Hospital for Sick Children

• Toronto’s SickKids hospital report urges more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

  Experts at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say schools need to ramp up COVID-19 testing and masking in order to have all kids return to the classroom as soon as possible.

  Education

  Jan 21
• After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant

  'I'm emotionally exhausted but exhilarated and a bit fragile after six months of waiting and not knowing when it would happen.'

  Health

  Nov 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Two-thirds of children at SickKids hospital have missed surgery target ‘window’

  “Surgery is particularly important in children in terms of time because of growth and development … and surgery is often timed critically with certain stages of development."

  Health

  Nov 17, 2020
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• ‘Share some love’: SickKids, Sinai Health appeal for help ahead of Valentine’s Day

  "Holidays are always special times and we have to remember that sometimes they can be less special or more difficult for some people to endure."

  Health

  Feb 4, 2020
• Regina doctor creates app reminding parents there’s a baby in their back seat

  The app sends an alert to parents reminding them to check their back seat.

  Jan 12, 2020
• Former Motherisk website run by SickKids now features cannabis blog, hospital says

  The web address now connects to a cannabis blog that primarily discusses the use of the non-psychoactive cannabidiol that is found in marijuana.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2019
• Young boy injured after hit-and-run, Toronto police say

  Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Rogers and Old Weston roads just before 5 p.m.

  Traffic

  Nov 29, 2019
• Girl, 2, critically injured after being hit by air conditioner that fell from Toronto apartment

  Toronto police said the air conditioner fell from an eighth floor apartment unit.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2019
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• SickKids highlights crowded ICU conditions amid massive redevelopment project

  A partnership between SickKids and Airbnb saw a conference room converted into a four-bed room. It was meant to show what it's like to give care currently within its ICU.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2019
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• 1 child a year dies on average in Canada from being stuck in a hot car: study

  The majority of the deaths researchers studied involved incidents where a caregiver forgot to drop a child off at daycare.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2019