Go to Sitemap
News & Stories
Read the latest news and stories in the SickKids newsroom. Looking to interview someone? Connect with our media team.
February 28, 2019
Study calls for more effective screening process for Celiac disease in children
A recent study from SickKids, McMaster University and William Osler Health System (Osler) shows an additional, costly blood test is routinely prescribed and performed as part of the screening process for celiac disease. Results of the study show it rarely predicts the disease.
February 26, 2019
Lowering lactose and carbs in milk does not help severely malnourished children
Research from SickKids and the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya has found that treating hospitalized, severely malnourished children with a lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk formula does not improve clinical outcomes.
February 26, 2019
Machine learning could eliminate unnecessary treatments for children with arthritis
Researchers developed an algorithm that predicted disease outcome in children suffering from arthritis, helping doctors better tailor treatment. The algorithm was able to classify patients into seven distinct groups according to the patterns of swollen or painful joints in the body.
February 26, 2019
Leading health and research organizations collaborate to launch the Medical Genome Initiative
SickKids is one of eight leading health care and research organizations in the U.S. and Canada who have signed an agreement to launch the Medical Genome Initiative, a consortium that will work to expand access to high-quality clinical whole genome sequencing (cWGS) for the diagnosis of genetic diseases.
February 25, 2019
SickKids appoints new President and CEO
Following a comprehensive international search, the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ronald Cohn, MD, FACMG to the position of President and CEO at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), effective May 1, 2019.
February 14, 2019
Team led by SickKids scientists finds new insight into gene mutations associated with autism
New research from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the University of Toronto and McMaster University suggests increased activity in neurons that are deficient in the CNTN5 or EHMT2 gene could cause autism-related characteristics in humans.
February 8, 2019
Three takes on Canada’s new food guide
Dr. Lennox Huang, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, Daina Kalnins, Director of Clinical Dietetics, and Mary McAllister, Associate Chief of Nursing, sat down to give their unique perspectives on the new food guide released January 2019.
February 4, 2019
A team led by Dr. Jayne Danska, Senior Scientist and Associate Chief, Faculty Development at SickKids investigated patterns of antibody responses detected in the blood from children with recent onset T1D or pre-diabetic children with genetic risk factors for the disease.
February 1, 2019
Today marks the second anniversary of the launch of SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health (SickKids CCMH).
February 1, 2019
Common Infrastructure for National Cohorts in Europe, Canada, and Africa (CINECA) is an unprecedented multi-continental project that will build the infrastructure -- data standards, technical protocols, and software -- to allow queries and analyses over distributed data sets that are contributed and controlled by each partner.
February 1, 2019
World-first paediatric procedure eliminates pain, treats rare condition for SickKids patient
On June 4, 2018, Linda became the first paediatric patient in the world to successfully undergo an innovative procedure by a team of surgeons at SickKids to treat her rare medical problem known as nutcracker syndrome.
January 30, 2019
Study finds that healthy children across four continents reach similar neurodevelopmental milestones
INTERGROWTH-21st researchers have found that attainment in early childhood of neurodevelopmental milestones is, like physical growth, very similar among children across diverse geographical and cultural settings.