Women's College Hospital

• Non-melanoma skin cancer rates rose 30% in Ontario from 2003 to 2017, study finds

  In 2017, the incidence rate reached 369 per 100,000 males and 345 per 100,000 females.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2021
  
• What goes into holding COVID-19 school pop-up clinics? Women’s College Hospital offers behind-the-scenes look

  "We're celebrating vaccines. We're celebrating people. We're celebrating coming out of your house, everything that's to do with getting better."

  Health

  May 14, 2021
  
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• Toronto home to first public hospital in Canada that offers transition-related surgery

  Kiera Howe is a patient advisor at Toronto's Women's College Hospital, helping transgender patients through a journey she herself has undergone.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2019
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• Women should wait at least a year between pregnancies, study finds

  But the study's findings could be reassuring to women who feel a "time crunch" to have their family, the author says.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2018
• Renowned Toronto surgeon debuts his premiere solo exhibit curated by his patient

  "Emilia brought this idea up that I should have a show because she had seen some of my art work and that's where it all started," said Dr. John Semple.

  Oct 29, 2018
• First of five planned ‘barrier-free’ addiction clinics opens in Toronto

  Similar clinics have been credited with preventing opioid overdoses, reducing emergency-room visits and inpatient stays for people with addictions.

  Canada

  May 16, 2017
• Is Canada’s health-care system ready for our rapidly greying population?

  Here's why experts say Canada's health-care system isn't ready to meet the needs of our rapidly aging population.

  Canada

  May 5, 2017
• Can talcum powder cause ovarian cancer?

  After a jury in Missouri ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to the family of Jacqueline Fox – many women are concerned about their own talcum powder use.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2016
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• Pregnant after 40? Study suggests higher lifetime risk of heart attack, stroke

  New research is warning that women who become pregnant at age 40 or older are at a greater risk of stroke and heart attack later in life. They say their findings are especially relevant as more women delay motherhood.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2016
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• Ottawa joins provinces to negotiate lower prescription drug prices

  The federal government is joining a drug-buying alliance with Canada’s provinces and territories, health officials said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2016