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January 18, 2023
Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium launches to advance research in paediatric cancer care
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is investing $23 million to establish the first Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium.
January 17, 2023
The report traces the program’s rise from mobile vaccination to a comprehensive outreach program.
January 12, 2023
SickKids increasing surgical activity
SickKids has capacity to begin increasing surgical activity as of January 16.
January 10, 2023
The first paediatric patient recently successfully underwent the procedure as part of a safety and feasibility clinical trial in children with this tumour.
January 9, 2023
Study finds higher pre-pregnancy body mass index may be linked with faster infant growth
A new study suggests preconception maternal body mass index may be associated with faster growth rates for infants up to four months old.
January 5, 2023
SickKids lifts Code Grey with 80 per cent of priority systems restored
The Code Grey that was called in response to a cybersecurity incident has been lifted with the vast majority of priority systems recovered.
January 1, 2023
SickKids aware of and assessing decryptor following cybersecurity incident
SickKids is currently assessing the use of a decryptor given restoration efforts are progressing well.
December 31, 2022
Specialty Food Shop and Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion websites temporarily unavailable
Websites proactively taken down after detection of unusual activity.
December 29, 2022
Many SickKids systems restored following cybersecurity incident
Almost 50 per cent of priority systems have been successfully restored following the cybersecurity incident and others are in progress.
December 23, 2022
SickKids restoration efforts continue from cybersecurity incident
Clinical and technical teams are working hard to bring systems back online.
December 22, 2022
Update on SickKids response to cybersecurity incident
Impacted systems may be offline for a prolonged time but patient care is continuing.
December 19, 2022
SickKids responding to cybersecurity incident
SickKids is currently responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting several network systems. All patient care is continuing while SickKids investigates and works to resolve the situation.