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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Patients have lower healthcare costs with female surgeons, study finds 'Large cost savings' are found for female surgeons compared to male surgeons, but more research is needed to understand why these differences exist. A new study suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower total healthcare costs than patients treated by male surgeons, across many different types of procedures.
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Friday, November 24, 2023 Dr. Rick Swartz appointed to the Bastable-Potts Chair in Stroke Research Sunnybrook is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Rick Swartz to the Bastable-Potts Chair in Stroke Research, jointly shared by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 New research highlights stroke care disparities in vulnerable communities A study led by Dr. Amy Yu, a senior scientist and stroke neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has uncovered significant disparities in stroke treatment access, shedding light on the impact of socioeconomic factors on healthcare outcomes.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Global study presents results to guide care of severely ill patients with COVID-19 using routinely available drugs – simvastatin and Vitamin C The world’s largest trial of multiple interventions for critically ill adults with COVID-19 has simultaneously released results about two of its treatments, vitamin C and simvastatin.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Three Sunnybrook scientists awarded Canada Research Chairs Three Sunnybrook Research Institute scientists have been awarded a Canada Research Chair, the country’s highest research honour. Dr. Iacovos Michael, Dr. Jesse Chao and Dr. Mark Chiew were all announced as chairholders this fall.
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