Children's Health
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Let the kids play: Risky activities benefit children, paediatric society saysPlaying at high speed, with tools or where children can get lost builds skills and confidence, the Canadian Paediatric Society says.HealthJan 26
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Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children, research showsResearchers found a twofold increase in calls to the Ontario Poison Centre for unintentional dosing errors of the medications for patients 18 years old or younger last fall.HealthMay 31, 2023
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5 kids hospitalized as whooping cough cases increase in southern Alberta outbreakIt says most of the cases have been found in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, and are most common among children between the ages of one and nine.CanadaApr 27, 2023
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Canada 1st country to release national guidelines on managing kids’ painThe Health Standards Organization released a new set of guidelines to help hospital workers manage children's pain - particularly for those who can't communicate when they're hurt.HealthApr 3, 2023
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‘We were rushed into trauma’: A look inside Canada’s RSV and flu crisisToddler Avery Harper is battling both RSV and the flu. The viral illnesses have hit young patients so hard that children's hospitals across the country have been overwhelmed.CanadaDec 2, 2022
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B.C. researcher helps find link between video games and possibly deadly heart rhythmThe peer-reviewed report published this week documented an uncommon but distinct pattern among kids who lost consciousness suddenly while playing video games.HealthOct 14, 2022
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Parents upset that Quebec pediatricians can no longer follow healthy childrenSome parents in Quebec are upset that pediatricians will no longer be doing routine checkups for healthy children.CanadaAug 11, 2022
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Canada records 10 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, 1 new case in AlbertaTen children have now been found to be suffering from a severe case of hepatitis over a five-month period including a new case in Alberta.HealthMay 22, 2022
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Alberta reporting 2 probable cases of mystery liver disease in patients under 16: HinshawAlberta's chief medical officer of health says there are two probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children in the province.HealthMay 11, 2022
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Record-breaking $1.8M raised by 2022 Corus Radiothon in support of Stollery Children’s HospitalThe 23rd annual Corus Radiothon in support of Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital broke another record in 2022, raising more than $1.8 million dollars over two days.FeaturesJan 26, 2022
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