Find out what to look out for and when to see a doctor if your child has a fever after travelling abroad.
Rheumatic fever can develop when strep throat is not treated fully with antibiotics. Find out about what symptoms children with rheumatic fever experience and how it is treated.
Easy-to-understand overview covers signs, causes, treatment and advice on when to seek medical assistance for this serious strep throat infection with a rash.
Following scoliosis surgery there are things that your teen should avoid to ensure proper healing. Find out what these are, and why they are restricted.
Learn how to help your child transition back to school, after a blood and marrow transplant.
A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.
An overview of malaria and the signs, symptoms, treatment and prevention of this infection passed on by mosquitoes.
Mononucleosis, or mono, is a type of viral infection. Learn about signs and symptoms and how to take care of your child at home.
You will have to be careful when you go back to work after having scoliosis surgery. Learn some tips for communicating with you employer.
Learn how a urinary tract infection affects the bladder and kidneys and how it can be treated.
Find out how a doctor uses a skin biopsy to diagnose a change or growth on the skin.
Minor ankle injuries, such as ankle sprains or minor fractures to the fibula, are common in childhood. These injuries tend to heal quickly. Learn more about minor ankle injuries and their treatment.
An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent your child from catching typhoid fever. This bacterial infection common in countries with poor sanitation and hygiene.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.
Learn what causes a pilonidal sinus and how it can be treated.
Somatization is the expression of distress through physical symptoms and results from the mind-body or brain-body connection. Find out how it affects your child's health.
An overview on fever and a side effect of chemotherapy, called neutropenia. Learn how this side effect will be managed.
Information about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of periodic fever adenitis pharyngitis aphthous ulcer (PFAPA) syndrome.
Otitis media is a middle ear infection caused by a backup of fluid behind the eardrum. Learn the causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment of otitis media.
Strep throat is a throat infection caused by a type of bacteria called streptococci. Learn how you can take care of your child.
Keeping in contact with your school and during cancer treatment is important. Find out how you can communicate with your school, what you should tell them and what to expect when returning to class.
Learn how acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be used to help make your child more comfortable and bring down their fever.
Appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix. Your child may need an appendectomy if they have appendicitis (infection of the appendix).
Learn how Hirschprung disease affects the bowel and how it is diagnosed and usually treated.
