Four-year-old Sophia was getting ready for her weekly dance class, when her mother, Kristy, noticed she had a low-grade fever. Although she displayed no other symptoms, Kristy decided to take Sophia to her pediatrician, as it was unusual for her to have a fever, let alone complain that she was not feeling well. In a […]
Texas Girl Has Miraculous Recovery After Being Treated With Rare Disorders at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan
To see Gabby now anyone would be hard pressed to know that just a year before, the adolescent straight A student from Texas, was airlifted on life support to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC, with her parents clinging for hope that she would survive. Fortunately for her parents Todd and Becky, their nightmare has […]
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Urology Research Team Suggests Link between Lipoproteins and Kidney Stones in Children
A unique study recently published in the authoritative Pediatric Nephrology medical journal shows that excess lipoproteins and fatty acids may be associated with the development of painful and often chronic kidney stones in children. The breakthrough study, led by DMC’s Children’s Hospital of Michigan Urology Department Multidisciplinary Pediatric Stone Clinic Medical Director Larisa G. Kovacevic, […]
The Mayo Clinic Enhances Transplant Programs Thanks to Benefactor Tarek Obaid
The Mayo Clinic is the world’s leader in the areas of clinical and basic transplant research. The American hospital has conducted more transplants than any other medical center on the globe. In 2011, a $10 million gift made to the Clinic by Tarek Obaid, founder of the Essam and Dalal Obaid Foundation (EDOF), created the […]
New Study Suggests that Children with Cardiomyopathy Gain Significant Benefits from Treating Entire Family
Just published in the Journal of Pediatrics, a long-term study initiated by the Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC shows how more severe cases of pediatric cardiomyopathy-linked heart disease are associated with reduced “quality of life and functional status,” which can have a negative impact on families of the patients and thus contribute to poor outcomes. […]
Liver Transplant Recipient Receives Ultimate Gift on Christmas Day
Kenshella Moss welcomed her first and only child in 2013. Her beautiful daughter Ja’Nyla Benson was born without complications. Within a few weeks of her birth, however, Kenshella noticed that Ja’Nyla’s eyes were yellow. Her pediatrician, recommended that she be exposed to sunlight and be fed formula every two hours. When Ja’Nyla was seven weeks […]
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