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December 14, 2018
Update on Matters Related to Dr. Koren’s Research
Despite the actions taken to date, fresh concerns have surfaced in the area of scientific reliability and academic publication conflict of interest disclosures.
December 13, 2018
SickKids neonatologist Dr. Rosemary Moodie appointed to the Senate of Canada
Dr. Rosemary Moodie, Associate Staff Physician, Neonatology, and a longtime member of the SickKids family, has been appointed to the Senate of Canada.
December 13, 2018
Neurosurgeons from SickKids and Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) have performed the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat drug-resistant paediatric epilepsy in Canada. With only 40 published cases of the procedure being performed in children for this condition, Andi Dreher, 9, is among the first in the world to undergo this treatment.
December 12, 2018
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have determined that neuroinflammatory signals drive spinal curve formation in zebrafish, and can be suppressed using common drugs like NAC.
December 7, 2018
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 President’s Award
This year, there were 34 nominations for the President's Award with nominations coming from areas across SickKids, including clinical, administration, research and learning. Two individuals and three teams received this year's awards.
November 28, 2018
SickKids finds an effective screening strategy for iron deficiency in young children
Dr. Pat Parkin and her team tested a screening program for iron deficiency using a blood test for a protein called ferritin. The ferritin blood test was developed several decades ago and measures iron stores in the body but, until this study, had not been used as a screening test for early identification.
November 27, 2018
Living kidney donation: A selfless act of giving the gift of life
Through the years, nephrologists and surgeons at SickKids have performed close to 1,000 kidney transplants in children. None of these would have been possible without the generosity of organ donors.
November 26, 2018
Holiday burn prevention strategies
Let’s make this holiday season one to remember for the right reasons. Protect those you care about with these simple burn prevention strategies from Charis Kelly, a Nurse Practitioner in the Burns Program at SickKids.
November 22, 2018
Study finds probiotics not effective in treating children with viral intestinal infections
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and other paediatric hospitals across Canada worked with lead researchers at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital to investigate whether probiotics are effective in treating gastroenteritis – commonly referred to as the stomach flu.
November 12, 2018
New CMAJ supplement on patient engagement includes SickKids collaborations
Does engaging patients in research projects improve health? Engaging Patients in Health Research: the Ontario Experience, a special patient-oriented research supplement in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) released November 7, 2018, aims to answer this question.
November 12, 2018
SickKids-led research team finds a potential therapeutic target for life-threatening heart condition
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a prime cause of sudden cardiac death, can stay hidden as it may not cause symptoms in its early stages. A research team led by SickKids discovered potential new ways to diagnose and treat this life-threatening heart condition.
November 9, 2018
SickKids named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2019
SickKids has been named once again as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.! This is the fourth year in a row our organization has received this honour.