Conditions and illnesses

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: Using sunscreen leads to vitamin D deficiency.

Conditions and illnesses

How should I take my child’s temperature?

Conditions and illnesses

In the past few months, my child has been sleepwalking. It’s only happened a couple of times. Should I be concerned?

Conditions and illnesses

What is Sleep Apnea?

Conditions and illnesses

8 ways to create a safe sleeping environment for your baby

Every parent knows the excitement of bringing a newborn baby home from the hospital. But that excitement can also be mixed with anxiety over how to make sure their baby is safe and secure at all times.

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: If you have a newborn, you’ll lose about 400 hours of sleep this year.

Conditions and illnesses

If I have a chronic illness or disease, can I still become an organ donor?

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: children under the age of 18 can register as organ donors.

Conditions and illnesses

Q: Given that a healthy individual can live with just one kidney, why wouldn’t a parent donate a kidney to their child if that child needed a kidney transplant?

A: There are many factors to think about when considering organ donation, both for the person receiving the graft and the person donating a kidney.
Conditions and illnesses

6 facts about Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

When we hear the word arthritis, many of us think of adult or elderly patients with joint pain and stiffness. But did you know that arthritis is a condition that affects about one in 1,000 children and teenagers in Canada—a total of 10,000 young people?

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