Your health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions or stem cell transplants to treat your sickle cell disease. Learn about both treatments, including their benefits and risks.
Learn about what blood does for the body, the different components of blood and what different blood types mean.
Your child's health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this blood disorder caused by a defect in the gene that controls the production of hemoglobin.
Your child needs to take a medicine called hydroxyurea. This information sheet explains what hydroxyurea does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.
Information for children with hepatitis B, including what it is and how to live a healthy lifestyle with the virus.
Your child needs to take the medicine called deferoxamine. This information sheet explains what deferoxamine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about anemia of prematurity, what causes it and how it is treated.
Information for parents about infections that may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Managing and treating sickle cell disease may involve different types of treatments and medications. Learn what these are and why it is important to talk to your health-care team about all your treatments and medications.
A heart transplant operation takes four to 10 hours. Learn what happens during the transplant and the major problems that may occur.
Learn about what your child should expect when preparing for scoliosis surgery, including a pre-surgery teaching session, X-rays, clinical photos, blood work and other imaging tests.
There are certain people who need to know about your scoliosis surgery. Read about why you should inform your dentist and airport security.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.
Find out about living with ITP and the treatment options you can discuss with your child's health-care team.
Your child’s health-care provider may recommend that you check your child’s blood pressure at home. Learn about blood pressure, instructions for taking blood pressure at home and what to do if it is too high or low.
Find out what the different types of bullying look like and what to do if you’re being bullied or if someone you know is being bullied.
Learn tips on how you can cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
An in-depth description of other diagnostic procedures, such as blood tests and x-rays, which are involved in the medical diagnosis of brain cancer.
An in-depth discussion of the importance of understanding your child's brain cancer treatment and diagnosis in order to make decisions.
