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.
Diagnosing cancer can involve lots of questions, a physical exam and multiple tests. Find out what to expect during the process of diagnosis and about some of the specialists you may see.
Learn how doctors diagnose hemophilia, a bleeding disorder that mostly affects males.
Learn about transient synovitis in children, or temporary inflammation of the lining of a joint.
Chorea is chaotic, random, repetitive, purposeless movements that usually involve multiple body parts. Sydenham's chorea (SC) is the most common form of acquired chorea in children.
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.
If your child has a weak immune system learn how to protect them against infection.
Find out what to look out for and when to see a doctor if your child has a fever after travelling abroad.
Learn about laparoscopic surgery, a technique that uses small cuts to insert a camera and tools into the abdomen or pelvic area to perform a surgical procedure.
An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent your child from getting typhoid fever when traveling to regions where typhoid fever is known to occur.
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.
Several exams and tests are done in order to diagnose arthritis. A complete medical history, physical exam, blood tests, and imaging studies such as MRI and X-rays are needed.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how doctors diagnose joint disease, a common complication of hemophilia.
An overview on fever and a side effect of chemotherapy, called neutropenia. Learn how this side effect will be managed.
Learn about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.
Information about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of periodic fever adenitis pharyngitis aphthous ulcer (PFAPA) syndrome.
This page explains the diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency (PID), a genetic condition that weakens the immune system.
Learn about the prevention and treatment of infective endocarditis, a serious infection of the heart.
This year, it is more important than ever to get a flu shot. Learn about the flu shot and COVID-19, symptoms of flu and flu prevention.
Learn how ptosis is treated and how to care for your child after the surgery.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial disease spread from person to person through the air. Learn more about TB in children, including its causes, signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Neuromuscular disorders include a wide range of diseases that involve the peripheral nervous system and affect the nerves that control muscles.
Learn what causes pancreatitis, what the signs and symptoms are and what treatments are available
Your child may have a headache for a number of different reasons. Find out what these are and what you can do to help alleviate the pain.
