Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Learn about the important role physical activity plays in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a lung transplant.
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children.
Find information on how your child's lungs, heart, kidneys, and bladder may be affected by chemotherapy.
Learn what lung tattooing is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Discover how to perform lung volume recruitment with your child to help them take deep breaths.
Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.
Read about chronic illness and ways to cope. Congenital heart disease is a common example. While it can often be well managed, it never goes away.
Learn how lung perfusion and ventilation scans check the flow of blood towards and around the lungs.
Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a lung biopsy.
Learn what a lung biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disease that can cause recurring lung, ear and sinus infections. Find out how the condition is caused and treated and the long-term outlook for children with PCD.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about how we feel pain, what acute and chronic pain are and the most common causes of pain in people with sickle cell disease.
Learn about RSV immunizations and how they can protect individuals from respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
A lung test, or pulmonary function test, is used to measure how well you lungs are working. Learn why you may need a pulmonary function test and what to expect during the test.
Viral respiratory infection is a general term for lung and airway infections. Read about different viruses that can cause viral respiratory infections and treatment options.
Learn about chronic pain in children and teens. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and requires various pain management techniques.
Children who are immunocompromised and children with chronic medical conditions may be at higher risk of serious illness with COVID-19.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Although many premature babies do not encounter any academic problems, some do. For example, up to 50% of very low birth weight (VLBW) babies will have some problems in school by Grade 3.
May is Cystic Fibrosis Month. Learn what causes cystic fibrosis, what the signs and symptoms are, and what treatments are available.
Information about an inflammatory disease called chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis which causes pain and swelling in the bones.
