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Wednesday, May 10, 2006  Unique Education Centre Dedicated to Nurses for Nursing Week
Nurses at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will have 24 hour access to information and various technology for learning and developing their skills with the opening of a unique education centre donated by Francis and Ruth Redelmeier
 
Monday, May 8, 2006  Sunnybrook scientists receive over $8 million to fund cancer research
Scientists from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have been awarded more than $8.6 million in research grants
 
Monday, May 8, 2006  A New Approach: Providing women with gynaecological cancer a minimally invasive surgical option
"Rather than making a large incision that requires up to six weeks to recover from, we can do the entire operation through four small incisions," says Kupets. "Women are able to go home later that evening or the next day, require little or no pain medication and move forward with their cancer treatment immediately."
 
Monday, May 1, 2006  Sunnybrook offers valet parking service to patients and visitors
Parking and Transportation Services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre now offers a valet parking service to all patients and visitors at the Sunnybrook campus.
 
Monday, May 1, 2006  Light Therapy and Antidepressant Equally Effective Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Bright artificial light therapy is as effective as antidepressant medication in the treatment of winter depression, say Canadian psychiatry researchers in a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.