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January 22, 2024

SickKids implants the first Responsive Neurostimulation Device in Canada to treat drug-resistant epilepsy

The interdisciplinary team from SickKids’ Comprehensive Epilepsy Program led the first implantation of an RNS device in a patient living with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Two people at a computer screen that is displaying an ultrasound image.

January 16, 2024

Exposure to AI models may improve clinical efficiency and care

Clinical users who observed an AI model were able to predict results and reduce invasive scans for children with hydronephrosis.

January 11, 2024

Statement on comments made by staff member

SickKids investigating comments made by staff member on social media.

Blue oblong shapes against a black background with red and yellow dots surrounding the shapes showing disrupted cellular recycling.

January 9, 2024

Improved cellular recycling could benefit patients with neurodegenerative conditions

SickKids scientists locate a potential therapeutic target at the cellular level of neurodegenerative conditions.

A man and woman in masks standing together with their hands resting on their baby's belly. The baby is lying in an incubator.

December 28, 2023

Celebrating a family’s first Christmas at SickKids

Erica and Brett Morrison spent their first Christmas as a family of three in the NICU with their son Jeffrey, who was born in November at 24-weeks.

The President's Award pin, attached to a SickKids lanyard. The pin features five hands reaching upward to the stars.

December 15, 2023

Exemplary SickKids staff, volunteers honoured with 2023 President’s Award!

Celebrating individuals and teams for outstanding service to SickKids and the community.

December 13, 2023

SickKids launches fourth phase of Choosing Wisely recommendations

Choosing Wisely recommendations address overuse of medically unnecessary tests and treatments received by patients at the hospital.

An exterior view of the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning where windows are curved like waves.

December 11, 2023

SickKids Research Institute celebrates advancements in child health research

Ten years after opening its doors, the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning continues to lead the way in child health research.

Exterior of the Patient Support Centre. The front entrance is decorated with pillars of blue, purple and white balloons.

December 8, 2023

SickKids closes $100 million offering to fund major redevelopment project

The net proceeds of the offering will be used to finance a portion of the costs of a multi-year project (Project Horizon) to transform SickKids’ infrastructure landscape.

The shape of a brain created by light blue lines against a dark background with a central orange circle.

December 8, 2023

Neuroimaging identifies why children demonstrate better language outcomes after brain injury

SickKids research shows that age-related changes in how the brain supports language predict outcomes following a brain injury.

Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning exterior

December 7, 2023

SickKids ranked one of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for 2023

SickKids holds a top spot for both researcher intensity and hospital intensity as one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.

A person wearing a virtual reality headset and looking at a TV screen.

December 6, 2023

Virtual reality helps SickKids staff practice de-escalation strategies

A new virtual reality (VR) simulation training program is empowering staff to effectively de-escalate situations that can lead to harm.

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