Hospital for Sick Children

• 7 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children reported at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital

  SickKids Hospital says there are currently seven probable cases of severe acute hepatitis being reported at the downtown Toronto hospital for children.

  Health

  May 10
  
• SickKids to receive 3 more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine

  SickKids said the first two pediatric cancer patients and their families, who arrived in Toronto on March 16, are "settling in and pleased to be in Canada."

  Health

  Mar 22
  
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• Ontario hospitals seeing ‘disturbing trend’ of infant COVID-19 admissions

  A group of Ontario hospitals is urging pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing a recent trend of infant hospitalizations due to the disease.

  Health

  Jan 5
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• SickKids: Peterborough boy’s life saved, family shares their story to inspire giving to hospital foundation

  "They came in the room and said we are on the phone with SickKids, we need to go, there is something wrong with his heart," said Desmond's mom, Heather Chaput.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
• ‘Be a Light’: SickKids launches new campaign amid push to raise funds for new state-of-the-art facility

  "Every year we try to do something bold and breakthrough, to remain top of mind for people because we have a fight at SickKids that's never-ending."

  Health

  Oct 13, 2021
• More than 227K tickets issued by Toronto speed cameras in 1st year of enforcement

  City of Toronto officials noted one of the vehicles ticketed was captured by automated speed cameras 27 times over the period of a year.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2021
• SickKids, 2 other Ontario children’s hospitals implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for staff

  Joining SickKids is Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa.

  Health

  Aug 20, 2021
• Most Ontario youth reported significant depression symptoms during pandemic, early data suggests

  The early data, which has not been peer reviewed, shows that more than half of 758 kids aged eight to 12 reported significant symptoms of depression from February to March.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
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• 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, 2021
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• 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