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.

Patient Story

A super Halloween for super kids

Princesses, fairies, superheroes and assorted friendly creatures mingled with young patients at the annual children's hospital party.

Tech sabotages teens’ sleep

Avoid becoming a zombie by leaving smartphones outside the bedroom, and establishing limits of use.

8 tips to avoid skin irritations this Halloween

Consider these makeup and mask pointers from a pediatric dermatologist to keep your kids in the clear.

In kids with MS, diet has outsized role

Saturated fats from certain foods can cause inflammation that leads to a relapse of MS in younger patients, new research shows.

Study uncovers celiac-diabetes link

Children with Type 1 diabetes may face triple the risk of developing autoantibodies that can lead to celiac disease.

Patient Story

New study scrutinizes birth defects

Michigan family hopes their participation in long-term, international research will shed light on their young daughter's medical troubles.

Make it an all-treats, no-tricks Halloween

This season brings excitement and fun, but make sure your little and not-so-little ones stay safe.

Hey, baby—let’s talk skin care

New guidelines say parents should begin to emphasize lotion, clothing and healthy sun habits when their child is 6 months old.

Study: Tenfold growth in childhood obesity

Even as that crisis looms in countries across the globe, South Asia and others face the unique problem of underweight youth.

Making Halloween a treat for kids with diabetes

Start by setting the same rules for everyone in the family.

Patient Story

‘This isn’t normal’

A mom's intuition saved her unborn baby's life.

Patient Story

‘The biggest thing was staying positive’

After overcoming Burkitt lymphoma, Scott Vander Sloot aims to make his wish for a sports communications career come true.