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Pay-to-play sports keeping lower-income kids out of the game
Pay-to-play fees have forced kids in lower-income families to the sidelines, according to a new poll that found nearly one in five lower-income parents report their children are participating less in school sports.
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Large-scale study finds treatment standard for rare cancer
Initial results from a international consortium of adrenal cancer researchers suggest there might be a treatment standard for patients with this disease.Full Story >> -
Young organ donor advocate gets new kidney, so he "can be a real boy"
After about a 4-year wait, years of dialysis treatments and 65 surgeries, Jai’Wan Davis-Harbour received a successful kidney transplant at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Because of a generous organ donor, Jai’Wan, 11, got a second chance at life.Full Story >> -
U-M football stars to host radio-a-thon, gala and golf tournament to benefit C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
The 6th Annual Champions for Children’s Hearts celebrity radio-a-thon, gala and golf tournament – hosted by Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson - is May 18 through May 20.Full Story >> -
At outset of careers, medical students already concerned about workloads, U-M study shows
U-M study finds that as future doctors prepare for their careers, many have negative views of their potential day-to-day work lives.Full Story >> -
'Fertilizing' bone marrow helps answer why some cancers spread to bones
Researchers found that administering a common chemotherapy drug before bone tumors took root actually fertilized the bone marrow, enabling cancer cells, once introduced, to seed and grow more easily.Full Story >>
