Learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, prevent shock and stop severe bleeds.
Learn how to gradually increase your activity level and plan for active and rest days to manage sickle cell pain.
A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture just above the elbow. Learn how to help your child recover and when to see a doctor.
Learn why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
Learn how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).
Addison's disease is a rare autoimmune disease. Learn about the signs and treatment and why it occurs more often in people with type 1 diabetes.
Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.
A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.
Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.
Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.
Tethered cord occurs when the spinal cord gets stuck to the bottom of the spinal column and is stretched. Learn about how tethered cord is treated.
Learn about possible causes of limping in children.
Learn about open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.
An ostomy is an opening to collect urine or stool outside the body. Learn about different types of ostomies and what they look like.
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are infections around the eye. Learn about what causes these infections, how they differ and how they are treated.
Post-thrombotic syndrome occurs when deep-vein thrombosis damages the vein valves and walls. Learn the signs and symptoms and how it's treated.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle strain.
Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.
A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.
Read about motor development in the first six months of a baby's life. Milestones such as head control, sitting up and rolling over are discussed.
This page gives an overview of the different types of germ cell tumours, what the symptoms of germ cell tumours are and how they are treated.
Learn how the acronym R.I.I.C.E - Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation - help teens with hemophilia manage their bleeds a lot more easily.
