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Research study makes heart screening faster, more accessible using AI

A new study from researchers at UHN unveils an AI model to analyze data from electrocardiograms (ECG) — quick, low-cost recordings of the heart’s electrical activity that are commonly used as an initial test for patients with cardiac symptoms. The model has been made publicly...

From Canada to Jamaica: Field Clinic becomes critical care hub after Hurricane Melissa

The line of patients snakes from our canvas tent into the parking lot of Cornwall Regional Hospital. In that gap, our small Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) field clinic has become an unofficial second emergency department. And amid the catastrophic damage to the hospitals in...
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Southlake leads global conversation on coronary physiology

HN Summary • Global Recognition for Cardiac Leadership – Southlake Health’s Regional Cardiac Program was...

Beyond the bedside: The silent safeguard of the operating room

HN Summary • Medical Device Reprocessing Departments at St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph hospitals...

Robotic procedure makes St. Michael’s Hospital home to landmark cardiac surgery

Cardiac surgeons at St. Michael’s Hospital have successfully treated a rare congenital heart anomaly...

The Cost of Inaction: Why the OHA’s Resistance to Staffing Ratios Defies Logic

In a recent episode of The Gritty Nurse, I sat down with Michael Hurley,...

From passion to recognition: SHN named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is pleased to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s...

Children under two more likely to visit ED after virtual care visits than in-person visits

HN Summary • An Ontario study found children aged three months to two years were...

Helping Canada’s health system prepare for emergency events

In the early 20th century, in the midst of the First World War, a...

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Empowering Canada’s health leaders for the AI era: The Health AI Academy takes learning coast-to-coast

HN Summary • Unity Health Toronto’s Data Science and Advanced Analytics team launched the Health...

Survey shows progress in primary care access as Nurse Practitioners help close gaps

The Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) welcomes findings from the 2025 OurCare National...

Research study makes heart screening faster, more accessible using AI

A new study from researchers at UHN unveils an AI model to analyze data...

Training that saves lives: Using simulation to strengthen teams and patient care

Over the past three years, simulation activity at Providence has increased by 30 per...