More articles about: CS Mott Children's Hospital

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Half of parents regularly give kids a dietary supplement

3 in 5 parents say it’s hard to get their child to eat a well-balanced diet because of picky eating, not eating enough fruits and vegetables and other reasons.
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What causes nosebleeds in children?

The top causes for a bloody nose and simple ways parents can control them.
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Spinal fluid sampling used to track treatment response in pediatric glioma

Findings suggest this method could provide data about tumors sooner than MRIs alone.
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Socioeconomic factors may be more disruptive to young kid’s sleep than pandemic shutdown

Social determinants of health may have negatively impacted sleep quality for babies and toddlers than the pandemic lockdown in early 2020, according to a new study.
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A third of new moms had postpartum depression during early COVID

Postpartum depression and anxiety have increased in the time of COVID. New studies show the care gaps and surprising silver linings that emerged for people who gave birth during the early days of the pandemic.
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Kids, teens and mental health: Parents report challenges in screening, getting care

Mental health services can be difficult to access for adults in the United States, and when it comes to kids and teens, a recent poll finds parents face barriers in getting their children the help they need. 
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What is croup?

Is it contagious? When should parents worry? What to know before heading to the E.R or doctor.
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Formerly conjoined twins thrive as toddlers

More than a year after a complex separation surgery, Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin are “as individual as can be.”
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Doctor Revives Fellow Hockey Player

It was a normal day for Jeff Zampi, M.D., who had spent most of it performing procedures to treat babies, children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. And after wrapping up work at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the pediatric cardiologist laced up his skates to hit the ice for a hockey game nearby in Ann Arbor: his Mott team was facing the Ice Cats. But by the third period of the match, Zampi found himself switching back to doctor mode.
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CBD and parents’ attitudes about giving it to children

Most parents say CBD for kids should require a doctor’s prescription, while 7% have given or considered giving it to children for medical reasons. 
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COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Studying racial disparities and adverse birth outcomes

Black women were twice as likely to get COVID-19 as white women, preeclampsia risk higher for all infected pregnant people in multicenter Michigan study.
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4-year-old’s sudden cardiac arrest reveals life-threatening heart arrythmia  

Ireland never showed any symptoms of her rare congenital heart condition until it caused her to collapse after playing outside.
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5: What happens next?

An expert answers questions as the FDA considers authorizing a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5.
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Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy 

Pediatric experts from University of Michigan Health investigating the relationship between sleep and children with epilepsy find sleep concerns prevalent and often persist into adulthood.
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Zane: The chimp who needed a hernia repair

How the Detroit Zoo and doctors helped a chimpanzee rejoin his community.