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November 21, 2017

Jacob Tremblay reunites with patients and hosts screening of Wonder at SickKids

A group of current and former patients from the Craniofacial and Cleft Lip and Palate Programs at SickKids had their chance to walk the red – or rather, blue –carpet on Monday, and to reunite with young Canadian actor Jacob Tremblay.

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November 15, 2017

‘Grieving in chunks’: helping kids cope with the death of a loved one

Norah Shaughnessy, Grief Support Coordinator at SickKids, reflects on how children and families can be better supported through their own bereavement experience.

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November 14, 2017

Spina bifida repaired in-utero

In a Canadian first, a team from Mount Sinai Hospital and SickKids has repaired a form of spina bifida in a fetus at 25 weeks gestation.

November 13, 2017

Inhaled corticosteroids do not increase risk of fracture in children with asthma: study

Daily use of inhaled corticosteroids does not increase the risk of bone fracture in children with asthma, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

Teenage girl and her mom smile for the camera.

November 10, 2017

When pain ends, kids can be kids again: Get Up and Go celebrates two years of successful partnership between Holland Bloorview and SickKids

Client Staci, now 15, shared her story on Nov. 9 at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, where patients, families, and teams gathered to celebrate the second anniversary of Get Up and Go: Persistent Paediatric Pain Service. The service is a collaboration between Holland Bloorview and SickKids.

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November 9, 2017

SickKids named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2018!

SickKids has been named once again as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.!

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November 9, 2017

SickKids ranks No. 2 on Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals list for 2017

SickKids is proud to have once again been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals by Research Infosource Inc.

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November 8, 2017

SickKids scientist Dr. Norman Rosenblum named Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced today the appointment of SickKids Senior Scientist Dr. Norman Rosenblum as the new Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes.

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November 1, 2017

Safety coaches are helping us to care safely everywhere, every day

As part of the Caring Safely initiative over 85 per cent of staff at SickKids have completed error prevention training. But we know that just like trying a new sport, learning new skills and techniques at work can be challenging. With so many priorities, it can be difficult to integrate what you've learned in a class in your work routines. That's where Safety Coaches come in.

Woman and child dressed in costumes.

October 31, 2017

SickKids comes together to bring the Halloween atmosphere to patients and families

For many decades, SickKids has embraced the festive traditions to bring Halloween’s fun atmosphere to its patients. We celebrated Halloween this year with a day full of activities including face painting, a costume shop, a costume and a pumpkin carving contest, as well as a scavenger hunt throughout the hospital.

October 31, 2017

From closed doors to sitting at the table: The birth of child and family-centered care at SickKids

Today, SickKids has a comprehensive model of child and family-centred care that recognizes the child is at the core of care and the family is central to the child’s life and therefore central to their care as well. However, looking back at SickKids’ history, it wasn’t always this way.

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October 26, 2017

Visualizing the invisible: SickKids scientists determine structure of cellular powerhouse for the first time

Published Oct. 26 online in Science, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) determined the structure of the energy powerhouse within our cells, the mitochondrial ATP synthase, for the first time at sufficient resolution to reveal the arrangement of its atoms.

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