March 13, 2020 How to Talk to Your Kids About COVID-19 They see the masks too. A pediatric psychologist offers five tips for parents on how to talk about the pandemic with their children. Patient Education
February 17, 2020 Parents From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Say Child’s Water Supply is Safe at Both Home and School Nearly a quarter of parents in national poll aren’t confident in the safety of their home tap water. Steps parents can take to ensure their children’s drinking water is safe. Research
February 10, 2020 Accelerating Children’s Access to New Treatments for High Risk Brain Tumors Michigan Medicine joins exclusive, global network that helps press gas on linking children with incurable brain cancer to promising clinical trials. Accolades
January 24, 2020 Follow the Right Path: A Traditional Vaccine Schedule In light of recent infectious disease outbreaks, a Michigan Medicine expert discusses vaccine schedule fact versus fiction. Grand Rounds
January 16, 2020 Opioid Overdose Risk Factors for Teens, College-Aged Youth Mirror Adults Diagnoses of mental health and substance use disorders associated with three times higher odds of overdose. Research
January 7, 2020 Children Frequently Receive Unnecessary Medical Care Regardless of Insurance Type 1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find. Research
December 16, 2019 Family pets: Pros and cons for kids Pets can be an important part of a family and have a big impact on a child. The decision to have or not have a pet can involve a lot of factors including timing, the kind of pet, and who will take responsibility for it. Research
December 4, 2019 Young Patients Who Can Never Meet Each Other Unite Through Music Life-threatening risks prevent children with cystic fibrosis from ever being in the same room. But a special “fight song” inspired by The Greatest Showman’s “This is Me” brings together 26 Mott patients Success Stories
November 25, 2019 Critical Pediatric Heart Deaths Drop by 24% at Hospitals With Cardiac ICUs Major complications fall by 12%, time on a ventilator declines by 13% among children in the cardiac ICU at PC4 hospitals. Patient Care
November 20, 2019 Can Kids with Heart Disease Play Sports? Providers used to be restrictive in allowing pediatric congenital heart disease patients to exercise. Now, experts say that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. Patient Education
November 18, 2019 Reducing Cardiac Arrests Among Pediatric Heart Patients Hospitals around the country collaborate to significantly reduce cardiac arrest rates among children hospitalized with heart disease, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association meeting. Research
November 18, 2019 Speeding Up Recovery for Children Undergoing Heart Surgery Chest tubes are necessary but painful for babies and children recovering from heart procedures. Doctors explore ways to remove the device earlier to improve families’ experiences and reduce time spent in the hospital. Research
October 31, 2019 Gamified Childhood: Are Digital Devices Replacing Traditional Playtime? Digital play versus free play: Mott expert address the differences and the potential impact on child development at American Academy of Pediatrics session. Patient Education
October 16, 2019 What All Parents Should Consider Before Letting Teens Ride with Teens More than half of parents in the national Mott Poll believe their teen has been in an unsafe situation riding with a distracted teen driver. Patient Education
October 7, 2019 Research on Firearm Injuries to U.S. Children Gets 30 Times Less Funding Per Death than Other Causes Study spotlights mismatch between number of firearm deaths in children age 1 to 18, and research to understand, prevent and treat the reasons for those deaths. Research
September 13, 2019 “Timeouts” Not Associated with Long-Term Negative Effects in Children Study doesn’t find relationship between the “timeout” as a disciplinary method and increased behavior problems. Research
August 29, 2019 Pediatric Sepsis Cases 12 Times Costlier than Other Childhood Hospitalizations Study: Sepsis costs a total of $7.3 billion and disproportionately impacts vulnerable kids. Research
August 19, 2019 Should Doctors Accept Unvaccinated Children as Patients? Forty-one percent of parents may seek new provider because of unvaccinated children at their doctor’s office. Research
August 15, 2019 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. Research
August 8, 2019 6 in 10 Kids Receive Opioids After Tonsillectomy, But Opioids May Not Prevent Complications A new study suggests an opportunity to safely reduce opioid prescriptions to children after tonsil removal surgery. Research
