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It was game on at CHEO this week, as musicians from the National Arts Centre (NAC) delivered a lively afternoon concert that powered up smiles for patients, families, and staff.

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A nine-year-old from eastern Ontario has turned a once-in-a-lifetime gift into a powerful act of generosity, choosing to give back to the hospital that once cared for them.

CHEO’s therapeutic clown, Zedd, spends each day the lifting the spirits of patients and families, focused on their emotional well-being and the development of children and youth, and his work has made him a leading voice of therapeutic clowning around the world.

Research and innovation are hallmarks of CHEO’s world-renowned care, and its nurses continue to find new ways to deliver and support that care.

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CHEO has launched a program designed not only to support families after their child returns home from hospital, but also to help ease pressure on CHEO’s busy Emergency Department (ED). 

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.

In a bright corner of CHEO, a gentle blend of classical and contemporary filled the halls of units that provide mental health care, and the audience's eyes brightened even more during the first notes of “Golden,” the award-winning hit song from the film, K‑Pop Demon Hunters.

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The final structural beam will soon be installed in CHEO’s new  By CHEO - Mar 11, 2026

CHEO researchers have developed a promising new way to improve mental health care by using artificial intelligence (AI) and electronic health records to better predict which young people are most at risk of returning to the CHEO emergency department (ED) for mental health concerns. 

When a child or youth comes to the ED for mental health care, nearly half will return to the ED within six months.

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Crowds, loud noises, and unfamiliar spaces can make the airport stressful for families. The experience can be especially hard for neurodiverse kids, who often benefit from knowing what to expect ahead of time.

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