As a toddler, and during pre-school age, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.
Do you know what poison ivy looks like? Learn how to recognize a poison ivy plant and how to treat the rash if your child is exposed.
During the school-age years, your child continues to grow socially and emotionally. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.
Coping with your child's illness as a parent means taking care of yourself. Learn practical stress relief approaches for parents.
Learn how surviving leukemia can affect a child as they grow up.
Caring for an ill child is stressful. Learn some helpful tips about healthy eating on the go.
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 about coarctation of the aorta, a condition that involves a narrowing of the major artery leading from the heart to the body, affecting blood pressure. Find out how this condition can impact your life now and in the future.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn about the different parts of the male and female reproductive systems, including the proper terminology for reproductive organs and genitals.
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a condition where the arteries connected to the heart are in the wrong spot. Learn about the diagnosis, treatment and what you can expect in the future.
A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
Hypospadias is a congenital condition affecting the urinary opening of the penis. Learn about hypospadias and how it can be managed.
Thyroid cancer starts in the thyroid gland in the front of the neck. Find out how it is diagnosed, treated and the prognosis.
The Norwood procedure is usually done as part of a series of surgeries to help the ventricle pump blood out to the body.
Soft tissue tumours can develop in the muscles, fat, blood vessels or other tissues that surround the organs. Read about the symptoms of soft tissue tumours, how they are diagnosed and possible treatment and prognosis.
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a rare but serious disease that affects the bowels of premature or newborn infants. Learn more about the symptoms, causes and treatment of the condition.
Read about Tetralogy of Fallot, a condition involving four congenital defects that occur when the heart does not develop normally.
Mastoiditis is an infection caused by bacteria within the bone behind the ear. Learn more about what causes mastoiditis and find out how it is diagnosed and treated.
A biopsy allows doctors to look at the tumour cells to diagnose the type of cancer you may have. Find out about the different types of biopsies, why you may need a biopsy and the potential risks.
Resective epilepsy surgery is the surgical removal of a part of the brain. Read about the risks and benefits of resective surgery and possible complications.
Learn about tightness of the foreskin, or phimosis, and how it is treated.
An in-depth look at what is involved in a biopsy as part of the medical diagnosis of brain cancer.
Learn how a monolateral rail can lengthen or correct a limb.
The types of cancer that children and teenagers get are often different from the types that older adults get. Learn about some of the more common types of cancer in young people.
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