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Ensuring the right patient gets the right medication at the right time

Drip. Drip. Drip.  Simon is lying in a hospital bed after a successful abdominal surgery. Listening to the steady drip of the intravenous (IV) pump, he wonders whether he’s getting the right medication. What’s worse, he wonders, “what if the dose is wrong? What happens...

Turning Star Wars technology into real-world rehab

Dr. Cesar Marquez-Chin has been preparing for the future ever since he watched Star Wars for the first time.  Growing up in Mexico City, the University Health Network (UHN) scientist spent countless hours at the local movie theatre, watching and rewatching his favourite science fiction...

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Ensuring the right patient gets the right medication at the right time

Drip. Drip. Drip.  Simon is lying in a hospital bed after a successful abdominal surgery....