Learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, prevent shock and stop severe bleeds.
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 how to gradually increase your activity level and plan for active and rest days to manage sickle cell pain.
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 how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
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.
A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle strain.
Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.
Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.
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.
Learn about possible causes of limping in children.
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are infections around the eye. Learn about what causes these infections, how they differ and how they are treated.
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.
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.
Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.
Finishing cancer treatment is a major milestone, but it may take time to readjust to "normal" life. Read about adjusting to life off treatment.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Bacteria can attach itself to shunts and become infected. Read about the surgery your child needs, and the antibiotics that will help clear the infection.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
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.
