Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Join Dara on her journey to learn about her brother's osteosarcoma, how it affects his body, possible treatment options, and how to show her support.
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how sickle cell disease affects the body, and how treatments work.
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In graphic novel format, the Medikidz, superheroes from the planet Mediland, help Isaac understand his body and the procedure for photopheresis.
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This pamphlet about the PBSC procedure. It explains what stem cells are and why this procedure is needed. It discusses how to prepare a child for PBSC and explains what to expect after the procedure.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explores how psoriasis affects the body, and treatment options.
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explores how psoriasis affects the body, and treatment options.
copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
The Medikidz help Freddy overcome his fears about having a blood test.
In graphic novel format, the Medikidz, superheroes from the planet Mediland, help Kevin understand blood transfusions
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Join Corey on his journey to learn about how the heart works, different types of congenital heart defects, and how heart defect symptoms are treated.
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This pamphlet explains the red blood cell exchange (RBCX) procedure. You will learn when this procedure is needed, and how to prepare a child for RBCX.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains why people need insulin, and how blood glucose meters help people with diabetes track blood glucose levels.
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For a time after your child has has a BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant), his immune system will be weak. Until it gets stronger, it will be important to stay away from foods that could cause an infection. These guidelines will help you reduce the risk of your child getting a food-related infection.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explores how infections work, and explains hand hygiene.
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The Medikidz take Raj on a trip through the human body to better understand how Crohn's disease/colitis affects the body and how he can manage it, in this audiobook version of our award-winning comic book Understanding Crohn's Disease.
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This booklet has been created to help children and their families feel more at ease with the organ transplantation process by providing general information in an understandable format. Most importantly, it is designed to let the readers know that they are not alone and that there are other children…
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explores why bed-wetting happens, and treatments.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how autism affects individuals, and their siblings.
copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, January 26, 2024 |
Join Charlie on his journey to learn how leukemia is diagnosed, what cancer does to the body, and what to expect with leukemia treatment.
BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains different degrees of burn, scarring, and how grafting works.
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how thalassemia affects the body, and how treatments work.
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