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Mental Health

The Cost of Silence: Why Black Youth Mental Health Can’t Wait

When we talk about mental health in Canada, the general numbers often hide a much deeper crisis. National data shows that roughly 26% of all Canadian youth rate their mental health as “fair” or “poor”. However, for Black youth, this reality is significantly more...
Diseases

Iron deficiency anemia – demystifying a common, treatable and preventable public health problem

Over 830,000 Canadians have iron deficiency anemia (IDA),1 the most common cause of anemia.2     “Iron deficiency anemia is a global health issue with significant effects on quality of life and productivity,” notes Dr. Wendy Lim, hematologist and professor in the Department of Medicine...
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Diseases

Women living with Parkinson’s are overlooked and under-researched

Nearly half of Parkinson’s diagnoses are women, yet their care, support and research is...
Diseases

Admissions for child maltreatment decreased during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, but ICU admissions increased later

Hospital admissions for maltreatment of children under the age of 2 years declined 31%...
Addictions and Drugs

We keep fighting addiction at the worst possible moment in a person’s life

Governments and health systems organize care around crises, yet recovery is decided by everyday...
Diseases

A new home for Canada’s largest Cancer Research Tumour Bank

Decades of cancer research — and thousands of patient tumour samples — now have...
Cardiology

HHS one of new hospitals nationwide treating the heart with radiation

HN Summary • Innovative, non-invasive heart treatment: Hamilton Health Sciences is among a small number...
Mental Health

Are we entering a new era of dementia treatment?

A Q&A with Sunnybrook Neurologists Over the next five years, researchers estimate that more than...
Diseases

Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV

Study in human cells finds low-cost drug keeps virus dormant through an unexpected pathway,...
Oncology

Gene mutation in blood-forming cells may improve cancer immunotherapy results

Researchers at UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have found that inactivation of the TET2...
Emergency Medicine

One-in-four children with major traumatic injuries not cared for in pediatric trauma centres

New research shows that 1 in 4 children with major traumatic injury do not...
Emergency Medicine

From Canada to Jamaica: Field Clinic becomes critical care hub after Hurricane Melissa

The line of patients snakes from our canvas tent into the parking lot of...
Mental Health

Sharp rise in ADHD stimulant prescriptions in Ontario, research finds

A new Ontario-based study has found a significant rise in prescriptions for stimulant medications...
Cardiology

Southlake leads global conversation on coronary physiology

HN Summary • Global Recognition for Cardiac Leadership – Southlake Health’s Regional Cardiac Program was...
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Green Column

How to “green” operating rooms: new guideline advises reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink can be applied in Canadian operating rooms (ORs) to...
Infection Control

From injection to ingestion: Can yeast make vaccines more accessible?

HN Summary • Oral Yeast-Based Vaccines: Researchers, including Emilija Vasiliunaité at Vilnius University Life Sciences...
Infection Control

Smarter tissue and organ repair thanks to next-gen hydrogel

HN Summary • uOttawa multidisciplinary team has built new hydrogels from synthetic peptides that can...
Mental Health

The Cost of Silence: Why Black Youth Mental Health Can’t Wait

When we talk about mental health in Canada, the general numbers often hide a...