Researchers have made strides toward targeting cancer in a new way. Through a collaboration between institutions and various scientific disciplines, scientists found a new way to attack a previously undruggable tumor suppressor.

Homework requires a child to make an effort, of course. But parents can help set the stage for success by establishing a routine and rewarding good behavior.

Dr. William Chey, gastroenterologist, discusses the treatment of heartburn now that ranitidine (Zantac) has been recalled by the FDA.

Like so many parenting questions, there is no right answer to the question of when a child should get a cellphone...

An op-ed from the chair of epidemiology at the University of Michigan.

Tips to help parents ensure that this media use is positive and helps the family and community...

Rare Disease Day is celebrated across the globe to raise awareness about rare diseases and how they impact patients’ lives. Michigan Medicine is working to better understand the mechanisms behind these rare diseases.

The gut-brain axis illustrates the reciprocal nature of our physical health affecting our mental health, and vice versa. Through GI hypnosis, one Michigan Medicine doctor is helping patients navigate the gut-brain connection.

The months of May, June, July, and August are the most dangerous months for kids, with injuries and deaths peaking in July. You can help prevent your kids from getting injured...

Most kids look forward to summer vacation as a time free of schedules and filled with days spent outdoors with friends. When thinking about summer camp, consider what your child can gain from a day camp, specialty camp or overnight camp...

For patients with IBD, medical marijuana may be used as a potential therapy to manage symptoms, but it may not work for everyone. A gastroenterologist breaks down what we know so far from studies.

Healthy young children can have diarrhea that is not related to infection and/or underlying disease, called toddler’s diarrhea, or non-specific diarrhea of childhood...

A doctor develops a new training program to help improve testing and care available for those with the genetic disease, starting in the Middle East.

Since receiving a rare brain cancer diagnosis, one patient describes how her care plan at Michigan Medicine to treat her oligodendroglioma has helped, and how she is now helping others around her.

The most read stories of 2019 on the Michigan Health blog.