The holiday season is a great time for children, but it can also lead to injuries. Read these simple tips to keep kids safe during the holidays.
Learn how to identify signs of poisoning in your child, and how to treat and prevent it.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Learn how to support your child through eating and appetite changes when they are following a gluten-free diet for celiac disease.
Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop by age 3 and what you can do to support speech and language development.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism hormone deficiency that affects the kidneys. Learn about what happens to the body in ADH deficiency, how it is diagnosed and treated.
Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider on your own.
Find out how a doctor uses a skin biopsy to diagnose a change or growth on the skin.
Learn about cardiology treatment teams, which focus on treating children with heart conditions. The specific role of each team member is discussed.
Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.
A step-by-step guide for parents on how to fit a safety helmet and encourage a child to wear one.
Read about coping with a diagnosis. While the diagnosis may be upsetting, the good news is that a child's pain is no longer a mystery.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a skin condition that causes growths on nerves. Find out what NF1 genetic testing is, what the test results mean and why to consider testing for it.
When you have a child with a complex health condition it is a good idea to write a letter to your child's school to give them the information they need.
Read about the signs and symptoms of childhood heart disease, which vary in severity. Find out the most common symptoms of a heart condition.
Information on how counselling can help when a child has autism spectrum disorder. Includes options available for counselling.
Learn how a cell morphology test is performed and how it can confirm a leukemia diagnosis.
A nebulizer and compressor are used to provide nebulized medications. Learn more about nebulizers and compressors.
Read about the reasons you might need a liver transplant and how a liver transplant can affect your future.
Taking care of a medically complex child can be a daunting task. Staying organized may help to make your life easier.
Learn about clinical and genetic testing, two ways that doctors diagnose Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Each of these methods has advantages and limits.
