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Canada is facing a grief crisis — A new national strategy

Canadian Grief Alliance calls for urgent action to fix Canada’s broken grief support system and confront a silent public health emergency (Winnipeg, Manitoba) – Grief is a growing public health issue – yet Canada lags significantly behind other countries that have implemented a proactive, national, coordinated response to...

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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St. Michael’s Hospital performs Toronto’s first robotic mitral valve repair

The surgery took place in St. Michael’s Hospital’s Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre, where a highly...

Research reveals why some cells are more susceptible to cancer

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

Antimicrobial stewardship at a distance: How telepharmacy is fighting superbugs in hospitals across Canada

Antimicrobial resistance develops when bacteria no longer respond to the drugs we use against...

The role of drug access navigators in healthcare-systems pharmacy

Imagine being prescribed a life-changing medication – one that could manage your condition, improve...

Pharmacy without walls: Redefining acute care with hospital at home

Hospital at Home (HaH) at Island Health is an innovative model that delivers acute-level...

HHS pharmacy sets national benchmark: First-ever delivery of groundbreaking $4.5M Hemophilia B treatment

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) outpatient pharmacy recently made history by becoming the first in...

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 investigates efficacy of safety planning interventions for suicide prevention among children and adolescents

Mental health among children and adolescents is a growing concern around the world. In...

Study shows promise for treating progressive multiple sclerosis

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

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...

Cutting-edge cancer therapy program

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

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Canada is facing a grief crisis — A new national strategy

Canadian Grief Alliance calls for urgent action to fix Canada’s broken grief support system...

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...

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....

Change in cancer care requires urgent action to strengthen oncology workforce, care delivery

Rapid advances in cancer treatment have benefitted many people, but urgent change is needed...