Pediatrics

Doctors initially suspected an injury. It would take a second visit and a few more questions to uncover the real cause of a mysterious mark on an 11-year-old boy’s abdomen.

An Ontario mother’s acquittal in the death of her infant son is the latest display of medical evidence of shaken baby syndrome discredited in the courtroom.

When the Abbotsford School District extends an invitation to a guest speaker, it asks them to sign a letter acknowledging abstinence as the only way teenagers can be ‘truly safe’ from unwanted sexual outcomes.

Updated recommendations outline practical strategies for clinicians, from distraction and topical anesthetics to changes in injection technique.

‘When you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism’

School’s back in session, and for physicians who treat children, that always results in a new set of clinical challenges.

A total of 30 hospitals in Canada were included in the rankings.

The report says kids are coming into contact with AI toys and algorithmic-driven content before they even learn to read.

Alberta is the only province that legislates all schools to stock epinephrine devices that aren't designated for a particular student.

A Health Canada safety review assesses the potential risk of weight loss in children under age six who are prescribed off-label central nervous system stimulants for ADHD.