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Sean Hill believes the mental health crisis can be improved by harnessing big data. The Toronto researcher says harvesting all the available information in the field — whether it’s collected by clinicians or trapped inside patients’ genes and neurons —…
Canada is the only country in the world with universal health care that does not provide universal coverage for prescription drugs. Instead, we rely on more than 100 government-run drug insurance programs designed to serve people in vulnerable groups, and…
Canada should have a national pharmacare program that is universal, single payer and public, says an advisory council tasked with studying the possibility. The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare made this statement in its final report, released…
In the deep rural areas of Rwanda, a new technology is saving lives. In the past two decades, Rwanda has created a high-quality national blood service, tripling its blood donation rates between 2000 and 2018. The use of innovative technology,…
Researchers in Ontario are attempting to figure out how to deliver life-saving medical supplies in record times by answering a simple question with profound implications: Can an ambulance or a drone reach the scene of a medical emergency faster? To…
Sun grew up in Toronto and completed a degree in U of T’s Engineering Science program before bridging into a PhD program under professor Timothy Chan. “The University of Toronto, and also the City of Toronto, have shaped who I…
Don’t miss our 9th annual conference: Health Innovation 2.0: Designing a Better Tomorrow! This event is open to all: students, professionals and any one interested in healthcare quality improvement. This year we will explore concepts behind design thinking methodology applied…
Drones could help save time, cut costs and simplify how organ transplants are delivered, according to the surgeon who oversaw the first transplant shipment by drone. Dr. Joseph Scalea, director of the organ drone laboratory at the University of Maryland…
In the first instalment of a Global News series exploring the Canadian health-care system, experts are calling attention to a framework they believe is decades out of date. Full article at: Global News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of our daily lives, with applications from voice-activated assistants to self-driving cars — and its influence continues to grow. A new multidisciplinary research centre created at U of T Engineering will leverage the power…
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