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The power of a family’s contribution to research

Tamy Bell is learning how to live with grief. 

Her son, Griffin, died in March 2024 at the age of six from Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system. It's also the second most common childhood cancer to leukemia.

Bell has tried to take her painful experience and use it to help others. One way, she says, is getting involved in childhood cancer research.

“I get to tell our story and talk about him. I get to keep his legacy alive,” said Bell.

Bell is part of the CHEO Research Institute’s Research Family Leader...

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Let's move: CHEO releases 1st-in-kind video series for kids with cancer

Physiotherapists at CHEO have created a bilingual video series as part of an education campaign that encourages children and youth to move while receiving chemotherapy to avoid long-term complications.

This groundbreaking eight-part video series — available in both English and French on YouTube — is the first of its kind tailored for children aged two to 18. It positions CHEO as a global leader in physiotherapy education, empowering families with expert, accessible guidance every step of the way.

In each video...

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Rapid response helps safeguard newborns from RSV

Thanks to a rapid, coordinated response, seven in 10 babies born at eastern Ontario hospitals received protection from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, during the first season of Ontario’s new immunization program — a major step forward in safeguarding infant health.

This feat was accomplished thanks to leadership from CHEO and Kids Come First, which mobilized rapidly once Ontario launched its publicly funded protection program for RSV in November 2024.

The provincial program made the one-time immunization...

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New collaboration between CHEO, local pediatricians targets asthma wait-lists

A new CHEO-led initiative gives community pediatricians the tools to better manage childhood asthma, which helps reduce wait-lists and delivers high-quality care sooner.

The Asthma Integrated Care Pathway was created in 2024 to address wait times for pediatric asthma, supported by a historic investment from the Ontario government.

The pathway was an evolution of the CHEO Asthma Program that began with clinicians delivering asthma education to patients and families, as well as CHEO staff in the inpatient and...

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A decade-long journey in nursing excellence with CHEO by her side

The lights in CHEO’s Emergency Department shone brightly through the late night. 

CHEO nurse Gabrielle White had barely slept, sitting with a mother whose daughter had just been diagnosed with leukemia. White knew at that moment; she simply needed to be there.

Later, during her training as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) student in Oncology, she saw the family again. This time, she saw hope.

White stopped the child’s final dose of preventative medication because she reached that milestone in her post-treatment journey. The

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