Health Insight
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Are Kids’ Gummy Vitamins as Healthy as They Seem?
Disclaimer: This sponsored article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical or nutritional advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions about supplements or nutrition for children. Product information and claims were provided by the sponsor, Hiya Health. Amid a crowded wellness market, experts weigh in on kids’ gummy vitamins, sugar...
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Making strides in holistic care for Canadian Youth with Lupus: Working Together to Shape the Future and Advance Discovery
More new therapies for lupus have emerged over the past few years than over the past few decades. However, most have yet to be approved for Canadian children and teens with lupus. We now have the opportunity to improve discovery and access to state-of-the-art treatment for youth with lupus. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s healthy tissues, causing...
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Eat Early. Eat Often: Steps to help prevent food allergy in babies
Introducing allergenic foods early and feeding them regularly may significantly reduce a baby’s risk of developing food allergy. For years, parents were told to avoid giving babies foods like peanut or egg. Today, we know something very different. Research now shows that introducing common allergenic foods to babies around six months of age — and continuing...
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Keeping Kids Safe, Wherever They Go
From school buses to smartphones, safety today spans roads and screens. Parents, educators: you play an important role. From school buses to smartphones, a child’s day no longer moves through one environment at a time. It flows seamlessly from sidewalks to screens, from classrooms to group chats. For parents and educators, safety today is not divided between “road”...
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Why Early Intervention Therapy Matters
Early intervention therapy supports children with developmental delays by building critical skills during the years when brain development is most rapid. When a child is developing, the early years are filled with rapid growth and learning. For children with developmental delays or disabilities, early intervention therapy can make a meaningful difference during this critical time. ...
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A Parent’s Guide to Managing Childhood Asthma
With the right care plan, treatment, and support, children with asthma can manage symptoms and stay active every day. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children in Canada. 900,000+ children are living with asthma, and it remains a leading cause of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and missed school days each year. When asthma is not...
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Children’s Healthcare Is the Foundation of a Healthy Canada
Canada must shift from illness-based care to early childhood investment to improve population health, reduce system strain, and ensure long-term sustainability. Across Canada, emergency departments are overcrowded, wait times and costs are rising and workforce shortages persist. Governments respond with investments, but despite increased spending, Canadians are no healthier. Canada will never spend its way out of a model...
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Playhouse MD Reimagines Kids’ Healthcare Through Play
Founders share how play-based tools and devices, doctor-led education, and storytelling reduce fear, build trust, and empower families in everyday pediatric care. 1. Playhouse MD was created to make children’s healthcare feel less intimidating. What gaps did you see in the system that inspired this approach? As a family physician and mom of two, I...
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Is My Child Getting Enough Iron? What Every Caregiver Should Know
Iron is essential for growing bodies, yet many kids don’t get enough. Knowing what to look for can make a difference. As a parent or caregiver, you work hard to keep your child healthy. But growing bodies can sometimes fall short of essential nutrients. Iron deficiency often goes unnoticed because its symptoms are subtle and easily mistaken...
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Canada’s Most Essential House Enables Access to Paediatric Care
With rising demand and economic pressures mounting, Canadian families count on Ronald McDonald House as a lifeline when it matters most. Canada’s healthcare system is under significant strain, and with only 16 paediatric hospitals serving the entire country, the financial and geographic burden placed on families with critically sick and injured children during an already unimaginable time is immense. With two...