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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...

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 is bringing new hope to patients.    After struggling with debilitating epilepsy seizures for 10 years, Steve Kieffer became the first patient in London, Ontario, to undergo a new donor-funded epilepsy procedure...

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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....

Prostate cancer discovery opens door to more tailored treatments

Prostate cancer has distinct genetic properties in different groups of men that can be...

Research reveals why some cells are more susceptible to cancer

The ability of mutations to cause cancer depends on how fast they force cells...

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...

Study shows promise for treating progressive multiple sclerosis

New research led by a St. Michael’s Hospital clinician-scientist and published in the prestigious...

Cutting-edge cancer therapy program

Reengineering a patient’s own immune system to hunt down and destroy cancer cells sounds...

Discovery offers new insights to understand and treat prostate cancer

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

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...

Cancer care enhances patient and caregiver well-being

Healthcare professionals play a critical role in guiding patients through the complex journey of...

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...

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England’s diabetes prevention program as blueprint for Canada

Canada can learn from England’s successful diabetes prevention program to build its own programs...

Study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

A seminal study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...

Stroke protection and brain health

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

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...