Technology and Innovation
Pulmonary and Respirology
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...
Cardiology
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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Technology and Innovation
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...
Surgery
AI-driven disease detection levels-up prostate cancer surgery
HN Summary • Groundbreaking Application: Vancouver Coastal Health researcher Dr. Miles Mannas led the world’s...
Technology and Innovation
A Transformative Advancement in Chronic Pain Management
HN Summary • World-First Innovation: Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is the first hospital globally to...
Technology and Innovation
AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes
Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and...
Surgery
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...
Diseases
New screening app for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
HN Summary • AI-powered screening tool: Researchers at UHN developed the Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT),...
Technology and Innovation
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...
Diseases
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...
Technology and Innovation
Welcome to the annual MEDtech Supplement
We’re proud to once again contribute to this year’s Hospital News Medtech supplement. As...
Technology and Innovation
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...
Technology and Innovation
A way around sneaker time
HN Summary • Challenge of ‘Sneaker Time’: Nurses at Humber River Health were walking up...
Pediatrics
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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Oncology
Despite Movember push, rates of incurable prostate cancer are rising as screening is abandoned
HN Summary: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men (beside non-melanoma...
Public Health
Canadian doctors predict government actions will reduce access to health care
New data from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) show that Canadian physicians are sounding...
Oncology
Fertility preservation for patients with cancer
In patients of reproductive age who have cancer, fertility preservation for potential children in...
Diseases
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...
