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November 17, 2020
SickKids researchers receive $1.5 million in CFI funding to launch unified COVID-19 biobank
The UT COVID-19 Biobank will provide safe, secure and standardized collection of biologic samples, such as blood and respiratory secretions, that are critical to answering a range of research questions about COVID-19 infection across the age span from children to the elderly.
November 13, 2020
SickKids named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the sixth straight year
SickKids is proud to be named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the sixth straight year.
November 12, 2020
A new study from researchers and clinicians at SickKids shows whole genome sequencing could provide the diagnostic answers families are seeking and open up new avenues for treatment in a shorter period of time.
November 9, 2020
Going ‘outside the box’ to explain different symptoms in people with the same DNA deletion syndrome
Even when genetic conditions can be clearly traced to a root cause in the DNA, how those conditions present can vary. A team from the International 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Brain Behavior Consortium (IBBC), led by SickKids, discovered they needed to look outside the genetic root cause of the disorder to find out why. Researchers say these findings could pave the way for targeted, individualized care.
November 6, 2020
A new mindset: SickKids’ Mental Health Strategy sets the stage for new pathways to care
SickKids’ comprehensive Mental Health Strategy – the first of its kind encompassing the entire SickKids mental health enterprise – sets the stage to develop new pathways to care for children, youth and families to access the mental health services they need more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.
October 26, 2020
The flu vaccine: More important than ever
The flu vaccine is a safe and effective way to stay healthy and is available for free to all Ontarians. SickKids is pleased to offer flu immunizations to all patients seen at the hospital.
October 9, 2020
SickKids joins TAHSN hospitals on statement on anti-Indigenous racism
The Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) has issued a statement on anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system following the tragic mistreatment and death of Joyce Echaquan.
October 1, 2020
Ontario Poison Centre warns of risks of mushroom foraging, a COVID-19 pastime gaining popularity
The Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) is warning the public of the dangers of mushroom foraging after observing an increase in these calls, including instances where individuals had to be hospitalized after consuming wild mushrooms.
September 21, 2020
Researchers have discovered a process that may trigger bone loss in patients with childhood B-ALL, and identified an antibody that helped to prevent it in the lab.
September 15, 2020
Medical researchers from SickKids are conducting largescale antibody testing and data collection to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in Black Canadian communities.
September 14, 2020
Researchers and teachers provide initial observations from school simulation study
SickKids researchers and teachers involved in a COVID-19 safe schools simulation study have compiled preliminary observations and key learnings from their experience.
September 4, 2020
A team led by SickKids researchers and the University of Toronto has found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes, and that even short courses of antibiotics have prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance of microbes in their milk.