The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is among the best children’s hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
A visit to the hospital is hardly on the list of fun things to do — especially if you’re a kid. Many parents – myself included – have noticed a lack of distractions available for the children who were waiting Read on! →
A new University of Michigan poll shows that 61 percent of adults say they don’t know when they were last vaccinated against pertussis, which could mean they might be unwittingly exposing vulnerable babies to the disease.
When I was a kid, I loved butterflies and bugs. My grandma lived next door and she fostered my fascination. Together we found caterpillars and watched them go through their life cycle and become butterflies. When I had my own Read on! →
There are some things that aren’t really anyone’s “job to do,” but it’s those things that can make such a big difference for our kids and their families. One great thing about working at Mott, in my experience, is that Read on! →
Crowd funding is all the rage these days. But could it work for medical research? A U-M team will try to find out, with prize money from a national competition that will help them create an online platform that will let anyone suggest - and contribute to - ideas for new medical studies.
When a child is diagnosed with a serious eye disorder, it can be extremely unsettling to both parent and child. The parent’s first challenge is to learn about the disease, its treatment, and what this means for the child’s eyesight. Read on! →
It’s estimated than 1 to 4 percent of children suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when a child’s breathing is partially or completely blocked repeatedly during sleep. Symptoms of sleep apnea can include loud snoring, gasps or pauses in Read on! →
Ever since he was six weeks old, baby Kaiba often stopped breathing. The part of his windpipe that carries air to his left lung would suddenly collapse, leaving him unable to breathe and requiring emergency assistance every time. Kaiba had Read on! →
Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren’t true.
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with “watchful waiting” and supportive care, according to a new study.
