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![A female physician shows a patient data on a tablet.](/contentassets/a3860048185c445f8da41f2ab6b3c75c/aiinmedicine_1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638144063240000000)
March 16, 2023
Does AI really know best? Exploring the role of artificial intelligence in clinical care
Hear from two SickKids researchers who are leading the discussion around ethical and care implications of using artificial intelligence in medical decision making.
![Dr. Glenda Courtney-Martin measures nutrients on a scale in the SickKids metabolic kitchen.](/contentassets/58bb511d8481427f865067c9615080bf/courtney-martin-glenda_1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638144173330000000)
March 15, 2023
How SickKids research is unravelling the science of protein quality in plant-based foods
As the world moves to a more plant-based diet, a SickKids dietitian and researcher is contributing to an international protein quality database.
![Teen sits leaning against a wall with head in her hand.](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2023/mental-health-teaser.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638138954970000000)
March 10, 2023
Suicide-related emergency department visits rose globally among youth during pandemic
SickKids co-led study that represents over 11 million paediatric emergency department (ED) visits across 18 countries furthers understanding of how young people fared during the pandemic.
![Social worker posing for the camera in front of the nursing station, hands in pockets, with Emergency Department in the background.](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2023/lubert-david-web-teaser-png.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638139011200000000)
March 8, 2023
Mobilizing mental health access and support in the Emergency Department through social work
It’s Social Work Week in Ontario, and across Canada, March is National Social Work Month; David Lubert gives his perspective on practicing social work in the Emergency Department.
![Child sits in front of a plant. The backdrop is repeated and blurred on the sides.](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2023/harper-iwd-teaser-2.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638139027690000000)
March 8, 2023
SickKids patient wishes you a happy International Women’s Day
Meet Harper. She had a heart transplant and spent a year at SickKids, where she made some special connections.
![(left to right) Sheyun Zhao, John Moniakis, and Emily Reddy in masks and lab coats. There is a computer and lab equipment behind them.](/contentassets/49b7c4a887aa42fab89d34857d4869b6/flow-facility-teaser-1200x800.jpg?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638132979520000000)
March 2, 2023
The SickKids-UHN Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides trailblazing researchers with access to the latest analytical flow cytometers and high-speed cell sorting services.
![An illustration showing the current feeding tube port that uses the stepped connector alongside the new ENFit connector for feeding tubes with its "twist-in" connection.](/siteassets/images/teasers/enfit-teaser-1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638127809290000000)
February 23, 2023
Paediatric hospitals making mealtime safer for children, youth fed through a tube
SickKids is transitioning to ENFit feeding tube connectors starting March 6, 2023.
![ACTS Registered Nurse Clinician Debbie McFarlane stands next to a mobile NICU incubator wearing a mask.](/siteassets/images/teasers/debbie-mcfarlane-acts-teaser-1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638122642910000000)
February 17, 2023
SickKids ACTS team brings ‘Our Kind of Nursing' to patients — wherever they are
Meet Debbie, a Registered Nurse Clinician with our Acute Care Transport Service (ACTS) team who has been at SickKids for more than 20 years.
![Nurse Jane Stuart-Minaret sits in a classroom with blue chairs and desks with a window in the background, wearing glasses, a SickKids lanyard and a purple shirt.](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2023/jane-stuart-minaret.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638120708300000000)
February 15, 2023
SickKids is ‘a good place to start’ for nurses looking to grow their career
Meet Jane, a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at SickKids and an educator with the Centre for Global Child Health.
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February 14, 2023
Naturally occurring antibodies may hold the answer to designing a vaccine for malaria
A global research team uncovered new insights into how antibodies could be used to design a potential vaccine targeting malaria transmission between humans and mosquitos.
![Two hearts, one with normal energy production and one, larger, showing an energy production deficiency.](/contentassets/2c5ff0e3e9324dd8ba332ae05af247bb/heartfailure_1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638116409270000000)
February 13, 2023
Change in how the heart produces energy may be key to preventing heart failure
Researchers find that changes in how the heart produces energy may be the earliest signal of cardiac deterioration.
![Photos of four women (from left to right): Nadine Francis, Shary Mahdavi, Shauna Kirk, and Roshni K P](/siteassets/images/teasers/women-in-science-2023-teaser-1200x800.png?height=267&width=400&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638114630660000000)
February 10, 2023
Meet some of the women making SickKids science possible
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet four women whose work behind-the-scenes at SickKids helps support child health research.