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June 30, 2017
SickKids staff recognized for their achievements
Congratulations to SickKids staff members who continue to make outstanding contributions to the health-care and scientific communities.
June 23, 2017
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have uncovered how innate immune system cells detect and initiate the rejection of transplanted tissue in mice.
June 21, 2017
Biofilms—the eradication has begun
A research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has developed a novel enzyme technology that prevents the formation of biofilms and can also break them down.
June 21, 2017
It turns out forgetting is really important for memory
The prevailing idea in neurobiology when it comes to memories has been that remembering information is king. But according to researchers from the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the role of forgetting certain information may be just as important.
June 16, 2017
More children with common fractures being treated at SickKids, study finds
With anecdotal observations indicating that increasing numbers of children were presenting to SickKids with common, uncomplicated elbow and leg fractures, which did not require specialized orthopaedic surgery, a research team from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto set out to investigate why.
June 15, 2017
SickKids Children’s Council continues tradition of patient leadership for 17th year
Within The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) there is a unique group of 16 changemakers who share their input from the frontlines of the hospital. They make up the SickKids Children’s Council.
June 12, 2017
The dirty dozen: 12 new subtypes of medulloblastoma discovered
Medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant brain tumour in children, was once thought to be one singular disease. Researchers from SickKids and around the world have found these four subgroups separate further into a dozen different subtypes the researchers are calling “the dirty dozen”.
June 8, 2017
Caring Safely: SickKids’ journey to becoming a high reliability organization
Dr. Michael Apkon, President and CEO of SickKids, gives his perspective on patient safety and SickKids' journey to becoming a high reliability organization.
June 6, 2017
Dr. Adam Rapoport, Medical Director of the Paediatric Advanced Care Team, Kim Widger, Nurse Researcher, and Dr. Jeremy Friedman, Associate Paediatrician-in-Chief share their perspective on end-of-life care in paediatrics.
June 6, 2017
Three leading paediatric health-care centres launch Kids Health Alliance
Three of Ontario’s largest paediatric health-care providers launched a new partnership called Kids Health Alliance, today. The new partnership created by SickKids, Holland Bloorview and CHEO – OCTC aims to provide better access to high quality, coordinated care for children and youth.
June 1, 2017
How Canada can help global adolescent health mature
Dr. Ashley Vandermorris, Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Child Health and Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, Co-Director of the Centre for Global Child Health, discuss five ways to position Canada to successfully champion global adolescent health.
June 1, 2017
Nearly 100 people came out to watch the raising of the Pride flag on the front lawn on University Avenue to kick off Pride month in Toronto!