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Helping cancer patients by better detecting frailty

As people grow older, their risk of developing cancer increases. So does their risk of becoming frail – a medical condition involving reduced function and health. It’s a dangerous combination, given that frailty affects up to 40 per cent of patients living with cancer,...

Discovery of new genes for molar pregnancies sheds light on their increased incidence in women aged 35 and over

Major advances made at the RI-MUHC could help improve counselling for individuals suffering from infertility, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriages and androgenetic hydatidiform mole. A molar pregnancy, also known as a hydatidiform mole, is an abnormal human pregnancy with no embryo and an overgrowth of...

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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increasing in Canada

In Canada, rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have increased, but the good...

Increase in gestational diabetes rates linked largely to screening

Gestational diabetes has been reported to be on the rise, but a new study...

Obstetric trauma rates for forceps deliveries have increased in Canada

Trauma to both mother and baby during vaginal deliveries, especially forceps deliveries, has increased...

First in-utero surgery in Canada for the treatment of spina bifida a success

In a Canadian first, a team from Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for...

A safe solution for skin-to-skin

By Hayley Mullins In 2012, I was practicing skin-to-skin (STS) with my two week old...

Doctors without borders: Global health

By Dr. Karthika Devarajan I have always been interested in Global Health, but medical training...

Leading the advancement of perinatal bereavement care in Canada

When a pregnancy ends in loss or a baby dies early in life, parents...

Hospitals successfully integrate midwives

The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) recently recognized two health care organizations for successfully...

Families rock out in support of high-risk births

Mount Sinai Hospital is launching a new fundraising walk this fall that will be...

Multidisciplinary collaboration leads to maternity service expansion

Good interprofessional relationships and collaboration have been present since midwifery care was introduced in...

Labour and birth information from BC hospitals made available to public

Labour and birth information for each hospital in British Columbia is now available to...

Canada’s first Obstetrical Triage Acuity Scale

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has developed a new tool to improve patient care...

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