Serial casting and surgically implanted growing rods are both effective treatments but new research aims to show if one supports a higher quality of life for patients and families.

Music therapists create unique music based on the beat of a child’s first and second heart after a heart transplant.

A recent measles outbreak in Washington state proves that measles isn’t gone for good. Learn about measles symptoms and how to prevent future measles outbreaks.

A new Mott poll examines how parents help their kids avoid the virus. Learn more about prevention strategies that work.

After countless hospital stays and years of medical tests and drug therapies, a sixth-grader receives the best Christmas present of her life.

The act of play is a critical part of a child’s growth — and scientific research proves it. Here’s how to make the most of parent-child quality time.

Most parents plan for transportation and child care before a special event, but fewer consider how excess drinking may affect parenting the next day, a new poll finds.

A U-M grad’s custom Lego robotics kits help keep young patients’ minds busy during hospital stays while teaching basic coding and educational skills.

After their baby’s successful open-heart surgery at the University of Michigan, a family of longtime Buckeyes are glad to champion the Wolverines, too.

Not only is getting a flu shot fast and easy, but it’s also a crucial way to protect your little ones from a potentially serious health risk. A U-M pediatrician explains why.

Personalized care helped a mother and her three children overcome pregnancy complications and other hurdles. Today, the siblings are enjoying life and each other.

Better outcomes for infants with congenital heart disease mean U-M practitioners can now focus on early intervention to prevent developmental delays.

Learn more about AFM disease; the very rare, polio-like illness that causes paralysis in children and its symptoms.

A Michigan Medicine pediatrician offers tips to manage anxiety in young patients — and what to do when it’s time for a shot.

To help kids learn about and prepare for an organ transplant, two Michigan Medicine social workers wrote a special book detailing the experience.