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Dr. Nisha Thampi, medical director for CHEO’s infection prevention and control program, talked to the Globe and Mail about CHEO seeing more hospital admissions for RSV as we enter the 2025-26 peak viral season.

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Carly Demczyk cares for critically ill children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at CHEO, and as a pediatric nurse, she sees families in their most difficult moments.

For immediate release: Oct. 1, 2025

Ottawa – Ottawa Public Health (OPH), CHEO, and local birthing hospitals – including The Ottawa Hospital, Hôpital Montfort, and Queensway Carleton Hospital – are urging parents to immunize eligible infants and high-risk children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall.

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Families of kids with cancer will get faster and more convenient access to essential bloodwork closer to home thanks to a partnership of CHEO and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA). 

When Kassy was a toddler, her mother Nicole Cummins noticed something different. 

Camryn’s migraines were getting more painful and persistent. Then there was a constant whooshing sound in her ear.

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When Gabrielle Simboli brought her newborn son Jacob home from the hospital, she knew their medical journey was just beginning. 

By CHEO - Jun 11, 2025

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.

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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.