A Michigan Medicine liver specialist debunks common myths about what causes liver damage. Discover what's true and what's not when it comes to liver disease.

A new C.S. Mott poll reflects the challenges parents face in finding child care or preschool. Here’s how to make the search easier and more effective.

Cancer can damage undifferentiated naive T cells, which keeps the fighter cells from doing their job.

As the movie about a child with a craniofacial difference debuts, Mott experts highlight lessons from the story all parents should know.

In a new study, 1 in 20 privately insured children were prescribed codeine after common surgeries, despite the FDA warning on significant safety risks.

Without swift intervention, sudden cardiac arrest can be deadly. Hands-only CPR can double or triple a victim’s chances of recovery.

The skin condition that gets little attention from the scientific community continues to be a focus for a Michigan Medicine researcher and dermatologist.

Long-distance trips to treat their daughter’s congenital heart defect stretched the Lahti family — until Save A Heart stepped in.

Learn what's good (and bad) for your liver and discover how you can maintain or improve your liver health with two simple lifestyle changes.

After a rare reaction to cancer treatment paralyzed him at age 5, fifth-grader Gabe Treve crossed Michigan Stadium as part of his goal to learn to walk again.

For the sake of your health, it’s time to kick your tobacco habit. That’s the American Cancer Society’s message during its annual Smokeout event.

The holidays are a particularly busy time of year for many families. As you put up decorations and gather friends and family together to celebrate, keep these safety tips in mind...

Engineered polymeric materials known as hydrogels represent a new way to heal intestinal damage — a process that one day might be applied to other injured organs.

Personalized dosing of omega-3 fatty acids decreases prostaglandin E2 in the colon, but the beneficial effects are smaller in overweight people, research finds.

Help is available to manage the stress of caregiving. A leader of the U-M poll that recently surveyed dementia caregivers shares some of the top places to turn.