June 11, 2018 Research Probing Why Cancer Outcomes Are Worse for Minority Kids A new multi-institutional project is studying cancer biology and care to identify why minority children have worse cancer outcomes compared to their white peers.
June 5, 2018 Research Mom’s Voice May Help Babies Sleep Better in the NICU Infants in the NICU were more likely to stay asleep during recordings of their mothers reading, finds new research.
May 21, 2018 Patient Education How to Prevent Your Kids from Getting Food Poisoning Dr. Allison Tribble discusses 6 steps to keep unwanted germs out of your food.
May 19, 2018 Success Stories $30M in gifts to establish Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center at the University of Michigan With support from thousands of supporters across the country, new U-M initiative honoring Chad Carr to advance research and treatment for DIPG and other pediatric brain cancers.
May 8, 2018 Research Cellphones at Summer Camp: Research Explores the Effects Dr. Ashley DeHudy discusses a new study that probes the benefits and drawbacks of digital media use among child and teen campers.
April 30, 2018 Research Exploring the Link Between Childhood Curiosity and School Achievement Promoting curiosity may be a valuable approach to boosting academic performance, particularly for low-income children, a new analysis finds.
April 3, 2018 Accolades Dr. Gary Freed Selected as Trustee to the International Pediatric Research Foundation
March 20, 2018 Accolades U-M Medical School again ranked among best in the nation The U-M Medical School, School of Nursing and other graduate-level training programs continue to be recognized nationally in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings.
March 14, 2018 Research Should Young Children Wait a Year to Start Kindergarten? Parents may be unsure whether to “redshirt” 5-year-olds from kindergarten. But holding them back has little benefit, a child clinical psychologist says.
March 12, 2018 Patient Care Baby Becomes 22nd Registered Case of Rare Disease ‘NEMO’ Bone marrow drives as far away as Greece aim to find a match for 6-month-old Elias, whose dangerously weak immune system puts him at risk from even mild colds.
February 19, 2018 Patient Education When Should a Child See a Dentist for the First Time? Parents (and doctors, too) might differ on when dental care should begin. A Michigan Medicine pediatrician explains why screening early is best.
February 7, 2018 Patient Care Newborn Screening Catches Baby’s Critical Heart Condition Mila’s story highlights the importance of the 4-year-old mandatory statewide newborn heart defect screening program.
February 6, 2018 Patient Education Persuasive Digital Design: Appealing to Adults, Problematic for Kids? Whether children are streaming videos, playing games or interacting with apps, habit-forming design plays a role. But its effect is largely unknown.
