Latest Hospital for Sick Children Stories
A team of Canadian and international cancer researchers led by Dr. Brenda Gallie at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN), has discovered a new type of retinoblastoma, a rapidly developing eye cancer that affects very young babies– a finding that can immediately change clinical practice and optimize care for these children. The finding, published online today in Lancet Oncology, is a breakthrough in recognizing that a single cancer gene (an oncogene) drives...
TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Mini TFO toured three hospitals around Ontario this week. Louis and Josée, hosts of Groupe Média TFO's popular French-language TV show for pre-school children, Mini TFO, brought some of the joy and magic of Mini TFO to children who are hospitalized during this holiday season at North York General, Health Sciences North Hospital in Sudbury, and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. As relate Louis and Josée, "It was a very touching...
Calling for the manufacturer and drug insurance plans to ensure CF patients receive equitable and affordable access to KALYDECO(TM) TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for KALYDECO(TM), approving the drug for use in Canada. This gives Canadian cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the G551D mutation (ages six and older) a chance to gain access to this new, breakthrough treatment. Cystic Fibrosis Canada calls on Vertex Pharmaceuticals...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileBits Corporation, (OTCBB: MBIT) announced today that it has partnered with two prominent children's health charities, SickKids Foundation and the Oceana Ball. Both organizations are supporters of the Herbie Fund, a volunteer based group that has been fundraising for more than 30 years to help bring children from around the world to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for life-saving or life-altering surgeries. Through SAMY,...
50 percent say finding back-up child care is difficult, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new University of Michigan poll, one-third of parents of young children report they are concerned about losing jobs or pay when they stay home to care for sick children who can't...
TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Jerome Edelstein, head plastic surgeon at aesthetic medical practice, Edelstein Cosmetic, has donated $63,000 worth of services to SYLEBRATION, an event that will raise money for the Music Therapy Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 the first annual tribute concert is being held in memory of guitarist and legendary pioneer in the electronic music scene, Sy Benlolo. Better known to fans as Sy...
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced it has partnered with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to advance pediatric genomic research on the Ion Proton(TM) Sequencer. Under the agreement, the semiconductor-based platform will be the primary instrument on which multiple clinical research samples will be mapped daily on four sequencers in the hospital's newly launched Centre for Genetic Medicine. SickKids...
Canada's largest automotive group supports SickKids Centre for Research and Learning and Patient Amenities Fund TORONTO, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - The Dilawri Group of Companies, owned and operated by brothers Kap Dilawri, Ajay Dilawri and Tony Dilawri, today announced a $7 million donation to the SickKids Centre for Research and Learning and the Patient Amenities Fund through The Dilawri Foundation. A $5 million donation will be recognized with the naming of the Patients,...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a devastating disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. In Canada, one in every 3,600 children born has the disease. Researchers have long been puzzled as to how individuals who carry the same CFTR mutations can experience such different courses of disease. Patients with CF are affected in multiple organs such as the lungs, pancreas and liver, to varying degrees. An international team led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University for...
SickKids Centre for Research and Learning to house 2,000 staff TORONTO, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - A transformational gift of $40 million donated by philanthropist and business leader Peter Gilgan, Founder and CEO of Mattamy Homes, was announced today at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). The gift, which is the single largest private donation ever made to a children's hospital in Canada, will support the construction and ongoing operating costs of the SickKids Centre...
