Spring is here bringing warmer weather, flowers, sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes for some of the 50 million Americans with allergies. This year, some experts are predicting a sneezy spring in the Midwest because of the long, cold winter and higher-than-average snowfall. The cold winter means the pollen, which can trigger allergies, packs a […]

When Shawntay Munker of Farmington Hills, Michigan was pregnant with her second child, she and her husband Ernie received distressing news that blood tests showed there may be a chance their daughter Elizabeth would have Down Syndrome. Further testing showed Elizabeth did not have the genetic disorder but an advanced ultrasound procedure revealed she had […]

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has expanded its Pediatric and Neonatal Ambulance service (PANDA One), to include two full time care teams available for transporting sick children from area hospitals to Children’s Hospital for advanced pediatric medical and/or surgical specialty care. The PANDA One team is staffed by both […]

For most new parents, the first few days after birth are busy learning how to change diapers, feeding and getting to know their baby. Andrea and Jason Fabrizio had many more things to worry about including whether or not their baby would survive. After a routine ultrasound to find out the sex of their first […]