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Winter holiday safety

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.

Toddler sitting on windowsill across from a woman who supports the toddler's legs with both hands

Speech and language: How to help with articulation

Learn about articulation milestones in children and when to consider a speech assessment with a speech-language pathologist for articulation difficulties.

Poison: First aid

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Learn how to identify signs of poisoning in your child, and how to treat and prevent it.

Pain management for common childhood pain and injuries

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Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.

Celiac disease: Managing picky eating on the gluten-free diet

Learn how to support your child through eating and appetite changes when they are following a gluten-free diet for celiac disease.

Speech and language development from ages 0 to 3

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Find out how a child’s speech and language skills usually develop by age 3 and what you can do to support speech and language development.

Antidiuretic hormone deficiency (diabetes insipidus)

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism hormone deficiency that affects the kidneys. Learn about what happens to the body in ADH deficiency, how it is diagnosed and treated.

How to take medication with a puffer using a spacer with a mouthpiece

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Puffers should always be used with a spacer. Learn how to take medication with a puffer using a spacer with a mouthpiece.

Diagnosis of heart-related syndromes

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Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.

Coping with a diagnosis of congenital heart defects

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Read about coping with a diagnosis. While the diagnosis may be upsetting, the good news is that a child's pain is no longer a mystery.

Biopsies and cancer diagnosis

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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.

How to use a Diskus inhaler

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A Diskus inhaler delivers medication in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.

Living with a chronic condition: Overview

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Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.

Hemophilia: What happens during a bleed?

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Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.

Pill Swallowing

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Therapeutic clown A. Leboo has a hard time swallowing pills. Child Life Specialists help A. Leboo learn how to swallow pills by practicing with different sizes of candy.

Bone marrow transplant

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A bone marrow transplant may be a treatment for some types of cancer. Read about what to expect before, during and after a bone marrow transplant.

Pyogenic granuloma

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A pyogenic granuloma is a bump that contains blood vessels and can bleed easily. Find how why the condition occurs and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Deciding about a blood and marrow transplant

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Deciding about a blood and marrow transplant (BMT) is a difficult decision to make. Parents can learn some tips that may help.

Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)

A BRUE is a brief event occurring in an infant younger than 1 year of age that may involve a change in breathing, colour, tone and responsiveness. Learn about what a BRUE is and when investigations may be considered.

Hemophilia glossary

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A list of helpful glossary terms for Teens Taking Charge Managing Your Hemophilia program.

Genetic counselling

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Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.

What to expect at a genetics appointment

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Discover why you or your child may have been referred for a genetics appointment and what to expect when you see a geneticist and/or a genetic counsellor.

The cancer care team: Pharmacist

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A pharmacist is part of your health-care team, either at the hospital or in a pharmacy. Learn what a pharmacist is and how they can help you.

Computed tomography (CT) scan for scoliosis

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Computed tomography (CT) scans use a series of x-rays to create a layered image of the spine. Find out how this technique is used for scoliosis patients.

Hereditary spherocytosis: Genetics

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Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic condition. In most cases it is inherited from a parent. Learn how HS is inherited and what happens in a de novo mutation.