In 2014, Brenda lost her left eye when metal smashed through he car windshield. This year, she received her new, innovative eye prosthetic, which...
Patient stories
Patient story: A new focused ultrasound and glioblastoma trial
Paul Hudspith is one of the first participants in a world-first trial at Sunnybrook examining the use of focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain...
March 14 is World Kidney Day: Meet the volunteers who make a difference
Sunnybrook’s Kidney Care Centre features transplant ambassador volunteers who themselves have received a kidney transplant or donated a kidney.
Patient view: Living with PTSD
For decades Serena Kelly has been suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. She is the first person in Canada to participate in a...
Lloyd’s story
The "False Ear Guy" shares his story of recovery, strength and speaking out.
‘Let’s make history’: what one man is doing about living with ALS
J.D. has ALS, a disease he calls "relentlessly progressive and incurable.” Why he decided to make history by being the first person with ALS to...
Investigating use of focused ultrasound to treat major depression
Sunnybrook researchers are investigating exciting new techniques to harness the power of ultrasound waves to treat depression.
Residential treatment program offers hope for OCD patients
Sunnybrook's residential treatment program for severe OCD is the first program of its kind in Canada.
Made-in-Sunnybrook device could help surgeons remove breast tumours with unprecedented precision
The MOLLI device was designed to identify the exact location and depth of breast tumours, showing the surgeon where and how deep to cut.
I have bipolar disorder. Here’s how I’m shattering the stigma of mental illness
I realized that for years, the greatest stigma I had ever experienced was from my own self. I’d always been my own toughest critic.