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July 30, 2018
As the Peeks Caribbean Toronto Carnival rolls into its final weeks, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) will continue to celebrate our own links with the Caribbean through the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI), a not-for-profit collaboration between the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health and key hospitals, institutions and ministries of health in six Caribbean countries to build capacity to diagnose and care for children with cancer and blood disorders.
July 23, 2018
Teen patients got dressed to the nine(tie)s for a prom-inspired after hours event
It was a blast to the past at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) on Friday, July 13 for the annual prom-inspired after-hours teen event. The event’s vintage vibes brought back memories of the 90's with crazy shapes, neon colours, CDs and Slinkies!
July 19, 2018
Celebrating our progress improving patient and staff safety: See the Caring Safely report
At SickKids, we put safety first. While this has always been true, the Caring Safely initiative that kicked off with the launch of our 2015-20 strategic directions Building Connections, Accelerating Impact, has amplified and accelerated improvements in patient safety.
July 5, 2018
Our earliest memories may be forgotten but not lost
A new study from SickKids shows that early memories in mice are not missing and can be brought back by directly stimulating different clusters of neurons that represent individual infantile memories in the brain.
June 29, 2018
Brain scans of preterm babies could improve feeding strategies to boost brain development
New study explores the value of brain scans of preterm babies to improve feeding strategies and overall health. Researchers believe that optimizing how and what preterm babies are fed in those critical first days or weeks could prevent diseases later in life and help intellectual development.
June 28, 2018
Congratulations to our staff who have won awards!
Congratulations to SickKids staff members who have been recognized by the health-care and science communities for their outstanding achievements and groundbreaking work.
June 26, 2018
Data reveals the risks of ATV use for children and youth
In advance of the first long weekend of the summer, paediatricians from SickKids are warning parents of the dangers all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can pose to youth under 16.
June 19, 2018
We’re building a new website – and we need your help!
We understand how important the website can be during a patient’s journey with SickKids. To better respond to these needs, we are rebuilding a new sickkids.ca designed to improve service to our patients and families, answer questions and ease anxiety during an already stressful time.
June 13, 2018
Drs. Denis Daneman and Farid Mahmud of SickKids participated in a world-first global study of teens with diabetes to identify possible interventions to improve health outcomes of this vulnerable patient population.
June 12, 2018
Malaria: Cooperating antibodies enhance immune response
Malaria is one of the most inflicting infectious diseases worldwide. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and from SickKids have studied how the human immune system combats malaria infections.
June 6, 2018
SickKids’ TRMC takes the lead in developing global post-transplant live vaccine consensus protocol
The Transplant & Regenerative Medicine Centre at SickKids is leading a global effort to develop clinical guidelines around the use of live vaccines in patients who have received solid organ transplants. This will be the first international consensus protocol on this important issue.
May 25, 2018
A new diagnostic tool for paediatric stroke patients will improve diagnosis and treatment course
One of the most common causes of stroke and stroke recurrence in childhood are abnormalities of the arteries in the brain. However, to date, diagnostic imaging tools have not been adequate to perform this task.