More articles about: CS Mott Children's Hospital

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What Parents Should Know About Giving Allergy Medication to Children

Learn how to treat your child's seasonal allergy symptoms, including tips for giving allergy medication to kids, from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
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A ‘Hard Decision’ of Surgery Brings Relief from Severe Epilepsy

Learn how severe pediatric epilepsy led one family to a hemispherectomy — a complex and specialized surgery and why, within days of the procedure, their lives were transformed.
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Therapy Dog Brings Joy to Hospital Patients, One Wag at a Time

A friendly therapy dog provides emotional support to patients at Michigan Medicine. Learn more about the animal’s special role in the healing process.
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6 Cool Things to Know About Mott’s Child and Family Life Team

Learn about the many ways a specially trained Mott team makes hospitalization more comfortable for young patients thanks to a host of fun tools and tricks.
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Treatment for Feeding Disorder Helps 3-Year-Old Eat ‘Like a Champ’

With their young daughter unable to eat on her own, a family finds assistance — and, in time, sustenance — with the help of a special Michigan Medicine program.
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Toddler with a Rare Liver Disease Thrives After Lifesaving Procedure

It took a nearly seven-hour surgery (called a Kasai procedure), but one tiny patient avoided the need for a liver transplant in his first year of life.
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Your Pediatrician vs. Urgent Care: What to Do When Your Child Is Sick

A sick kid can leave parents at a crossroads, unsure of how to act. Two MichiganMedicine pediatricians offer advice.
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How a Pediatrician Helps Her Family Eat Healthfully at Home

A new U-M poll shows parents who struggle to get their children to eat a balanced diet aren’t alone, but there are easy ways to eat healthier at home.
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Tiny Heart Repaired While Baby Still in the Womb

Read how before birth, baby Breck’s doctors detected critical aortic stenosis - found in size in 1,000 infants - and performed fetal cardiac intervention.
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More Than 95,000 Valentines from Around the World Reach Children’s Hospital

Well-wishers from as far as Guam, Australia and Turkey helped spread Valentine’s Day cheer to sick kids at U-M.
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Ruby’s Story: Normalizing Congenital Heart Defects for Michigan Families

Read the story of how two parents are finding ways to help other parents who also have children with congenital heart defects.
Four month old Nina after open heart surgery to treat tetralogy of fallot
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Fixing a Tiny Heart: Open-Heart Surgery at 4 Months Old

Four month old Nina had pediatric open heart surgery to treat tetralogy of fallot. See Nina's story and learn more about the congenital heart defect TOF.
Body Cooling vs Active Fever Prevention
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Body Cooling vs. Active Fever Prevention: Similar Outcomes for Children After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

U-M study compares body cooling & active fever prevention for children after cardiac arrest. See if therapeutic hypothermia improves neurobehavioral function.
A sick child staying home from school
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When Should Kids Stay Home Sick from School?

When is your sick kid too sick for school? See parent poll results of symptoms that keep kids home from school & learn when to keep your child home from school.
Tara and Nicholas Kristock and a pile of donated fleece blankets
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Turning Fleece Blankets into ‘Armor’ for Sick Kids

Donated fleece blankets help hospitalized kids stay warm and encouraged. Learn more about fleece blanket armor and how to get involved with Fleece & Thank You.