Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. Approximately 4,300 Canadians live with the disease, which mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. ...
Aug 25, 2020
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A patient is told their name is hard to pronounce. A doctor tells another doctor they speak English really well. While doing rounds, a resident is asked if she eats 'strange foods'.
Jul 17, 2020
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The pandemic has forced health care providers to find new ways to connect with patients through screens. For genetic specialists, who provide patients and families with genetic testing for conditions linked to DNA, connecting ...
Jul 3, 2020
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Existing research may hold the key to treating and preventing COVID-19, suggests the work of a St. Michael's Hospital research team.
Apr 24, 2020
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A medication commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has spread, or metastasized, may have benefits for patients with metastatic brain cancers, suggests a new review and analysis led by researchers at St. Michael's ...
Mar 25, 2020
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A study co-designed by patients and published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine outlines the development and evaluation of a patient-reported outcome measure for use with adult emergency department (ED) patients.
Mar 16, 2020
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Sick notes, form completions, prescription renewals outside of a doctor's visit: these are some of the services that patients across Ontario sometimes have to pay for outside of OHIP-covered care.
Mar 12, 2020
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The world's first minimally-invasive tricuspid valve replacement was performed at St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto by Drs. Neil Fam, Mark Peterson and Geraldine Ong.
Mar 11, 2020
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Delivering a baby is one of life's most thrilling and nerve-racking experiences. Whether someone is about to become a first-time parent or they have young ones at home already, most families have a host of questions before, ...
Mar 10, 2020
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a serious autoimmune neuromuscular disease. Immunosuppression or immunomodulating therapies are used to treat patients with MG but have the potential to suppress or alter the immune system, with ...
Mar 2, 2020
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