Children's Health

From newborn to adulthood, your children count on you to keep them healthy, strong and thriving. Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital experts help you stay in-the-know while your kids are on-the-grow.

The scoop on head lice

If your child is itching, don't fret. A pediatric nurse practitioner provides clear-cut tips that won't leave you scratching your head.

Patient Story

May the force heal you

Star Wars characters visit patients and lift spirits at children's hospital.

Most U.S. babies start solid foods too soon

More than half of parents in the United States get it wrong.

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Time-lapse of 3-D heart model printing

A 3-D heart model is printed at the Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center. The model, printed using a young patient’s CT scan, will help doctors decide the best treatment options. Actual print time for this model was 41 hours. Read the complete story.

Can eating fish make kids smarter?

Myth has it that fish is brain food—but it just might be more than myth.

Demystify your child’s BMI

Become better informed now to help your child develop nutrition and activity habits that promote healthy weight gain over the coming years.

Patient Story

‘Mini airlift’ brings 3 Haitian kids to hospital

‘It’s going to be life-changing for them,’ says pediatrician who helped arrange the children’s trip.

Your top stories of 2017

From inspirational to informational, Health Beat delivers you a daily dose of stories you don’t want to miss. Here are the best of the best.

Patient Story

Hello, beautiful

The top 10 list of baby names includes lots of favorites from last year, and a couple of new additions.

Patient Story

‘Just straight-up shock’

When a leukemia diagnosis interrupted Alex McCready's teen years, he worked hard to "keep it positive."

‘It’s what she would have wanted’

The spirit of Helen DeVos was felt amid the holiday joy at the annual Christmas party.

Patient Story

Health gains body positivity

Class equips Tammy Brann and Jeff Smoker for an easier start to parenthood.