Addressing the opioid crisis in North America is complicated, according to Dr. Csilla Kalocsai, an education scientist in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences...
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Behind the Research: How a next-generation helmet could revolutionize focused ultrasound
In 2015, Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) scientists and clinicians performed a world-first: They successfully and non-invasively opened the blood...
Fact or Myth? Debunking OCD Stereotypes
Next week, October 13 – 17, is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) week. In recognition of this, experts from Sunnybrook’s Thompson Centre spoke to...
Lifestyle changes that impact breast cancer risk
As a medical oncologist, I have treated patients with breast cancer for more than 35 years. Most are looking for things they can do beyond standard...
Helping families navigate a pregnancy or infant loss
Like many families, the McInroys have fun celebrating birthdays and holidays like Christmas. Birthday cakes are baked and decorated, stockings are...
A path back to independence
At 88, John Farquharson had spent the last year in and out of hospitals, grappling with declining health and the challenges of aging. A once-fiercely...
Listen to your heart:
The importance of a simple stethoscope check
Shortness of breath while walking was Allan Glube’s first sign something wasn’t quite right. Very active in his mid-70s, he regularly walked, both in...
How physiatrists are supporting patients throughout the care continuum
September 17th, 2024 marks the fourth annual provincial Rehabilitation Day, a day dedicated to honoring the transformative impact of rehabilitative...
The future of non-invasive focused ultrasound therapies
With its ability to seemingly magically permeate deep into the body non-invasively to generate a surgical or therapeutic effect, focused ultrasound...
Sunnybrook Inventors: Dr. Hon Leong
Scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) are inventing the future of health care by developing innovative tools and devices that aim to...