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UHN surgeons curing rare lung condition CTEPH with world-class procedure

HN Summary • UHN surgeons are curing a rare and potentially fatal lung condition, CTEPH, using one of the world’s most advanced surgical procedures — pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) — which removes chronic blood clots from even the smallest pulmonary vessels. UHN operates the largest and...

Researchers create living heart tissue with a 3D printer for testing new treatments

HN Summary • Living Heart Tissue Created with Custom 3D Printer Researchers at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI), St. Paul’s Hospital, developed an in-house 3D printer that produces living human heart tissue from patient-derived stem cells. This enables highly consistent, reproducible tissue samples that...
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Expert-guided AI conversational tools can bolster preventive healthcare – empowering people to take charge of their health

HN Summary • AI conversational tools like QSVS’s new assistant, Amelia, can strengthen preventive healthcare...

AI-driven disease detection levels-up prostate cancer surgery

HN Summary • Groundbreaking Application: Vancouver Coastal Health researcher Dr. Miles Mannas led the world’s...

A Transformative Advancement in Chronic Pain Management

HN Summary • World-First Innovation: Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is the first hospital globally to...

AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes

Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and...

Robot-assisted hernia repair helps patients, adds value in ambulatory hospitalshow incon

When extreme-sports enthusiast Samuel Arango was told he’d need urgent surgery to repair a...

New screening app for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

HN Summary • AI-powered screening tool: Researchers at UHN developed the Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT),...

AI-driven blood testing could save billions of dollars

HN Summary 1. AI-powered precision blood testing: Dr. Guillaume Paré and his team at Hamilton...

Colour coding what’s happening in the tumour microenvironment

HN Summary • Revealing the hidden tumour environment: Dr. Ralph DaCosta’s team at UHN’s Princess...

Welcome to the annual MEDtech Supplement

We’re proud to once again contribute to this year’s Hospital News Medtech supplement. As...

Working together: Medtech’s role in supporting Canada’s health care providers

HN Summary • Addressing Health Care Strain: Canada’s health system faces major challenges from health...

A way around sneaker time

HN Summary • Challenge of ‘Sneaker Time’: Nurses at Humber River Health were walking up...

Maternal early warning system keeps patients safe before they know it

When it comes to welcoming a new baby into the world, safety for both...

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In patients of reproductive age who have cancer, fertility preservation for potential children in...

Lesser-known eating disorder just as severe as anorexia and bulimia, study finds

A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia – and the...

Physician responses to patient expectations affect their income

Physician responses to patient expectations can affect physician incomes and may help explain lower...