Congratulations to Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira and Nicole Cancelliere whose work has made the cover of Science Translational Medicine! 👏👏👏

Landing the cover of Science Translational Medicine is a huge honour - well done! Read the full story about their work on optical coherence tomography:

The winners of this year's Our Shared Values Awards live the Unity Health Toronto values of compassion, community, inclusivity, human dignity and excellence every day in their work. Read their stories: bit.ly/44GPF1M

In this world first, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira, neurosurgeon and director of Endovascular Research and Innovation at St. Michael's Hospital, will perform a telerobotic surgery on a model in South Korea while he's in Abu Dhabi.
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Early exposure to language—through books, words & songs—can help babies as they grow & develop. Carolyn Jarman, occupational therapist in the pediatric clinic @ St. Michael’s Hospital, talks about the importance of early literacy for our youngest patients & gives tips to parents.

Semaglutide improved heart failure symptoms in those w/ HFpEF regardless of diuretic use, says study led by Subodh Verma, cardiac surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital. 'Obesity should no longer simply be considered a comorbidity in HFpEF, but a root cause.'
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The PREPARED network will bring teams throughout Canada together to build a coordinated ecosystem to respond to new pandemics. Dr. Andrew Pinto, physician-researcher at St. Michael's Hospital and the project's lead, talks about PREPARED w/ CityNews Halifax.
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In Ontario, about 2M people don't have a primary care provider & 200k are on the province's wait-list. Dr. Tara Kiran, physician-researcher at St. Michael's Hospital, says a centralized wait-list is a good idea, but we need to ensure it's accessible. cbc.ca/news/canada/do…

May is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. 🧡

The BARLO MS Centre at St. Michael's Hospital is one of only seven adult centres in Ontario focusing on diagnosis and treatment of MS.

Get to know BARLO team member and social worker, Madison Schaffner.

#MSAwarenessMonth

Midwives provide family-centered care to those who are pregnant and their newborns at our hospital sites. 'I feel so honoured to be a part of that,' said Emily Ekelund, who completed her midwifery training at St. Joseph’s Health Centre. The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Thank you to the hard-working nurses at St. Michael's Hospital and the RNAO for yesterday's tour in honour of #NursingWeek ! I am eternally grateful for the heroes behind the scenes who tirelessly uphold our healthcare system. 1/2

Wastewater testing shows that cases of COVID are the lowest they've been in a year. Fahad Razak, family physician & former scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, spoke with Ontario Today about COVID & where we're at today. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

New guidelines for depression care have now been published by Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments. Dr. Sidney Kennedy, psychiatrist at St. Michael's Hospital and coauthor of the guidelines, says notable updates include a patient-centred approach and an overview of digital tools. lifesciencesbc.ca/members/new-gu…