Children's Health

The clock is ticking down to when the U.S. Congress is scheduled to leave for its holiday break.But a lot could happen within this next week, especially…

The Michigan Department of Health and Human services is preparing to notify families of 116,000 children enrolled in health insurance under the Children's…

The Next IdeaThe Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced its list of winners earlier this month.It's time to meet one of them: Christina…

A new University of Michigan study finds a large percentage of children with diabetes are not getting necessary vision exams.Dr. Joshua Stein is with the…

Oakland County health officials say they’re seeing a spike in whooping cough (AKA pertussis), largely among kids in day care and preschool. That’s likely…

More than $1 million in foundation and state grants are going to the Detroit Health Department for five new initiatives aimed at addressing health…

Whenever there's a story of violence that takes over the news cycle, parents face a challenge: How much do you tell your child? How do you answer your…

Bridget Sova? is a music therapist at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, and she does some pretty interesting and unconventional work. Sova…

Michigan got a "C" on the latest Premature Birth Report Card from the March of Dimes.According to the National Center for Health Statistics, Michigan's…

A new recreation center set to open in Grand Rapids will give children with weak immune systems and their families a safe, germ-free place to play.The…