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April 28, 2015
Teens who survive self-poisoning continue to be at risk of suicide for years
Teenagers who are hospitalized after intentionally poisoning themselves are at a significantly increased risk of dying by suicide within 10 years of the first attempt, according to a study led by SickKids and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
April 27, 2015
SickKids study finds hypothyroidism in pregnant women may reduce cognitive abilities in children
Children born to women treated for hypothyroidism during pregnancy may be at risk for reduced cognitive abilities and behaviour problems, if mother’s treatment was not properly adjusted during pregnancy.
April 21, 2015
Twin sisters, Phuoc and Binh Wagner, receive successful liver transplants
Today, during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Michael and Johanne Wagner wholeheartedly thanked the anonymous donor who donated part of a liver to their twin daughter Binh, who is recovering well at SickKids following a successful transplant, which took place within the past month.
April 20, 2015
Twin recovering following life-saving liver transplant from anonymous living donor
The transplant teams at SickKids and Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network have collaborated on a successful living donor liver transplant for three-year-old Binh Wagner.
April 17, 2015
Operations of Motherisk Drug Testing Lab closed
SickKids announced today that it will not be reinstating the non-research related activities of the Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory.
April 16, 2015
Eric Bouffet elected President of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology
Dr. Eric Bouffet, Director of the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Program at SickKids, has been elected President of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP).
April 14, 2015
Dr. Michael Salter appointed Chief of Research at SickKids
Following an extensive international search, Dr. Michael Salter has been appointed Chief of Research at SickKids. Salter will assume his new responsibilities as Chief of Research on July 1, 2015 following Dr. Janet Rossant’s completion of her 10-year term.
April 14, 2015
New approach to otherwise fatal early-childhood brain tumour improves survival by up to 50 per cent
A team of researchers led by SickKids has defined a way treat patients with rhabdoid tumours using personalized medicine and high-dose chemotherapy resulting in a 40 to 50 per cent improvement in survivability.
April 1, 2015
Largest-ever suicide-risk study identifies new prevention opportunity
New research from SickKids, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre shines light on new prevention opportunities.
March 31, 2015
SickKids researchers gain important insight on “undruggable” disease
Novel research from SickKids may lead to new drug therapies for children with cerebral cavernous malformation – a disease that is caused by the progressive growth of large lesions in the blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord.
March 30, 2015
Task Force Takes on Canada’s Urgent Child Obesity Challenge with New Guidelines
Today the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care issued its latest guidelines on the prevention and management of childhood obesity. With 1 in 3 children classified as either overweight or obese in Canada the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled in the last 40 years.
March 30, 2015
SickKids celebrates Purple Day with the opening of the expanded Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
SickKids patients and staff celebrated Purple Day for Epilepsy awareness on March 26, with the grand opening of the expanded Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU).