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December 21, 2015
Clean Hands Prevent Harm: Meet the artists behind our new hand hygiene posters
Learn more about the artists behind our new hand hygiene campaign, Clean Hands Prevent Harm.
December 17, 2015
Response to Justice Susan Lang’s Review of the Motherisk Drug Testing Laboratory
SickKids welcomes today’s release of Justice Lang's independent review of the Motherisk Drug Testing lab. The health and wellbeing of children and families will always be core to the mission of SickKids.
December 16, 2015
When to take your child to the ED and when to stay home
A Perspective from Dr. Stephen Porter, Staff Physician in Emergency Medicine at SickKids.
December 10, 2015
SickKids first to remove duplicated gene using CRISPR
CRISPR is being called a game changer. A new study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) shows how researchers used CRISPR to remove a duplicated gene from a genome. This is the first time this has ever been done.
December 1, 2015
A dose of love: Patients get a behind-the-scenes tour of the SickKids Pharmacy Department
On a typical day, 12-year-old Isabella Lamanna takes at least four different medications. Isabella got the chance to take a rare behind-the-scenes look at the SickKids pharmacy as part of an interactive patient tour organized by the Department of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Child Life Services.
December 1, 2015
SickKids informs policy efforts to combat childhood cancer in low-and middle-income countries
The latest Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition (DCP3) volume on cancer gathers essential information on effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, feasibility and affordability of a range of interventions to provide evidence-based guidance to decision makers worldwide. Dr. Sumit Gupta, Staff Oncologist and Clinician Investigator at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), is a chapter author.
November 27, 2015
Congratulations to our SickKids staff members who’ve received awards, honours and appointments
In September, October and November, members of the health-care and science communities are recognized for their achievements and contributions.
November 25, 2015
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults and remains one of the most difficult of the cancers to treat. New research led by SickKids has found clues to how glioblastoma and possibly other cancers proliferate.
November 20, 2015
SickKids patients reflect on the Rights of the Child
SickKids Children's Council members reflect on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
November 20, 2015
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, an integrated, world-class health-care initiative dedicated to improving the heart health of children and adults.
November 20, 2015
Robots, apps and more: Digital Health Week gives peek into the future of health care
From patient apps and surgical robots, to mobile alert systems and automated dispensing machines, SickKids is working hard to ensure that it has the right technology to support high quality care.
November 17, 2015
How to talk to kids about terrorist attacks
Dr. Sandra Mendlowitz, Psychologist at SickKids, gives her perspective on how to talk to kids about terrorist attacks.