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TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents …
Read More »Ontario pediatric hospitals ask for help to deal with backlog of 12,000 surgeries
Nearly 12,000 children are on a wait list for surgeries across Ontario, a situation officials at four major pediatric hospitals say is part of a much bigger problem they need help from the province to solve. A surge of viral respiratory illnesses, driven by a particularly bad strain of the …
Read More »Patient transfers from SickKids skyrocket amid pediatric respiratory crunch
Toronto’s SickKids hospital is reporting a significant increase in the number of pediatric patients being transferred out of its beds as Ontario struggles with a wave of sick children. As a result of the recent viral surge, an average of between two and eight children per day are being transferred …
Read More »Inside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital’s ICU was saved from near collapse
It’s 1:50 p.m. on a recent weekday at the intensive care unit of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children as a trio of women try to solve the latest problem. There are three children who need to be in SickKids’ ICU but are not. One is waiting in the emergency department …
Read More »Ornge sees rise in child patient transfers as pediatric hospitals under pressure
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 29, 2022 3:54 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s air ambulance service says it’s seeing an increase in the number of children it transports, with a higher number of those transfers due to respiratory illnesses. Ornge says that increase …
Read More »An inside look at the ER of Canada’s largest pediatric hospital as RSV surges
It’s the exhaustion on parents’ faces that hits you first. CBC News got exclusive access to the emergency department and ICU at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, Canada’s largest pediatric medical centre, as it and other hospitals across the country grapple with what one doctor called “a perfect storm” of …
Read More »Thyroid Eye Disorders – American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Print Version WHAT IS THE THYROID? The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located at the base of the front of the neck. The thyroid gland regulates the thyroid hormone and plays an important role in regulating body metabolism. WHAT ARE EUTHYROID, HYPERTHYROID, AND HYPOTHYROID? Normal thyroid hormone level in …
Read More »Optic Neuritis – American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Print Version What is optic neuritis? Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve [See figure 1]. As the photo demonstrates, the optic nerve becomes swollen and the blood vessels become distended. This inflammation can cause loss of vision because the optic nerve is responsible for carrying visual information from …
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