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July 25 |
Q & A with Terri Tessama, Marketeria
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July 24 |
Inexpensive drug saves lives and trauma costs
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July 23 |
Inexpensive drug has reduced expensive transfusions for hip replacements
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July 21 |
Definitely a classic
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July 21 |
Traumatic brain injury a health problem with serious impact for people in prisons
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July 18 |
Using text to make CT scans safer
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July 14 |
Testosterone replacement therapy among elderly men has more than tripled
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July 16 |
'The whole hospital was involved'
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July 14 |
Bonuses for doctors do little to improve cancer screening in Ontario
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July 14 |
Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy, new study finds
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July 10 |
Urban Aboriginal people face unique health challenges
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July 9 |
Terrence Donnelly named a member of the Order of Canada
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July 8 |
Researchers create 'black box' for use in operating rooms
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July 7 |
St. Michael’s investigators score big
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July 7 |
One out of eight deaths among young adults is related to opioid use: study
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July 4 |
Unblock my heart
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June 30 |
Father’s ethnic background influences birthweight, study finds
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June 27 |
New workshop provides fresh approach to palliative care
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June 26 |
Research says TB infection may be underestimated among people taking corticosteroid pills
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June 26 |
Men and women use mental health services differently
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June 25 |
Aging with HIV and AIDS: A growing social issue
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June 25 |
New research shows link unlikely between insomnia symptoms and high blood pressure
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June 24 |
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose visits St. Michael’s
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June 24 |
New MSICU to feature more space for families
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June 19 |
Dr. Mike Evans appointed inaugural Chair in Patient Engagement in Child Nutrition at the University of Toronto
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June 17 |
Barriers to obtaining gene expression profiling tests heightened their perceived value among patients, new study says
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June 14 |
Research suggests benefits of canola oil for people with Type 2 diabetes
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June 5 |
Diabetes care depends on how your doctor is paid
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June 3 |
Dr. Prabhat Jha receives WHO World No Tobacco Day Award
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June 2 |
St. Michael’s clinical trial tests possible HIV prevention drug
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May 29 |
Poker and marketing strategies might help doctors think better
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May 28 |
St. Michael’s and Ryerson hit the road to drive neuroscience research
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May 26 |
New anesthesia machines placing patients at the centre of their care
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May 23 |
Residents reach to infinity and beyond at this year’s Higgins Day
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May 22 |
Low-carb vegan diet may reduce heart disease risk and weight
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May 21 |
St. Michael’s Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute part of Doors Open Toronto
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May 21 |
Gambling history is common among homeless people in Toronto, new study
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May 20 |
Reducing residents’ work hours may have unintended consequences; may require longer residency period or move to competency-based training
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May 15 |
Cancer control conference is a meeting of the minds
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May 15 |
Patients should have a say in setting research priorities, new paper says
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May 15 |
Q&A: Daniel Vaillancourt, triage nurse, Emergency Department
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May 14 |
Most common genetic heart valve abnormality associated with risk of aneurysm
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May 14 |
St. Michael’s nurse helps patients through transitions in care
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May 13 |
The patient will see you now
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May 12 |
Merging two orthopedic inpatient units into one with St. Michael’s 3.0
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May 8 |
Important: TTC road closures around the hospital
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May 7 |
More help for individuals experiencing mental health crises in Toronto
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May 7 |
Knees get no respect
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May 5 |
St. Michael’s is top hospital in Early Researcher Awards
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May 5 |
Few children receive dental care before recommended age of 1 year; new study says those who need care most are least likely to get it
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May 2 |
New findings challenge old notions of cerebral aneurysm development
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May 2 |
Dr. Patricia O’Campo appointed term Chair in Intersectoral Solutions to Urban Health Problems
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May 2 |
St. Michael’s mourns the death of longtime supporter and donor Pat Keenan
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May 1 |
Doctor’s orders: a prescription for income security
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May 1 |
Patient blood management takes patience
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May 1 |
Environmental Services rolls out shift-to-shift communication
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May 1 |
St. Michael’s adds another world first
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April 30 |
Surgeons and health care settings influence type of breast cancer surgery women undergo
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April 28 |
Treat homelessness first, everything else later: study
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April 28 |
Breast cancer patients place huge emphasis on gene expression profiling test when making chemotherapy decisions, but many do not fully understand test
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April 25 |
Study finds almost half of homeless men had traumatic brain injury in their lifetime, vast majority before they lost their homes
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April 24 |
Pregnancy complications may be more common in immigrants from certain regions
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April 21 |
St. Michael’s captures competitive leadership award
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April 17 |
New cardiac arrest research -- adrenaline does little to increase survival
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April 17 |
Canadians support screening newborns for specific genetic conditions, but less enthusiastic about sequencing newborns’ genomes
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April 17 |
Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
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April 15 |
Teenagers who have had a concussion also have higher rates of suicide attempts, being bullied and high-risk behavior, study finds
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April 15 |
Dr. Shelley Boyd to open Canada’s first dry age-related macular degeneration clinic at St. Michael’s
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April 15 |
Changes to guidelines for pregnancy drug suggested
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April 7 |
Daily serving of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can significantly reduce bad cholesterol
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April 7 |
Neighbourhood planning, ethnic backgrounds play significant roles in Peel’s high diabetes rates
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April 4 |
St. Michael’s KT team asked to help implement WHO maternal guidelines
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April 3 |
New nurses and students benefit from preceptor program
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April 2 |
CIBC Breast Centre benefitting from more structured model of care in its clinic
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April 1 |
Environmental Services first department to raise funds for St. Michael’s 3.0
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March 28 |
Underweight people at as high risk of dying as obese people, new study finds
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March 27 |
Gift shop donation improves comfort for hemodialysis patients
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March 25 |
Strictly limiting hours surgical residents can work has not improved patient safety and may impede their training, study says
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March 25 |
Bariatric surgery: Changing lives by improving health
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March 24 |
The Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation donates $5 million for new respirology unit
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March 21 |
Homeless people who have suffered traumatic brain injury more likely to visit Emergency Department or to be arrested or assaulted, new study finds
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March 11 |
New anesthetic technique improves quality of recovery for women having breast cancer surgery
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March 10 |
St. Michael’s storeys: building hematology 3.0
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March 10 |
Pre-admission facility to get new home
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March 10 |
Brainstorming in Dr. Andrew Baker’s lab
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March 7 |
Parents can spring ahead to help kids with daylight saving time
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March 7 |
After years of improving, rates of youth suicide-related behaviours stopped declining
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March 5 |
A passport to pregnancy
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March 4 |
CAHO celebrates ARTIC at St. Michael’s
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March 3 |
Small steps lead to a faster recovery for colorectal surgery patients
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February 28 |
Q&A: Patricia Daniels, case manager, Catheterization Laboratory
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February 26 |
Toronto researchers adapt World Health Organization tool to measure the health and well-being of the city’s neighbourhoods
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February 26 |
Research shows fructose itself not responsible for increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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February 24 |
St. Michael’s Dr. Samir Gupta part of the team awarded a national network grant for chronic respiratory disease research
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February 21 |
‘Carrot and stick’ approach puts heart patients in control
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February 19 |
Research project finds residents who moved directly from old housing to new housing at Regent Park feel safer, more connected to the community
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February 18 |
Government implements St. Michael’s research on use of blood glucose test strips
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February 10 |
St. Michael’s family shines at the Olympics
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February 10 |
Researchers call for more study into impact of repetitive heading in soccer
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February 6 |
St. Michael’s Neurologist part of group that wrote American Heart Association guidelines for preventing strokes in women
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February 5 |
St. Michael’s doctor lands in Sochi
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February 4 |
Q&A: June Son, chaplain, Spiritual Care
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January 31 |
New study finds no reason to replace fructose with glucose
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January 28 |
St. Michael’s nurse helps patients butt out
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January 24 |
St. Michael’s home to Canada’s first-ever Human Eye Biobank for Research
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January 21 |
Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats
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January 20 |
NHL teams pay more than $650 million to injured players over three years: Concussions the most expensive
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January 17 |
Muhammad Mamdani recipient of $1 million Dorothy Pitts chair
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January 15 |
Living in densely populated neighbourhoods can actually decrease risk of diabetes and obesity
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January 15 |
Parental leave policies best promote gender equity and well-being in women’s health, research finds
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January 14 |
Diabetes research gets a high tech boost
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January 14 |
Giving the flu a dose of its own medicine
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January 13 |
St. Michael’s involves physicians, staff in funding action plans
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January 8 |
1,200 days and counting
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January 1 |
Tripling tobacco taxes worldwide would avoid 200 million tobacco deaths
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