Friday, November 29, 2024 Sunnybrook-led projects awarded funding through Ontario Research Fund
The Government of Ontario recently announced an investment of over $92 million in research projects at universities, colleges, research institutes and research hospitals across the province, including more than $13 million in funding to support Sunnybrook-led projects over the previous five years.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 AI-powered medical recommendations biased and unreliable
A Sunnybrook study suggests that medical recommendations generated by popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT are heavily influenced by human-like biases that deviate from rational logic and lead to faulty medical decisions.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Highly pathogenic avian influenza: What you need to know
With news of Canada’s first human case of avian flu, or H5N1, you may be wondering about the risk for you and your family. Dr. Samira Mubareka, an infectious disease physician and microbiologist at Sunnybrook, answers some common questions about avian flu.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 International clinical trial suggests 7-day antibiotic treatment is as effective as longer treatments
The results of the BALANCE Randomized Clinical Trial, led by scientists in the Tory Trauma Program, have found that treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection with antibiotics for seven days is non-inferior to 14-day treatment.
Thursday, November 14, 2024 Three Sunnybrook scientists awarded Canada Research Chairs
Three scientists from SRI have been awarded a Canada Research Chair, the country’s highest research honour. Dr. Clement Hamani, Dr. Amy Yu and Dr. Angela Jerath were all announced as chairholders this fall.
