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 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.
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.
A heart transplant operation takes four to 10 hours. Learn what happens during the transplant and the major problems that may occur.
Information for children with hepatitis B, including what it is and how to live a healthy lifestyle with the virus.
Information for parents about infections that may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.
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.
Read about the reasons you might need a liver transplant and how a liver transplant can affect your future.
Learn about hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and ABO incompatibility and how it can affect your fetus and/or newborn, as well as how it is treated.
An in-depth discussion of the importance of understanding your child's brain cancer treatment and diagnosis in order to make decisions.
Learn helpful tips when talking to your child about illness.
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.
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 the health-care team about all your child's treatment and medications.
Learn about what to expect when preparing for a scoliosis surgery, including X-rays, clinical photos, pulmonary assessment, and blood work.
Find out about living with ITP and the treatment options you can discuss with your child's health-care team.
Read about the reasons you might need a kidney transplant and how a kidney transplant can affect your future.
There are certain people who need to know about your scoliosis surgery. Read about why you should inform your dentist and airport security.
