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October 30, 2024
Precision robotics offers hope for heart disease treatment
The advanced drug testing system screens multiple potential therapies simultaneously in beating heart cells.
October 29, 2024
A “beautiful connection” formed in the SickKids NICU
For families of NICU babies, a little support goes a long way – and can create a “ripple effect” of help for others.
October 25, 2024
Meet the drivers of clinical trials at SickKids
At the Garron Family Cancer Centre, Clinical Research Associates support innovative clinical trials seeking to improve care and outcomes for children with cancer.
October 24, 2024
Clinical trial explores new approach to childhood brain cancer treatment
The first clinical trial to investigate treatment for childhood glioblastoma without radiation and chemotherapy has opened at SickKids.
October 17, 2024
How Peer Support empowers “our kind of nursing” at SickKids
First-of-its-kind hospital program in Canada broadens from individual to group support for staff.
October 10, 2024
Code Orange: How SickKids plans for the unimaginable
In a Code Orange – disaster activation, SickKids staff must mobilize and collaborate seamlessly on very short notice. Staff engage in a hospital-wide simulation as an essential way to plan and manage their response to multiple or mass casualty events.
October 1, 2024
Sharing our knowledge and expertise worldwide: Meet Dr. Gary Peiser, Johannesburg, South Africa
Meet Dr. Gary Peiser, a clinical fellow who recently completed his subspecialty training in paediatric interventional radiology at SickKids. Gary shared his fellowship experience with us, reflecting on what this opportunity has meant for him.
October 1, 2024
“It just lightens it”: SickKids’ WAV PlayPark transforms family’s hospital stay
For a family with premature twins, a space at SickKids for a young sibling made the hospital experience easier – and more fun.
September 24, 2024
"Why does my child have cancer?": Inside the world of cancer genetic counselling at SickKids
As a genetic counsellor in SickKids’ Cancer Genetics Program, Bailey Gallinger helps families who may be affected by a cancer predisposition syndrome.
September 19, 2024
SickKids #2 in World’s Best Specialized Hospitals ranking by Newsweek
SickKids is proud to be named one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals (Pediatrics) for 2025 by Newsweek and Statista.
September 16, 2024
The Perspective: Ringing the bell after 880 days of cancer treatment
It seemed almost impossible in the beginning, but more than two years after I was diagnosed with leukemia, I celebrated the end of my treatment in July.
August 26, 2024
A quest for a new malaria vaccine with postdoctoral fellow Dr. Danton Ivanochko
A dedicated scientist and father of two, Dr. Danton Ivanochko is part of a global effort to prevent malaria.