Million Dollar Smile: Dr. Jessica Tan Changes Lives of Children Born with Cleft Lip and Palate

 About one in every 750 to 1000 children are born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Clefts can cause problems with eating, speaking, hearing and breathing. Luckily, advancements are constantly being made in research and treatment to ensure a child with a cleft can develop as normally as possible.

Media Coverage of Youth Suicide Linked to Increased Emergency Room Visits for Mental Health Distress

 Outreach efforts following high profile suicides can save lives In the last few years, two high profile youth suicides in the Ottawa region garnered tremendous media attention and, as a new study suggests, resulted in increased emergency room visits by youth for mental health distress. First was the suicide of

Why We Should Support Organ and Tissue Donation

 By: Emile Therien Proper end of life care should include making the option of organ and tissue donation available to families, at the proper time, and after the family has had time to absorb the unfortunate news and in the appropriate way by a trained, compassionate professional who is not involved

Alex and Alistair: An Unbreakable Bond and a Head Shave

 Let's remove any frills at the start -- inspirational anecdotes or descriptions of bravery. This is a story about a boy -- an ordinary/extraordinary boy, and his friend. It's a little about shaved heads, too, but that's less important. Alex Tourangeau is 10-and-a-half years old and he's quite the athlete

Imagine If the Whole World Played…

 By Damira Davletyarova At Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) everybody knows who is in charge of cheer and joy. Blue hair with a gawky ponytail on top, red nose, dressed in motley costume with big blunted boots, she is easily spotted in the hospital. Here comes Mollypenny -  a