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March 2, 2023
The SickKids-UHN Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides trailblazing researchers with access to the latest analytical flow cytometers and high-speed cell sorting services.
February 23, 2023
Paediatric hospitals making mealtime safer for children, youth fed through a tube
SickKids is transitioning to ENFit feeding tube connectors starting March 6, 2023.
February 17, 2023
SickKids ACTS team brings ‘Our Kind of Nursing' to patients — wherever they are
Meet Debbie, a Registered Nurse Clinician with our Acute Care Transport Service (ACTS) team who has been at SickKids for more than 20 years.
February 15, 2023
SickKids is ‘a good place to start’ for nurses looking to grow their career
Meet Jane, a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at SickKids and an educator with the Centre for Global Child Health.
February 14, 2023
Naturally occurring antibodies may hold the answer to designing a vaccine for malaria
A global research team uncovered new insights into how antibodies could be used to design a potential vaccine targeting malaria transmission between humans and mosquitos.
February 13, 2023
Change in how the heart produces energy may be key to preventing heart failure
Researchers find that changes in how the heart produces energy may be the earliest signal of cardiac deterioration.
February 10, 2023
Meet some of the women making SickKids science possible
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet four women whose work behind-the-scenes at SickKids helps support child health research.
February 9, 2023
SickKids’ Choosing Wisely program is helping reduce unnecessary testing, treatments and imaging
Lessons learned at SickKids could be applied in other paediatric settings interested in taking a similar approach.
February 6, 2023
Higher paternal preconception BMI linked to childhood growth in male children
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers find preconception BMI in fathers increases the odds of being overweight and obese in children assigned male at birth.
February 1, 2023
Researchers identify CLDN5 variants as the genetic cause of rare neurogenetic syndrome
A research team has used genetic sequencing to uncover the cause of a rare neurogenetic syndrome.
January 31, 2023
Cardiac procedure renamed at SickKids in honour of surgical pioneer Vivien Thomas
SickKids officially renames life-saving cardiac procedure at the hospital to honour the contributions of laboratory technician Vivien Thomas.
January 31, 2023
SickKids continues to rank as one of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for 2022
SickKids ranks first for hospital intensity and second for researcher intensity as one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.