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March 1, 2018
Acute kidney injury occurs in approximately one-third of children that receive a heart, lung, liver or multi-organ transplant in the first year following transplant, and is associated with significantly greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a new study from SickKids.
March 1, 2018
SickKids identifies one case of Mycobacterium chimaera infection
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has identified one case of Mycobacterium chimaera infection, a type of nontuberculous mycobacterium (“NTM”), likely linked to a heater-cooler device used during a cardiovascular surgery prior to 2016.
February 27, 2018
Canadians living with cystic fibrosis have better lung health than their American and European counterparts and their lung health has been improving over time according to a new study from SickKids.
February 23, 2018
SickKids researchers bust commonly held myth about medulloblastoma
In a new study published online in Cell on February 22, 2018, SickKids scientists have discovered medulloblastoma can spread the same way the vast majority of cancers spread: through the blood.
February 22, 2018
Childhood cancer survivors at higher risk of mental health events
Childhood cancer survivors are at a significantly higher risk of a severe mental health event requiring an emergency department (ED) visit or hospitalization, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and SickKids.
February 14, 2018
Call for researchers across Canada to sequence the genomes of 150 genetically unexplored species
A new initiative announced at SickKids and led by Canada’s Genomics Enterprise (CGEn) is inviting researchers from across Canada to sequence 150 new genomes from species that have never had their genomes sequenced before.
February 13, 2018
SickKids-led study shows success with a blenderized diet for children with G-tubes
A SickKids-led collaborative study with Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) has shown the benefits of switching gastrostomy tube (G-tube)-fed children from commercial formula to homemade puréed food.
February 7, 2018
Why humanitarian and academic organizations should be working together
Dr. Stanley Zlotkin, Chief of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, and Dr. Salim Sohani, Director of Global Health at the Canadian Red Cross, share how and why their organizations are working together to improve the lives of women, children, newborns and adolescents globally.
February 3, 2018
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto behind the Personal Genome Project Canada (PGP-C) are predicting whole genome sequencing will likely become part of mainstream health care in the foreseeable future.
February 2, 2018
This afternoon, a Code Orange was activated at SickKids in response to a collision between a bus and a van near Stayner, Ontario. Five patients are being treated at SickKids for multiple injuries in relation to this incident.
February 1, 2018
Dr. Upton Allen appointed to Order of Ontario
Dr. Upton Allen, Head of Infectious Diseases, Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, and Co-chair of the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) was recently awarded the highest honour in the province, the Order of Ontario.
January 31, 2018
The power of peer support in health care
Kelly McNaughton, Manager of the Peer Support Program at SickKids, reflects on Bell Let's Talk Day and how our Peer Support and Trauma Program is helping improve the psychological health and safety of our staff and penetrate the cycle of silence around the topic of mental health.