baby of 2013 at 2:07 a.m., a Little Victor by birth and family legacy.
A new affiliation between Sparrow Children’s Center and the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will provide children and families in the mid-Michigan area with expanded pediatric specialty care close to home.
A new poll from the University of Michigan shows parents are strongly in favor of required hearing screenings for kids all the way up to age 17.
The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital will celebrate a milestone Tuesday: one full year of operation.
On Friday and Saturday, students from the Galens Medical Society will accept donations from shoppers and pedestrians as part of the 86th annual Tag Days fundraising event for children in Washtenaw County.
Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new U-M study suggests that could be the case.
In a new University of Michigan poll, the majority of the public supports updating federal laws that require Internet safety standards to protect kids.
