At the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, part of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), art is an important tool to engage and distract patients and their families and to help them cope with the stress and anxiety related to visiting the hospital. Eighteen (18) schools within Oakland and Northern Macomb Counties will be helping to create […]

Sudden cardiac arrest happens when the heart suddenly stops working and can no longer function properly. It occurs in more than 350,000 individuals in the United States yearly. While heart related deaths occur much less frequently in young people, it is especially devastating to families, schools and the extended community when young, apparently healthy people […]

Many health experts agree that watching too much television can be detrimental to kids. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder would like to raise awareness of another potential danger with kids and television that most people may not be aware of. The governor has proclaimed February 1, 2015, Furniture, Appliance and TV Tip-Over Prevention Awareness Day. In […]

A recently published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, based in part on research from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan part of the Detroit Medical Center, shows that oral antibiotics are just as effective as those delivered intravenously to children struggling with osteomyelitis.   After reviewing the histories of more than […]

After more than 20 years of research on the best treatment for full-term infants affected by oxygen deprivation during the birthing process, Seetha Shankaran, M.D., recently served as the lead investigator in a definitive Journal of the American Medical Association study that documented the safest depth and duration of body-cooling to minimize injury from hypoxic […]

Old Man Winter has hit Michigan. As outdoor temperatures plunge, kids who are cooped up inside can take advantage of many fun outdoor activities, but these can also lead to injuries and illnesses that could be debilitating and life-threatening unless parents and kids take proper precautions. Prashant V. Mahajan, M.D., division chief and research director […]