The battle against child obesity is a high priority in Canada not only from a population health perspective, but from the health care system’s economic perspective as well. Moreover, obesity tracks very closely from childhood to adolescence to adulthood meaning ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada has identified pre-term birth as one of the most important perinatal health problems in industrialized nations. Statistics show it accounts for 75-85 per cent of all perinatal deaths in Canada. Advances in neonatal intensive ...

A poster on the wall can remind staff of family centred care core concepts: respect, dignity, information sharing, participation and collaboration. But there’s nothing like a mom telling her daughter’s story to make those concepts come to life for health ...

“A” is for apple and “b” is for bee – that familiar fuzzy, buzzing creature that children are introduced to almost as soon as they say their first words. At Markham Stouffville Hospital, that buzzing bee is much more than ...

Alexandre Bilodeau is now a household name for everyone in Canada, as the first Canadian Olympian to win a Gold Medal on Canadian soil. On February 14, 2010, when Alexandre Bilodeau won an Olympic gold medal for men’s moguls, his ...

It is natural for children to explore their environment as they grow and develop, but this can put them at risk of unintentional poisoning.  As children begin to climb and reach new things, they don’t necessarily have the experience to ...

A major tool has been developed that will directly contribute to improved diagnosis and assessment of children and youth with medical concerns across Canada. When a child undergoes blood tests to diagnose a specific medical condition, physicians, laboratory specialists and the ...

Third-year medical student Miralem Mrkonjic is still deciding what field he’d like to specialize in as a doctor, but the clerkship rotations he is doing at four hospitals may help him choose his specialty. Mrkonjic is currently doing a six-week clerkship ...

Turning adversity into hope naturally took time for the Emon family when they lost their daughter, Jalynn to cancer in 2009.   Jalynn Emon was a “vibrant little girl” who lost her battle to the disease at nine years of age.  ...

Nurse Noble is working hard; caring for his classmates in Mrs. Benn’s kindergarten class at Pelmo Park Public School.  As he finishes his last patient assessment, Noble removes his mask and his striped lab coat; reaches for his backpack and ...