Your child needs to take the medicine called adalimumab. This information sheet explains what adalimumab does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called mycophenolate. This information sheet explains what mycophenolate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about the considerations for talking to your teen about tattoos, including how to identify a trusted tattoo studio and the potential complications of tattooing.
Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.
Learn why starting to talk to your child about sex when they are young and continuing that conversation as they get older is a good strategy.
Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.
This page contains information to help parents cope with their increasingly independent teen.
Balloon atrial septostomy is a procedure to expand an atrial septal defect and improve oxygenation of the blood. It is often performed for infants with certain types of congenital heart disease (CHD) such as transposition of the great arteries.
Learn how to start a conversation with your teenager about sexuality, and how having cancer and going through treatment can impact their sexuality.
Negative coping includes the use of alcohol, drugs, overeating and other risky or aggressive behaviours to cope with stress or anxiety. Find out what you can do to avoid these behaviours or seek support for negative coping.
Balloon angioplasty, also known as balloon dilation, is used to expand narrowed blood vessels. Read more about angioplasty.
Learn how congenital heart disease can affect a child’s experience in school.
A stress MIBI test looks at the flow of blood through the heart during rest and exercise using a radioactive agent.
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a condition where the arteries connected to the heart are improperly positioned. Learn about the diagnosis, treatment and what children with a repaired TGA can expect in the future.
Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.
Café-au-lait macules are flat marks on the skin. Find out how CALMs are diagnosed, how they affect the body and how they are treated.
Children are not always ready to talk about their condition when you are. Look for signs for when your child might be ready to talk.
Learn about ventricular septal defects (VSD), an opening in the wall between the ventricles of the heart.
An overview of the signs, symptoms, treatments and medical options for canker sores.
Most children with Williams syndrome have a heart or blood vessel problem.
Your child needs to take the medicine called desmopressin. This information sheet explains what desmopressin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called azathioprine. This information sheet explains what azathioprine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called leuprolide. This information sheet explains what leuprolide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when she takes this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called pamidronate. This information sheet explains what pamidronate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called melphalan. This information sheet explains what melphalan does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
