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.
Dogs may help children’s immune systems
An outdoor pet tracks in loads of bacteria that may help children avoid allergies later in life.
Picnic joy: Kids being kids
Young patients and their families enjoy the annual summertime gathering for the pediatric hematology-oncology program.
Yawn! Reset your child’s sleep routine
Explore 8 healthy sleep habits that'll help students rise and shine this year.
Time to catch up on reading, writing… and routine shots
Before kids head back to school, make sure they're up to date on their vaccines.
Nearly all autopsied NFL players show brain disease
No position on the football field seemed to confer protection.
Can dirty diapers offer clues to the infant brain?
Certain fecal bacteria tied to better cognitive function at age 2.
Soda pop with that burger? Not a good idea
Experts explain how high-sugar drinks, when combined with protein, trigger extra fat storage.
Hope for the newborn heart
Spectrum Health Innovations, a pediatric cardiologist and Michigan Tech students team up to design a stent for babies with heart malformation.
Stop the cycle of bullying
Learn the telltale signs of harassment — and what to do about it — with these 3 big questions.
