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June 14, 2016
Celebrating blood donors who are giving the gift of life
June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, which draws attention to the need for consistent donation and honours all donors for their life-saving gifts of blood and blood products. SickKids is celebrating after earning the top spot in Canadian Blood Services’ Spring Hospital Blood Donation Challenge!
June 14, 2016
SickKids opens Marnie’s Studio: New family space that promotes healing through creative arts
If laughter is the best medicine, consider music, art, and dance to be right behind it. After much anticipation, SickKids hosted an open house to celebrate its newest renovated space, Marnie’s Studio.
June 13, 2016
Parkinson’s disease may be a key to solving the glioblastoma puzzle: SickKids-led study
As the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults, a glioblastoma diagnosis remains a death sentence due to its resistance to all currently-available treatments. A study led by SickKids explores new links between glioblastoma and dopamine, a chemical signal of the brain’s reward system.
June 9, 2016
Disrupted spinal fluid flow could cause scoliosis, new zebrafish study says
New research suggests that idiopathic scoliosis, a debilitating disease characterized by a three-dimensional curvature of the spine, could be caused by irregularities in the flow of fluid in the spinal column.
June 8, 2016
ATVs present a deadly threat to Canadian kids – it’s time for change
Dr. Suzanne Beno, Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Director of the Trauma Program at SickKids, gives her perspective on the danger of children operating ATVs.
June 6, 2016
SickKids and Hincks-Dellcrest Centre to explore potential integration
SickKids and Hincks-Dellcrest Centre (HDC) announced their intention to explore an integration of the two organizations to improve specialized hospital and community-based mental health services for children and youth with complex mental health needs.
June 1, 2016
SickKids raises a flag for Pride!
The Pride flag will fly in front of the hospital on University Avenue throughout the month to support and celebrate the LGBT community within the hospital and the community at large.
May 30, 2016
Building on trailblazers’ work: How the impact of cancer genetics is being realized today
Dr. David Malkin, Senior Staff Oncologist and Senior Scientist at SickKids, discusses the relationship between our genes and cancer predisposition.
May 27, 2016
Basic science research is indispensable for future medical discoveries
Drs. Lynne Howell and Perrin Baker give their perspective on the importance of basic scientific research to make future medical discoveries.
May 20, 2016
Imagine a walled city. What would happen if a wily soldier found a way to loosen one brick in the sky-high barricade? In a new study led by SickKids, a team of basic scientists tackled this scenario, trying to break down a wall that protects the bacteria within or prevent the wall’s construction in the first place.
May 19, 2016
“I see you wear hearing aids… you are so brave”
May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month! Dr. Blake Papsin, Otolaryngologist-in-Chief at SickKids, gives his perspective on wearing hearing aids.
May 19, 2016
The artful eye: An up-close look at the art and science of ophthalmic photography at SickKids
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the pictures taken by medical imaging specialists in the Department of Ophthalmology at SickKids convey much more than artistic expression. These pictures provide answers; answers about the diseases and conditions affecting the eyes of our patients.