Learn what happens during each of the five phases of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn what happens during chemotherapy phases for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Learn how standard-risk and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is treated and how this treatment differs from other forms of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Learn which children with acute myeloid leukemia are recommended for a bone marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn how acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is classified into different risk categories.
Learn how children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are treated.
Learn about the different types of treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
When your child comes to the hospital for surgery, you will meet many different members of the health-care team. Learn about the role each of these people play in your child’s care.
Learn how radiation therapy is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
This article will provide information to help prepare your child for their surgery, test or treatment under general anesthesia.
Read about preparing a teenager with congenital heart disease for high school. Guidance counselors and managing work, time and treatment are discussed.
This page describes the financial impact your teen's JIA can have on the family.
Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn babies.
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid and protective layers of tissue around the brain and spinal column. Read about the causes of meningitis as well as prevention and treatment.
Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
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Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.
Health games and videos for kids.
A list of helpful glossary terms for Teens Taking Charge Managing Your Hemophilia program.
