12+ hour, 18+ min ago  (209+ words) The finding that a common diabetes drug could reduce cardiovascular deaths in type 2 diabetes patients stopped the medical world in its tracks in 2015. It wasn't the first time Dr. Bernard (Bernie) Zinman had changed how physicians treat the disease." The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (284+ words) Toronto is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for the FIFA World Cup 2026" and knowing where to access health care can help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience." Whether you are travelling locally or internationally to support your favourite team,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (810+ words) When Stacee Samuels discovered she was pregnant, joy quickly gave way to worry. She knew that several factors placed her pregnancy in the high-risk category. She was older, had a high body mass index, and was aware of troubling statistics…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (568+ words) George Orwell coined the term "doublethink" to describe the act of "holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them."Speaker: Irene Ying MD MHSc CCFP(PC) FRCPC Palliative Care Physician, Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1416+ words) In the summer of 2024, Connor started experiencing persistent lower abdominal pain. He was 42 years old." "It wasn't going away," he recalls. "I went to my family doctor, and at first they thought it was something relatively minor." When the pain…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (885+ words) Heather was 13 when she started experiencing extreme pain related to her period. She recalls how once, while she was working her part time job, she passed out because of the pain and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance....

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (172+ words) Sinai Health Researchers awarded nearly $2 M to investigate GLP-1 medicines for the prevention of obesity-related cancers A team at Sinai Health's Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) led by Senior Investigator Dr. Rayjean Hung has received nearly two million from the Canadian…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (99+ words) Sinai Health $6. 2 million investment to create Canada's premier translational research facility A $6. 2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will fund the creation of the Translational Genomics and Microbiome Centre (TGMC), a new research hub that brings together two…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (279+ words) Sinai Health Cloaked transplants evade immune rejection in a step towards off-the-shelf cells for therapy Scientists have achieved a significant milestone in cell therapy research by demonstrating a long-term engraftment of genetically modified cells that successfully evade rejection by the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (455+ words) Across the many roles that support our organization, women at Sinai Health advance knowledge, shape care and strengthen one another through their leadership and expertise. In advance of International Women's Day on March 8, we're celebrating the power of Giving to…...