Children's Health

A new poll shows shifting views on the safety of childhood vaccines.The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's…

THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT 2:06 pm on 6/15/15Under legislation introduced in the Michigan House, health insurance policies would be required to cover wigs…

A new poll shows parents are hesitant to talk to doctors about their children’s behavioral challenges.Temper, anxiety and concentration can be major…

An anti-circumcision group says Michigan’s Medicaid program should stop funding for circumcision.Michigan has one of the highest circumcision rates in the…

A new report links a young child’s knowledge of fast food and snack food logos with their being overweight.A research team asked three- to five-year-olds…

There may soon be legislation on the governor’s desk that will make it against the law to sell e-cigarettes to minors in Michigan. The state House passed…

It turns out parents are just as likely as other motorists to talk on the phone, eat, text or engage in other risky distractions behind the wheel, even…

At the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 11-year-old Brianna Allgood is being tested by a machine called a spirometer. It measures her breathing.Brianna has…

Winter doesn't just mean freezing temperatures – it's also a time when we are more likely to get sick. Which leads us to our next question: Do you…

Child deaths in car crashes have declined by 43% over the last ten years.But the Center for Disease Control and Prevention says there's still work to…