England’s diabetes prevention program as blueprint for Canada

Canada can learn from England’s successful diabetes prevention program to build its own programs to tackle diabetes prevention across the country, argue authors in an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In 2022, Canada released a diabetes framework that calls on provincial and Indigenous governing bodies to build community-based...

Stroke protection and brain health

Every day, millions of people worry about losing their memory, having a stroke,...

HHS pharmacy sets national benchmark: First-ever delivery of groundbreaking $4.5M Hemophilia B treatment

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) outpatient pharmacy recently made history by becoming the first...

A decade of seizures ends for patient after new donor-funded epilepsy procedure

With a 50-60 per cent success rate in curing epilepsy, this advanced procedure...

News & topics

From research to real life: RVH launches innovative tool to empower patient conversations

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is proud to launch the ASKmeGOC Goals of Care Consult Service - an innovative, research-driven model that’s the first of its kind in Canada. This new service will provide patients and their loved ones with meaningful, structured conversations about their treatment options, resuscitation preferences...

Robotic-assisted partial knee replacement transforms life of patient

Harold Harris has always led an active life. From directing films to playing tennis and...

A Canadian cancer discovery

For more than a decade, a team of researchers at UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer...

Joseph Brant Hospital and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton launch integrated-health information system partnership

Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) have launched a new...

Rethinking nursing education in a time of crisis

Canada’s healthcare system is grappling with a significant nursing shortage, a challenge exacerbated by...
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Study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

A seminal study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, the...

Change in cancer care requires urgent action to strengthen oncology workforce, care delivery

Rapid advances in cancer treatment have benefitted many people, but urgent change is needed...

World first: Canadian innovation enhances drug access to brain areas affected by ALS

Sunnybrook scientists in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program made history this week as they...

AHEAD Program bridging gaps in pulmonary fibrosis care across Canada

If he didn’t have a nurse educator in his Winnipeg office, community-based respirologist Dr. Lawrence Homik, knows his pulmonary fibrosis patients would not be nearly as well served.  “It’s tremendously helpful. There is a gap,” says Dr. Homik. “Clinicians can spend the time they need to make the diagnosis, but patients need to hear more about the impact it will have on their lives. Pulmonary Fibrosis is serious, and a...

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Investigating the long-term effects of a new cancer treatment on patients is a lot like building a car while driving it. That’s the challenge...

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Nicholas Fox, Trillium Health Partners I am privileged to nominate Nicholas Fox for his outstanding contributions as a nurse educator. Nicholas has been a nurse educator for the past  three years who consistently goes above and beyond in their role, offering unparalleled support and...

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Heart failure patient recovers at home thanks to a Canadian first at HHS

It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest.” That’s how Hamilton resident Peg Kelly describes chest pressure she experienced one night in December,...

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n an episode of the popular Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” Frankie (played by the formidable Lily Tomlin) is navigating a world built for speed over safety alongside her friend Margaret, who is experiencing mobility challenges. Frankie and Margaret, as pedestrians in their later...

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