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February 1, 2022
During Black History & Liberation Month, Tee Garnett reflects on their first 10 months as Executive Lead and Strategic Advisor, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and shares their perspective on why language matters as SickKids forges ahead in its EDI journey.
January 27, 2022
Immune checkpoint inhibitors may help treat some childhood cancers that are resistant to more common cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
January 25, 2022
Nursing students receive inaugural SickKids Award for Indigenous and Black Nursing Students
The SickKids Award for Indigenous and Black Nursing Students helps support students interested in becoming paediatric acute care nurses at SickKids.
January 19, 2022
Researchers uncover new leukemia cell invasion pathway into central nervous system
A route by which leukemia cells enter the central nervous system discovered by SickKids and UHN researchers offers new insights that could lead to more targeted treatment options for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
January 18, 2022
SickKids ranked one of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for 2021
SickKids holds the number one spot for both researcher intensity and hospital intensity as one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.
January 14, 2022
SickKids researchers among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
Three scientists at SickKids Research Institute were awarded new or renewed Tier 1 and Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs through the University of Toronto.
December 20, 2021
SickKids awarded Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada
SickKids maintains Exemplary Standing – the highest level awarded – in the 2021 Accreditation Canada Survey.
December 16, 2021
2021 President’s Award winners: the people and teams making a difference
This award annually recognizes staff, teams, students or volunteers who exemplify SickKids’ values and positively impact the organization. Get to know this year’s award recipients and their inspiring stories!
December 14, 2021
SickKids researchers receive CIHR grants to mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
SickKids-led research receives CIHR Operating Grant funding to support projects that aim to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth and families.
December 9, 2021
EAGLE allows for a more precise evaluation of a gene’s relevance to ASD specifically, based on quality of phenotypic and genotypic evidence, and is now publicly available to researchers and clinicians on SFARI Gene.
December 7, 2021
New research by SickKids addresses the growing problem of global childhood malnutrition by looking at how supplementing micronutrients can impact gut health in young children in a global context.
December 6, 2021
SickKids will help vaccinate youngest community health heroes at Toronto Kids Vaccine Day
Team Toronto is deploying vaccinators from SickKids and Toronto Public Health to make Toronto Kids Vaccine Day a success.