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Your next doctor could very well be a bot. And bots, or automated programs, are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases and conditions. Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving into health…
Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes to blood samples and life-changing events. For 20 years. Researchers are gearing up to start recruiting participants from across…
It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the scene of 18 cardiac arrests within about 5 minutes of launch. That…
A new report on children and youth mental health and addiction in Ontario paints a bleak picture of the challenges facing today’s youth and the difficulties the health-care system has had in adapting to increased demands. Youth visits to doctors…
Three Ontario hospitals have launched an official partnership aimed at improving health care for children who receive services at more than one facility. The new Kids Health Alliance, formally created in Toronto on Wednesday, is designed to improve pediatric care…
Christopher Sun (IndE PhD candidate) is among four U of T Engineering students who will each receive $150,000 from the 2017 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The funding will support research into everything from faster download speeds to technologies to repair…
The event is open to all students and professionals in various health disciplines. This Canadian student-run conference will be simultaneously hosted in Toronto and Vancouver. We will bring together 400 students and health professionals to explore how we can work…
Ontario is planning to revamp its ambulance system to redirect some patients with less pressing needs to places other than emergency rooms. The government announced Monday that its new system would start rolling out in March 2018 and would better…
The Healthy Generation Fund is a new competition offered by the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) and the Institute for Global Health Equity & Innovation (IGHEI) which aims to attract proposals that inspire social innovations for improvement…
Canada has scored well in a global study to assess how effectively countries use their healthcare systems to avoid preventable deaths, but the country still has plenty of room for improvement. The first ever Healthcare Access and Quality Index, released…
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