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Cancer care enhances patient and caregiver well-being

Healthcare professionals play a critical role in guiding patients through the complex journey of cancer treatment. Yet, medical interventions alone cannot address the full range of emotional, physical and practical challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis. That’s where Wellspring Cancer Support provides a...

Stigma remains a barrier to mental health care with 60% of people not seeking help for fear of being labelled

Despite growing awareness around mental health, many people continue to mask their struggles due to fear of judgment, discrimination, or social exclusion. In fact, 60 per cent of people with a mental health problem or illness won’t seek help for fear of being labelled....

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New guidance for managing obesity in children and adolescents

A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents...

A Canadian cancer discovery

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

Ground-floor research explores quality of life after new cancer treatment

Investigating the long-term effects of a new cancer treatment on patients is a lot...

Discovery offers new insights to understand and treat prostate cancer

A new avenue to differentiate between prostate cancers is being investigated by Vancouver Coastal...

The essential role of simulation in robotics surgery

Simulation isn’t optional; it’s the foundation of safe, successful patient outcomes. At Sunnybrook Health Sciences...

Powered by precision: Humber River Health’s first paediatric robotic surgery

For months, Farima and Mike watched helplessly as their teenage son suffered through waves...

Redefining end-of-life care in Kingston

Providence Care recently opened AB Smith Homestead House, a 10-bed hospice residence dedicated to...

Partnerships propel kidney research forward

After joining Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) in 2018, medical oncologist and researcher Dr. Aly-Khan...

Reducing blood cancer risks

A new study published in Nature by Dr. Steven Chan’s team at UHN’s Princess...

Study offers hope for hard-to-treat type 2 diabetes

Lisa Mercer had tried just about everything to regulate the ups and downs of...

Southlake Health pioneers 4D technology with special access from Health Canada

Real-time imaging will create new care options for complex cardiac cases. Southlake Health is leading...

It is time the feds make the long-awaited diabetes device fund a reality

It has been almost a year since the federal government announced that it would...

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