News & Stories

May 23, 2018

Barcodes added to patient ID bands to enhance patient safety

At SickKids, we are constantly looking for ways to enhance and improve the patient experience. We are committed to making care better and safer across the hospital. One of the ways we are improving patient safety is by implementing new patient ID bands.

May 18, 2018

One of Main Street’s mainstays: Specialty Food Shop, then and now

May is Food Allergy and Celiac Awareness Month, and we’re taking a walk down memory lane with the Specialty Food Shop, which has been offering not only the goods you can’t find in a regular grocery store, but plenty of guidance to children and adults with special dietary needs for over 35 years.

May 18, 2018

Longer wait times in the Emergency Department as we upgrade to serve you better

SickKids is here to serve you. As our priority population, we are committed to providing an esteemed quality of care to our patients and families. To do this, we are constantly evaluating our current model of care and looking for ways to enhance and improve our services.

May 11, 2018

Children’s Mental Health Week: Understanding anxiety with Dr. Suneeta Monga

In recognition of Children’s Mental Health Week, we asked Dr. Suneeta Monga, Interim Associate Psychiatrist in Chief, Department of Psychiatry, Brain and Mental Health Program, to explain anxiety in children and youth.

May 7, 2018

New research identifies red flags for frontline providers when treating infants with bronchiolitis

New research from SickKids and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) finds the critical characteristics frontline providers should look for when treating infants with bronchiolitis, the most common respiratory disease in infants.

May 7, 2018

Early-life risk factors for childhood obesity associated with zBMI growth rates

In a recent study, scientists from SickKids set out to discover whether there are particular time periods during infancy through preschool when BMI growth rates differ according to important risk factors such as shorter breastfeeding duration, high birthweight and high maternal body mass index (BMI).

May 3, 2018

SickKids to revitalize its blood and marrow transplant unit with government investment

SickKids has received a significant funding commitment from the Government of Ontario to move forward with a renovation and expansion of its blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy unit.

April 30, 2018

Welcome to the new WAV PlayPark!

The new WAV PlayPark on Main Street is now open! This free service is for siblings of patients; children with clinic appointments at SickKids; and siblings of kids being treated in the emergency department at SickKids.

April 25, 2018

The real value for money of universal screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder

According to new research from SickKids, universal screening for ASD may not be an effective and cost-effective approach to increase earlier diagnosis and treatment initiation.

April 24, 2018

World Malaria Day: SickKids Researchers uncover ‘blueprints’ for vaccine development

Researchers at SickKids, led by Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, are helping to uncover the right target for a malaria vaccine by studying the proteins involved in immune responses to malaria.

April 19, 2018

Spring launch of the new AboutKidsHealth

The new AboutKidsHealth.ca is now live! Check out aboutkidshealth.ca for the same trustworthy, up-to-date health information from the experts at SickKids, with new features for patients, families and health-care providers.

April 11, 2018

Intersection of the pain crisis and the opioid crisis

Though recent attention about the use of opioids has focused on the potential negative outcomes, the reality is opioids are indispensable for the treatment of pain. Drs. Fiona Campbell and Lisa Isaac, staff anesthesiologists, share their perspective.