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January 24, 2019
Study provides data on outcomes after feeding tube placement in children with neurologic impairment
A team led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and ICES analyzed survival rates after feeding tube placement in children between 13 months and 17 years of age.
January 17, 2019
In some types of cancers, tumour markers will decrease with treatment and are helpful in predicting outcomes, which is why researchers at SickKids set out to discover if tumour markers could adequately detect cancer relapse independently of imaging tests.
January 17, 2019
Connections in the brain may be key to working memory performance in children
A SickKids research team set out to investigate which brain regions connect with each other to hold information in memory for children. Their results could potentially lead to more specific therapies for those with cognitive difficulties.
January 15, 2019
SickKids researchers conduct the first systematic study of malicious poisonings
Malicious poisoning (MP), where an individual is the victim of another person’s intent to harm them through poisoning, is uncommon in the overall population of poisoned patients, however data suggests that children are more at risk of death compared to adults when maliciously poisoned.
January 7, 2019
The association between obesity and iron deficiency has been studied before; however, there are few studies that looked at patients less than five years of age.
January 4, 2019
Congratulations to our staff who have won awards!
Congratulations to the SickKids staff members who have been recognized over the past few months by the health-care and scientific communities for their outstanding achievements and groundbreaking work.
December 31, 2018
We're celebrating another great year at SickKids!
A big thank you to all our staff, volunteers, patients, families, community partners and supporters for making 2018 another memorable year at SickKids. Join us as we take a trip back through the year to celebrate our many successes!
December 24, 2018
Transplant and organ donation initiative educates 30,000th student
In an effort to help raise awareness of the life-saving impact of organ donation, a special group of transplant physicians, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals from SickKids, UHN and St. Michael's Hospital have been volunteering to visit high schools in the GTA to talk directly to students about the miracle of transplantation.
December 21, 2018
Mobile media device use is associated with language delay in infants
A recent study by researchers at SickKids, published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics, revealed a significant association between mobile media device use and expressive speech delay.
December 20, 2018
Engaging families in shared decision making is essential to examine the benefits and limitations of each treatment option for patients with newly diagnosed, typical immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
December 19, 2018
SickKids-led research team uncovers a drug that disarms life-threatening bacteria
A team led by Dr. Roman Melnyk, Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), found a drug that can block the effects of the three deadly C. diff toxins without affecting healthy gut bacteria.
December 18, 2018
The ultimate Christmas gift: 6-month-old hears mom and dad for the first time
On December 10, 2018, Francesca Jones had her cochlear implants activated, often referred to as being ‘turned-on’, allowing her to truly hear for the first time. Her mother, Julia Tirabasso, said “Ciao Francesca!” and Francesca looked right into her eyes and smiled.