Pediatrics

Listeria in pregnancy can be deadly

With the recent listeria cases and food recalls in the news in Canada, it is important to understand the disease’s serious health effects in pregnancy, including fetal death. An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) highlights important things to know about listeriosis, a...

Babies get faster care from expanded newborn screening program

Like most babies, Nathan Bonner had his tiny foot pricked to collect a drop of blood when he was just a day old, as part of routine newborn screening. The test came back with a screen positive result for a metabolic disorder called phenylketonuria...

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Hospital News’ Annual Pediatric Supplement

Everyone living in Canada desires and deserves a healthy life. We collectively imagine a...

The early years last a lifetime

Every child develops differently. Many meet their developmental milestones; some don’t. A 2015 Ontario...

The Extensive Needs Service is transforming lives

Kairo, who was prone to self-injurious and eloping behaviours, can now go to the...

Sunnybrook leads in clinical outcomes for the sickest and smallest babies

Amit and Natasha Arora recall their fear during their son’s 135-day stay in Sunnybrook’s...

Canadian Pediatric Nursing Standards

The Canadian Association of Pediatric Nurses (CAPN) is a national network of nurses passionate...

Better together. Community partnerships enable family-centered care.

With only 16 specialty Pediatric hospitals serving the entire country, travel to access healthcare...

Researchers find a possible therapeutic target in the “genetic landscape” of aggressive and deadly pediatric brain tumours

Posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma are rare, treatment-resistant pediatric tumours of the central...

Many health-care providers are ill-equipped to recognize pain in abused children

McGill study finds only 13 per cent of those surveyed received training on child...

Enhancing care for pregnant patients with disabilities

Like many parents, Diana Drake updates social media frequently with photos of her daughter,...

Obesity a risk factor for stillbirth, especially at term

Obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth, and the risk increases as pregnancy advances...

National efforts to guide safe, effective, and equitable use of opioids for quality pain management in children

No one should experience untreated pain. Yet, in Canada, two out of three children...

Viagra to treat oxygen-deprived newborns

Treatments to help babies who run out of oxygen during pregnancy or at birth...

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Hospital partnership reaches innovative milestone in the management of electronic health records

The partnership between Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), Collingwood General and Marine Hospital...

Boost to nurse practitioner program supports primary health care

Fifteen more nurse practitioners (NPs) will be trained at the University of Victoria this...

New data: Canadian physicians embrace digital health tools

With the rise of physician burnout in the wake of the pandemic and ongoing...

Ensuring the right patient gets the right medication at the right time

Drip. Drip. Drip.  Simon is lying in a hospital bed after a successful abdominal surgery....