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June 2, 2020
The SickKids Centre for Brain & Mental Health is funding new approaches to the understanding of and interventions for mental health and brain health among Canadian children and youth related to COVID-19.
June 1, 2020
Researchers bring together child mental health research experts to uncover how public health emergency measures have affected the mental health of children and families.
May 29, 2020
SickKids researchers studying plasma of COVID-19 survivors
SickKids is helping lead a cross-country effort to better understand and create a therapy to treat COVID-19 with convalescent plasma.
May 20, 2020
New tool to help doctors better prevent sudden cardiac death in children
A research team from SickKids has proven that a digital tool they developed can successfully identify paediatric patients with cardiomyopathy who are at high risk for sudden cardiac death.
May 15, 2020
SickKids thanks federal government for investment in the future of Canada’s research
Support from federal government ensures SickKids and other research institutes continue to drive scientific breakthroughs for Canadians.
May 7, 2020
Virtual clinic for kids with special needs comes out of COVID-19
For children with neurodevelopmental disorders, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routine and structure essential to their everyday living.
May 6, 2020
Entering a new era of "SickKids care, anytime, anywhere"
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ontario, SickKids ramped up its range of virtual care solutions – from virtual appointments to virtual visits.
May 4, 2020
Mental health services go virtual at SickKids and SickKids CCMH during COVID-19 pandemic
SickKids' mental health enterprise had a rapid advance into virtual care in response to COVID-19.
April 30, 2020
SickKids scientists receive international recognition for extraordinary achievements
Dr. Lewis Kay and Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta were elected to prestigious international academies for their work in medical imaging science and in maternal-child health.
April 28, 2020
SickKids is sharing two updates in relation to COVID-19. The hospital is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 on an inpatient unit specializing in haematology/oncology (8B).
April 27, 2020
A promising new treatment for recurrent paediatric brain cancer
A multi-institutional, international team has developed a novel approach that delivers CAR T cell therapy directly into the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds a brain tumour.
April 26, 2020
Inpatient diagnosed with COVID-19
On April 25, a patient on one of the units at SickKids tested positive for COVID-19. The teenage patient is currently in an isolation room and is stable.