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 mother’s lifesaving gift to her son

Michelle Fletcher donates her own kidney to her son Isaac.

Patient Story

A young heart in overdrive

Three-year-old Bethany, youngest U.S. recipient of a new heart device, adapts to her lifelong congenital heart condition.

Yoga for all

Modified poses and a mind-body focus make yoga’s benefits accessible to anyone.

Get going with great greens

Swiss chard? Iceberg lettuce? Arugula? There's a wide variety of highly nutritious greens to ramp up your nutrition.

Patient Story

Surgical repair for heterotaxy syndrome

Asher Witteveen thrives despite being born with a complex congenital heart condition.

Patient Story

‘It is worth everything’

A Michigan family is forever grateful to the emergency doctor who saved their 7-year-old from a life-threatening allergic reaction to a walnut.

Patient Story

One in a million

A young chlld and her family face an extremely rare and unpredictable condition.

Break the lunch rut

Keep variety, creativity and nutrition top of mind when packing lunchboxes for little learners.

Cook up a veggie powerhouse

Try these culinary medicine techniques to enhance the nutrients in your favorite vegetables.

Play it safe around pets

Keep these safety tips top of mind when handling household animals.

Know the risks of indoor tanning

Tanning beds can emit up to 15 times the amount of UV radiation that you'd get from sun exposure.

Patient Story

Back to being a kid

Young cancer survivor gets back to living her best life.