FluidAI's monitoring system helps clinicians predict leaks, infections and complications early for better recovery. As a child, Youssef Helwa (MASc'17)was captivated by his mother’s experiences as a surgeon, listening to stories of the patients she cared for. Those early conversations sparked the vision that would eventually lead to FluidAI. The...

Across Canada, emergency departments are facing an unprecedented surge in patient volumes, stretching...

According to a recent study by John D. Dimoff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of...

St. Michael’s Hospital has received funding for a device that helps clinicians better...

Waterloo researchers develop “super-sensitive” radar technology that can unobtrusively monitor heartbeats. Dr. George Shaker has huge hopes for a small radar device he developed with a team of researchers at the University of Waterloo. An engineer who has pursued the possibilities of radio waves for more than 20 years, Shaker envisions...

V-161 targets a crucial enzyme in VRE, offering promise in combating antibiotic-resistant infections in...

Emergency department (ED) wait times are more than just a metric – they are...

Five years after the start of the pandemic, experts from the MUHC, the Montreal...

The provincial BC Biocontainment Treatment Centre at Surrey Memorial Hospital has two new high-tech...

Dr. Brodie Nolan’s latest study takes scientific research into the air to bring hospital-quality care where it’s needed most for patients with traumatic injuries.  Nolan,...

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love, and at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), it’s also a time to celebrate the incredible people who dedicate themselves to mending hearts every day. RVH cardiac patients, past and present, are sharing heartfelt notes of appreciation for the incredible members of Team RVH who made their health journeys comforting through compassionate and exceptional care. Patients like Mary Ann who discovered on her...

As people grow older, their risk of developing cancer increases. So does their risk of becoming frail – a medical condition involving reduced function...

Have you been inspired, encouraged or empowered by an employee or a colleague? Have you or your loved one been touched by the care and compassion of an outstanding nurse? Do you know a nurse who has gone above and beyond the call of duty? Hospital...

The Peer Support and Trauma Response program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)...

Fifteen more nurse practitioners (NPs) will be trained at the University of Victoria this...

Coming out of the pandemic, Canada’s health care system found many new challenges and...

Genetic testing is now the standard of care for common diseases such as cancer...

On a sunny fall day in Toronto, Sandesh Basnet is in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood for a meet-up. The bubbly, young, Nepali-Canadian knocks on...

A study led by Dr. Akber Mithani, Regional Medical Director, Janice Sorensen, Research Lead and their research team examined how long-term care homes can benefit from a virtual quality improvement collaborative approach to pandemic preparedness. Team-building and face-to-face meetings were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic....

New report from UHN recommends residential high-rise buildings with a high proportion of older adults have a dedicated home care team who can care...