Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Patients have better outcomes in hospitals with higher ratio of female surgical teams
Care in hospitals with greater than 35% female anesthesiologist and surgeon teams was associated with a 3% reduction in the odds of postoperative complications in the three months following surgery, according to researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute, and the University of Toronto.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
AI in Action: Locating brain bleeds faster
Dr. Bradley MacIntosh, senior scientist in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, is developing an AI tool to analyze and outline locations of brain bleeds visible on CT scans, supporting timelier treatment and potentially improved outcomes for stroke patients.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Dr. Andrea Gershon awarded American Thoracic Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Andrea Gershon, respirologist and scientist at Sunnybrook, has been awarded the Behavioral Science and Health Services Research Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assembly Awards.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Dr. Barbara Haas appointed de Souza Chair in Trauma Clinical Research
Sunnybrook is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Haas to the de Souza Chair in Trauma Clinical Research, a joint endowment between the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Monday, April 29, 2024
Redefining the delivery of Parkinson’s disease therapies: Q&A with Dr. Nir Lipsman
Dr. Nir Lipsman, director of the Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, is leading a clinical trial exploring how FUS technology can open the blood-brain barrier in Parkinson’s patients for the delivery of potential disease-modifying therapeutics to targeted regions of the brain.
