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Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care. Before they can safely go home, they need to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until their organs are more developed. In the NICU, these babies are exposed to mildly painful procedures, including heel pricks for blood…
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Surviving sickle cell disease
Today, June 19, is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease is a genetically inherited disorder in which hemoglobin — the molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells — clumps together, leading to misshapen red blood cells that form a sickle or crescent moon shape. In Canada, it is estimated that there are more than…
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The truth about concussion in children and youth: ‘It’s a traumatic brain injury’
The human brain is fragile and intricate, and it’s the only organ that cannot be transplanted. Now imagine the brain inside a child’s still-developing skull, subjected to the sudden jolt of a fall, head-to-head hit in sports, or even a bump on the playground. What happens next can change a young life.
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