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The Canadian Consensus Statement on the management of venous leg ulcers

This Consensus Statement was developed with the objective of creating a concise document that incorporates new clinical and research findings, and that Health Care Providers can use in the clinic. Nineteen Health Care Providers from across Canada were involved in the process. Their backgrounds...

A pathway to independence for patients with rare disease

Nearly 20 years ago, Audrey Gouskos came through the St. Michael’s Hospital Emergency Department unable to walk. She had trouble breathing and would be intubated for six weeks. At 41 years old, with a busy career and a three-year-old son at home, Gouskos recalls...

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Robotic-assisted rehabilitation now available in Fraser Health

Stroke patient Leanne Mork is learning to walk again with the assistance of a...

AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread

In new study, MRI combined with machine learning reveals presence of cancer cells with...

World first: Delivering chemotherapy to paediatric brain tumours using MRI-guided focused ultrasound

Researchers and physicians at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and The Hospital for Sick Children...

Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it – we’ve done it before

As health care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic...

Sinai Health team sheds light on COVID-19 variant dynamics in Toronto

The worst days of the pandemic may be behind us, but research into the...

Safe medication use of blood thinning medications

blood clot is an accumulation of blood that has thickened and clumped together. The...

Improving evidence-based care

Two recent studies from UHN’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) have advanced the...

Indigenous ECHO Canada skin and wound care

To support Truth and Reconciliation and the wound, ostomy and continence health of Indigenous...

Improving wound microcirculation

Chronic wounds on the lower leg and foot have multiple etiologies that include vascular...

Revving up older patients’ metabolism could be the key to healing from severe burns

Older patients suffering a severe burn are at a much higher risk of dying...

Helping cancer patients by better detecting frailty

As people grow older, their risk of developing cancer increases. So does their risk...

Dementia and expressive behaviours capacity building through innovation and partnerships

The growing senior population in Ontario poses unique challenges to the healthcare system. By...

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Alcohol-related deaths increased 18% during the pandemic, as did hospitalizations related to alcohol use,...

The Canadian Consensus Statement on the management of venous leg ulcers

This Consensus Statement was developed with the objective of creating a concise document that...

A pathway to independence for patients with rare disease

Nearly 20 years ago, Audrey Gouskos came through the St. Michael’s Hospital Emergency Department...

Robotic-assisted rehabilitation now available in Fraser Health

Stroke patient Leanne Mork is learning to walk again with the assistance of a...