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Behind the research: How a next-generation helmet could revolutionize focused ultrasound

In 2015, Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) scientists and clinicians performed a world-first: They successfully and non-invasively opened the blood-brain barrier to deliver chemotherapy into...

AI tools to ease administrative burdens in ER

Unity Health Toronto has received $200 thousand in funding from Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) under its Critical Technologies Program, to scale homegrown AI...

RVH’s emergency department Minor Ailment Patient Pathway

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) Emergency Department (ED) is well prepared to serve the community ahead of this year’s respiratory season with its...

UHN researchers deploy VR in search for enhanced care solutions

Imagine hearing your father singing the tunes of Jacques Brel, one of the most influential chanson singers and songwriters of the 20th century, after...

How Peer Support empowers “our kind of nursing” at SickKids

The Peer Support and Trauma Response program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is there for staff when they need it, and sometimes...

Bringing world’s tiniest heart pump to Scarborough

In a groundbreaking achievement, Scarborough Health Network (SHN) has become the first non-cardiac surgical centre in Ontario to successfully use an Impella pump –...

Living with type 1 diabetes My journey through misconceptions, stigma and resilience

I was only a child when my life took a sharp turn. At around five or six years old, I started noticing odd changes...

World first discoveries allow researchers to accurately diagnose prenatal exposure syndromes and birth disorders

Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute are using advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose rare diseases...

Study shows significant strain on health care system over next two decades

A new study, released by the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, finds that millions more Ontarians will be living with...

Using AI to predict tumour response

For patients with metastatic cancer, individual tumours have different sensitivities to cancer therapies. A group of scientists from UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has...

Uniting health and social services: The HUB@2115 opens its doors to a healthier community

In a significant step toward promoting public health and wellness, the North Western Toronto (NWT) Ontario Health Team (OHT) has celebrated the grand opening...

Brain-computer interface gives gift of freedom

Using your mind to control machinery sounds like sci-fi to some, but for Tristin Froma, it’s becoming reality. Tristin, who lives with restricted mobility,...

Sniffing out better care

Researchers at St. Joseph’s Health Care London are testing a novel treatment for debilitating distorted smell triggered by COVID-19. When Rebecca Bruzzese lost her sense...

Trial will test if MDMA brings relief for chronic nerve pain

St. Michael’s Hospital researcher is launching a first-of-its-kind global trial to test the impact of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, on chronic nerve pain...

All hands on deck: How St. Michael’s ED responded to a steamship fire 75 years ago

Since its inception, the St. Michael’s Hospital emergency department has responded to many mass-casualty events – treating patients injured in tragic shootings, to massive...

Improving care for people living with spinal cord injury

When Eduardo Jimenez, 52, comes into contact with the healthcare system, he often encounters providers who struggle to give him the best care. The...

Innovative strategies: Preparing for a resilient fall season

As Canada’s health care landscape braces for another fall respiratory season, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic remain top-of-mind. Humber River Health (Humber) has...

Teaming up with patients and families for leading-edge stroke research

Hospital patients have long played a vital role in clinical trials by testing new medications and treatments aimed at advancing human health. And now, more...

Celebrating Medical Radiation Technology Week

This year, Canada will celebrate Medical Radiation Technology Week from November 3-9. This week is a time to celebrate the essential role of Medical...

Mission critical: Maximizing safety in emergency departments

Managing violent patients in hospitals is a growing concern, particularly in emergency departments where staff and physicians frequently encounter individuals in an agitated state...

Research uncovers high sepsis rates in some Hamilton neighbourhoods

Hamilton residents living in north and east-end neighbourhoods with L8L and L8H postal codes and mountain neighbourhoods with an L8V postal code develop almost...

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