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August 10, 2018
What it means to have friends who understand
International Youth Day serves as an annual celebration of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth. As a sibling of a SickKids patient and a patient herself, Vanessa Williams shares her perspective on the challenges of feeling “different” and “alone” and what it means to have a peer network that understands.
August 9, 2018
Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and lactation does not affect fetal or infant growth up to one year of age, according to the results of The Maternal Vitamin D for Infant Growth (MDIG) Trial, led by researchers at SickKids and International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
August 8, 2018
SickKids President and CEO accepts new position
The Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) announced today that Dr. Michael Apkon, SickKids President and CEO, will be leaving SickKids to assume the role of CEO at Tufts Medical Centre and Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, Massachusetts. The transition will occur this fall.
August 7, 2018
Reconciliation statement on SickKids’ History with Indigenous Peoples
SickKids acknowledges harmful aspects of the hospital’s history with Indigenous peoples as a first step on the path of reconciliation.
August 1, 2018
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have established safe dosing and tolerability of a pharmaceutical formulation of tetrahydrocannabidiol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) given to reduce seizures and improve quality of life for children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) due to Dravet Syndrome.
July 30, 2018
As the Peeks Caribbean Toronto Carnival rolls into its final weeks, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) will continue to celebrate our own links with the Caribbean through the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI), a not-for-profit collaboration between the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health and key hospitals, institutions and ministries of health in six Caribbean countries to build capacity to diagnose and care for children with cancer and blood disorders.
July 23, 2018
Teen patients got dressed to the nine(tie)s for a prom-inspired after hours event
It was a blast to the past at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) on Friday, July 13 for the annual prom-inspired after-hours teen event. The event’s vintage vibes brought back memories of the 90's with crazy shapes, neon colours, CDs and Slinkies!
July 19, 2018
Celebrating our progress improving patient and staff safety: See the Caring Safely report
At SickKids, we put safety first. While this has always been true, the Caring Safely initiative that kicked off with the launch of our 2015-20 strategic directions Building Connections, Accelerating Impact, has amplified and accelerated improvements in patient safety.
July 5, 2018
Our earliest memories may be forgotten but not lost
A new study from SickKids shows that early memories in mice are not missing and can be brought back by directly stimulating different clusters of neurons that represent individual infantile memories in the brain.
June 29, 2018
Brain scans of preterm babies could improve feeding strategies to boost brain development
New study explores the value of brain scans of preterm babies to improve feeding strategies and overall health. Researchers believe that optimizing how and what preterm babies are fed in those critical first days or weeks could prevent diseases later in life and help intellectual development.
June 28, 2018
Congratulations to our staff who have won awards!
Congratulations to SickKids staff members who have been recognized by the health-care and science communities for their outstanding achievements and groundbreaking work.
June 26, 2018
Data reveals the risks of ATV use for children and youth
In advance of the first long weekend of the summer, paediatricians from SickKids are warning parents of the dangers all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can pose to youth under 16.