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February 4, 2016
Together, we are standing up to Cancer
On World Cancer Day, SickKids was the venue for an announcement of $11.7 million in cancer research funding. This SU2C Canada Dream Team will focus on brain cancer stem cells, in both adults and children, which can be resistant to treatment and drive tumour regrowth.
February 1, 2016
Counting every life makes every child’s life count
A Perspective from Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, the inaugural Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health, the Co-Director and Director of Research at SickKids Centre for Global Child Health and member and co-author of the Global Burden of Disease Paediatrics Collaboration.
January 29, 2016
Stopping the next generation of smokers
Dr. Theo Moraes, Staff Respirologist and Scientist-Track Investigator at SickKids discusses the concern with teens and e-cigarettes.
January 28, 2016
Pain management in premature infants linked to impaired brain development
Morphine, a drug commonly used to manage pain in premature babies, is linked to decreased growth in the cerebellum, resulting in both physical and cognitive impairments, a new study by SickKids and the University of British Columbia (UBC) has found.
January 27, 2016
Treating the body and mind together
Most of us know where to go when our children are physically unwell. Some of us know where to go and what to do when we have concerns about our children’s mental health. But what about when we are worried about the physical AND mental well-being of our children and youth? Dr. Tony Pignatiello offers his perspective.
January 26, 2016
A new study led by SickKids employed an advanced brain scanning technique to monitor brain activity and found that soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to perceive threatening facial expressions than those who are not affected by the disorder.
January 25, 2016
Growth plate fractures in children’s ankle injuries are much rarer than previously thought
A new study led by SickKids found that lateral ankle injuries in children without X-ray evidence of a fracture are most often sprains that can be easily treated with a removable splint.
January 20, 2016
Stanley Zlotkin appointed to Order of Ontario for contribution and leadership in global child health
Stanley Zlotkin has been appointed to the Order of Ontario for his work and leadership in global child health. The Order of Ontario is the province's highest official honour.
January 20, 2016
Dangerous driving puts kids at higher risk of getting hit during school drop-offs
Dangerous driving when dropping children off at schools may put kids at increased risk of getting injured in the vicinity of their schools, a recent York University and SickKids study indicates.
January 19, 2016
SickKids joins global experts in call for stillbirth prevention in new Lancet research series
The Lancet’s Ending Preventable Stillbirth Series was developed by 216 experts from more than 100 organizations in 43 countries. The research provides compelling evidence of the preventability of most stillbirths.
January 15, 2016
Follow-up care of minor wrist fractures may be handled by primary care physicians, study shows
A study led by SickKids examined 180 children with a type of wrist fracture called a "distal forearm buckle fracture" that were treated with a removable splint and then referred to their primary care physician for reassessment.
January 13, 2016
Biology of tumour changes when childhood brain cancer recurs, Canadian study finds
New research co-led by SickKids and the BC Cancer Agency offers a simple explanation as to why new and experimental treatments fail for children with recurrent medulloblastoma, the most common cancerous brain tumour in children.