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October 8, 2021
A screening tool developed at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and SickKids is able to differentiate between a low or high likelihood of having a cancer predisposition syndrome in children and youth with cancer.
October 4, 2021
SickKids launches COVID-19 Vaccine Consult Service for children, youth and their families
Book a confidential phone call with a SickKids clinician to ask your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and youth.
October 3, 2021
UHN, Sinai Health and SickKids collaborated to support a pregnant patient with pulmonary hypertension and her baby.
October 1, 2021
SickKids named No.1 paediatric hospital in the world by Newsweek
SickKids is proud to be ranked the top paediatric health-care centre in the world, according to Newsweek's 2022 World's Best Hospitals list.
September 30, 2021
A moment of silence on Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
SickKids remains committed to continuing to examine and decolonize hospital practices on our reconciliation journey and to support culturally safe services for children and families. SickKids will observe a moment of silence today to honour the victims and survivors of residential schools.
September 21, 2021
Garry Hurvitz donates $50 million to SickKids in support of paediatric brain and mental health
A transformative gift of $50 million donated by Garry Hurvitz to SickKids Foundation was announced today, unveiling the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health and The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health.
September 17, 2021
SickKids among top three paediatric health-care centres worldwide in Nature Index rankings
SickKids also named top Canadian health-care institution in high-quality research.
September 8, 2021
SickKids’ Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta awarded 2021 Roux Prize for public health achievement
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta was named the recipient of the 2021 Roux Prize, recognized for his research and public policy contributions to global maternal and child health and nutrition.
September 7, 2021
Dr. Peter Szatmari joins the prestigious Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Peter Szatmari was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his contributions to child and youth mental health and to the understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in areas such as diagnosis, measurement and genetics.
August 19, 2021
SickKids, CHEO and Holland Bloorview unite on vaccine mandate policies
Children’s hospitals aim to help protect majority of patients who are not currently eligible for vaccination.
August 16, 2021
Research led by SickKids and the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre found that a novel cancer predisposition screening tool shows promise for helping doctors better predict which childhood cancer survivors may be at risk of developing future cancers.
August 10, 2021
SickKids launches virtual critical care consulting network with six community hospitals
New neonatal-paediatric virtual critical care consulting network will provide ‘real-time’ expertise from SickKids teams.