Children’s Hospital of Michigan announced Monday that U.S. News & World Report had ranked the hospital in six pediatric specialties, including cancer, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and urology.

Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at Michigan Medicine suggests that parental beliefs about flu vaccinations may not be impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Our report finds that even during the pandemic, some parents don’t see the flu vaccine as more urgent or necessary. Only 28% of parents who did not get their children a flu shot in 2019, indicated their child is likely to receive the flu shot this year. The poll found that only one-third of parents believe giving their child the flu vaccine this year is more important in comparison to previous years. Find the Mott Poll Report here.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. SpellBound, an Ann Arbor-based augmented reality company, has received a $1.8 million fast track grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study opioid use in pediatric cancer patients. The study will measure the effects of SpellBounds augmented reality scavenger hunt, ARISE, on the length of hospital stay and opioid use by pediatric cancer patients after surgery. She stated that studies have found relationships between movement, recovery milestones and a reduction of overall pain but getting pediatric patients to move is a challenge for clinicians. The fast track grant allows SpellBound to accelerate the study by combining phase 1 and phase 2 trials to test feasibility and perform clinical trials. York added that the research grant will allow SpellBound to provide support resources for research hospitals in the study, hire more engineers and evolve ARISE.

Mott Childrens Hospital has once again been recognized as one of the top childrens hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Mott is also the only childrens hospital in the state of Michigan to rank among the nations best in all 10 pediatric specialties released in the 2020-2021 Best Childrens Hospitals rankings, including:Cardiology and heart surgeryNephrologyOrthopedicsNeurology and neurosurgeryGastroenterology and GI surgeryCancerNeonatologyPulmonologyUrologyDiabetes and endocrinologyOf the nearly 200 medical centers assessed across the country, Mott was one of only 24 hospitals to rank in all 10 specialties. The annual rankings highlight the top 50 childrens hospitals in the U.S. Like what youre reading? To determine the rankings, U.S. News & World Reports relies on a yearly survey of pediatric specialists and clinical data. The U.S. News rankings are one measure of our clinical teams dedication to world-class care, patient safety and family centeredness, Mott chief clinical officer Chris Dickinson, M.D.