Children’s Hospital

• Children’s hospitals seeing more flu cases as earlier season takes a toll

  Flu season has arrived early, with CHEO reporting eight times more cases than last year as hospitals warn of rising infections among children and seniors.

  Health

  Dec 4
  
• New Brunswick parents calling for a children’s hospital in their own province

  Hundreds of parents in New Brunswick have signed a petition calling for a children's hospital in the province. The nearest one is the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2024
  
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• Children’s Hospital receives $5M donation for paediatric cancer treatment

  Officials with the Children’s Hospital said the funds will go to critical equipment, help reimagine care spaces, and spur advancements in patient care.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2024
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• 11-year-old seizure free after Canadian first paediatric epilepsy procedure

  11-year-old Londoner Makayla Douglass was suffering up to 30 seizures a day, but the procedure has resulted in her being seizure free for the past six months.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• ‘Long time coming’: Major expansion coming to Children’s Hospital ED in London, Ont. in June

  The $3-million expansion will nearly double the capacity of the emergency department at Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre by June.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2023
• Pediatric hospital transport team reports major jump in service calls across Ontario

  Leeann Trowbridge, a respiratory therapist at LHSC and a member of the transport team, says that January, they’re received roughly 900 service calls.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2023
• Gamers gather at Extra Life Weekend in Saskatoon to support children’s hospital

  Gamers participated in a 24-hour gaming marathon for charity.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2023
• Common cause for 4 major childhood allergies revealed in B.C. study

  Researchers found an imbalance in gut bacteria was linked to the development of eczema, asthma, food allergies and hay fever, and say the data may help prevent them in the future.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2023
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• Spare change to positive change, Children’s Health Foundation launches new rewards program

  By signing their credit cards up for the ChangeIt program, users are able to round up each purchase to the nearest dollar, turning spare change into positive change for sick kids.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2023
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• New pediatric clinic outside Montreal aims to ease burden on city ERs

  A new pediatric emergency clinic in Saint-Eustache hopes to alleviate pressure on hospital emergency rooms in the greater Montreal region.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2023