Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is proud to launch the ASKmeGOC Goals of Care Consult Service – an innovative, ...

You can find pharmacy anywhere healthcare happens. It’s easy to picture the pharmacist behind a counter, diligently checking doses and ensuring patients get the right medications. But today, that ...

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Mutations (blue) in U2 snRNA cause a neurodevelopmental disorder about one-fifth as common as the RNU4-2/ReNU disorder, which is linked to mutations (orange) in U4 snRNA. snRNAs are shown in black, ...

Dr. Frank Martino, President & CEO, William Osler Health System. As we begin a New Year, I reflect upon the exceptional dedication of staff, physicians and volunteers across Ontario hospitals who ...

There are many challenges faced by healthcare workers for whom patient handling is a part of their daily job. While mechanical lifts make it much easier to move and lift patients and can help reduce ...

For many of us, getting a vaccine or other routine injection is not a pleasant experience. But there’s something comforting about the injection site being wiped with an alcohol swab. Other than ...

Yet researchers are persistent and manage to secure funding from a range of smaller agencies. Unfortunately, many of these do not fund the indirect costs of research necessary to cover administration, ...

A Unity Health Toronto team led by Dr. Andrew Brown has become one of the first groups in Canada to trial a new technology for treating deep vein thrombosis that allow doctors to remove even the most ...

Inside St. Michael’s Hospital a tense scene is unfolding. “The patient is a 32-year-old pregnant female,” Dr. Emily Austin, an emergency physician and trauma team leader, announces to the room. “Five ...

The Alzheimer Society of Canada recently released the first volume of its Landmark Study, forecasting dementia rates in Canada to 2050 — including ideas on how we can take action now to improve our ...

By Sarah Garland 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. As Canada reflects on this discovery and commemorates this milestone, it’s important to consider the future of diabetes ...