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March 23, 2015
SickKids – UHN collaboration results in life-saving transplant
At the beginning of March, three-year-old Phuoc Wagner returned home to her twin sister Binh and seven other siblings, after a successful living donor liver transplant – the liver donated by her father Michael Wagner of Kingston, Ontario.
March 20, 2015
Explore. Learn. Evolve: Kids Science receives new funding to expand community outreach
The Standard Life Kids Science program at SickKids has been awarded a 2014/2015 PromoScience grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
March 20, 2015
Over-the-counter medicine: Just because it’s not prescription doesn’t mean it can’t cause harm
During National Poison Prevention Week which runs March 15 to 21, it is important for parents and the public to know how to prevent unintentional poisoning.
March 20, 2015
Child Life Specialists make a difference for kids of all ages at SickKids
In honour of Child Life week, SickKids, is celebrating the important contribution Child Life staff make to patients of all ages at the hospital.
March 18, 2015
SickKids study finds isotonic IV maintenance fluids safe in general paediatric population
Dr. Jeremy Friedman, Associate Paediatrician-in-Chief, and colleagues SickKids performed a randomized controlled trial to compare the two most common types of IV fluids in North America.
March 9, 2015
Industry Minister gets sneak-peek at innovative surgical robots at SickKids
The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, made his first visit to SickKids on March 9 to meet with scientists and staff working in the Centre for Image-Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention (CIGITI).
March 9, 2015
SickKids receives funding to expand pain management services for children and adolescents
The investment will provide SickKids patients with better access to treatment for chronic pain.
March 5, 2015
SickKids surgeons first to use nerve grafts from patient’s own leg to restore sensation in eye
Experts at SickKids have pioneered a novel surgery that restores lost feeling in the eye by transplanting a nerve graft from the patient’s own leg into their eye.
March 2, 2015
Barbara Muskat receives 2015 OASW Inspirational Leader Award
Dr. Barbara Muskat, Director of Social Work at SickKids, has received the Ontario Association of Social Workers’ 2015 Inspirational Leaders Award.
February 26, 2015
Dr. Agostino Pierro named Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Dr. Agostino Pierro, Head of General and Thoracic Surgery at SickKids, has been named Officer of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
February 19, 2015
Scientists at SickKids discovered a novel pathway of NET formation and may have found ways to stop NET formation while still allowing other important immune functions of these cells to take place.
February 12, 2015
Canada’s Governor General Awards Caring Canadians at SickKids
SickKids was honoured to host His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston yesterday as he awarded 19 deserving recipients the prestigious Caring Canadian Award for volunteer service.