More articles about: Children's Health
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How to prevent your kids from getting food poisoning
About 48 million people fall victim to food poisoning each year. Prevent getting food poisoning with these six tips.
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Naughty or nice? Many parents rely on threats to manage misbehavior
When young children’s behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats – from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their house, a national poll suggests.
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A pediatric program helping adults through cardiovascular disease, surgery
A child life program that has helped kids and their families reduce stress and anxiety associated with hospitalization and illness is now finding success with adult patients undergoing complex heart procedures as well.
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Tips for managing anger in children
Expert offers strategies to help kids manage intense emotions as many parents report setting a bad example for anger management, worrying their child’s anger will cause problems.
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$10M Mott Foundation grant will help expand complex care spaces at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
A $10 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to U-M will enable C.S. Mott Children's Hospital to renovate space within its NICU and PCTU.
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Cutting edge brain neurostimulator device significantly reduces 21-year-old’s seizures
A 21-year-old patient benefits from a novel application of responsive neurostimulation, also known asRNS, surgery to reduce seizures from drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Does your child manage anger well?
One in seven parents think their child gets angrier than peers of the same age and four in 10 say their child has experienced negative consequences when angry, a national poll suggests. 
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Comparing life threatening illness risk between two surgeries for infants with congenital heart disease
Newly presented data suggest that infants who receive a hybrid stage I palliation – a less invasive alternative for initial treatment – more commonly develop necrotizing enterocolitis compared to those who receive the standard Norwood operation, a complex open heart surgery.
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“Miracle Maddy” pursues high school diploma after complex brain surgery for extremely rare epilepsy
Six years after brain surgery for rare epilepsy Rasmussen’s encephalitis that caused rapid brain deterioration, high school senior is seizure free and planning to pursue nursing.
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Free course shines light on sleep health
An expert-led course on sleep helps educate students about the importance of creating and maintaining good sleep habits for health and wellness.
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Should teens use protein supplements?
A report highlights that many teens are using protein supplements, particularly protein powders, to improve their athletic performance and build muscle.
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Whooping cough cases are on the rise: 5 things to know
Cases of a bacterial lung infection known as whooping cough, or pertussis, have been on the rise, with more than double the number of cases compared to last year.
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From babies needing heart surgeries to Michigan Wolverines
After long congenital heart journeys at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and U-M Health West, three 2024 Grand Rapids area high school graduates are back at University of Michigan: this time, as official Michigan Wolverines.
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Teen with bone marrow transplant shares cancer journey online
A teenager shares her rare lymphoma diagnosis and bone marrow transplant story online.
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3-year-old back to cheerful self following complex surgery for rare aggressive chest tumor
A young girl gets back to her childhood after a 3D printed replica of her tumor helps her Michigan Medicine surgical team perform a successful operation.
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