A Sentinel for Global Health
AI is promising a better – and faster – way to monitor the world for emerging medical threats
AI is promising a better – and faster – way to monitor the world for emerging medical threats
Why AI could be good news for both patients and our health-care system
More people with disabilities are having children. Our health-care system is unprepared, says researcher Hilary Brown
Research suggests they are, in three ways
A U of T Mississauga study finds that problematic smartphone use is increasing worldwide – especially among younger women
U of T researchers are developing a chatbot to help people stop smoking. One day, it might offer therapy, too
There are countless diets to choose from, but one rises above the rest, say U of T experts
Every year, thousands of Canadians seek help for addiction. Which treatments work best?
Anthropologist and sleep expert David Samson offers five useful ideas for getting a better night’s rest
Gift will enable the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research to expand its research into heart failure – and save lives
How AI could help doctors predict cardiac problems in critically ill children
U of T’s new Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport will help athletes at all levels perform better
A new medical academy at U of T Scarborough will try to close Canada’s racial health gap
“Lab on a chip” technology will reduce travel expenses and improve care for those living in remote communities
A new U of T facility will train pharmacists to take on a larger role in Canadian health care
Understanding how viruses and bacteria rely on human cells to survive could reveal new ways to defeat them
U of T students are collaborating with faculty on research that could improve the mental health of youth worldwide
Too many people in Nunavut don’t get enough to eat. Anthropologist Tracey Galloway believes Inuit communities, not southern governments, have the solution
A century after U of T scientists discovered the life-saving extract, researchers are finding new ways to improve the lives of people with diabetes
There is a steep personal cost to caregiving, from chronic stress to physical injury. How can we help those who minister to family and friends?
U of T scientists have created a cell-by-cell map of the human liver that could increase the success of transplant surgery and lead to new treatments for liver disease
Prof. Leah Cowen’s lab aims to understand how C. auris works and how to stop it
Three suggestions for maintaining a healthy relationship with technology
What happens when someone with precarious immigration status needs emergency care?
A U of T study examines ways to improve care and reduce the sense of isolation for Inuit patients in Canada’s Far North
Prof. Mary L’Abbé wants to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to kids – and their parents
A unique project provides support to women during pregnancy and after, with the aim of creating healthier families
Laura Rosella is using machine learning to suggest ways to reduce diabetes rates – and save millions in potential health-care costs
Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain
Prof. Paul Santerre is working on a cardiac patch that would enable an injured heart to heal itself
Depression and anxiety affect about one in five. How do we help the person who could be affected in the cubicle next to us?
How the medical system is trying to wean patients off opioids
More than two million Canadians don’t take their full dose of medications because of the cost. How can they be helped?
Doctors will soon use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat patients, opening up new possibilities for better health
A U of T research team is examining ethical issues raised by the new technology
Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans?
Prof. Michael Sefton imagines being able to treat diabetes with a single injection
A U of T doctor is leading efforts to review the medical evidence for more than 2,200 commonly prescribed drugs
Climate change adds a new wrinkle in the quest to get out in front of epidemics
The usefulness of “steps per day” and other information our devices help us track
Spartan Bioscience, founded by three alumni, aims to make DNA testing more accessible
Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors?
A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world”
On a two-week visit to remote villages, a U of T dental team fixes teeth – and changes lives
But just what are the health benefits?
As the media share images of wounded migrants, some of the biggest medical threats go almost unmentioned
The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients
Researchers at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health have teamed up with a First Nation in northwestern Ontario to solve a generation-old medical mystery
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications
U of T professor Peter Donnelly is tracking the physical activities multicultural Torontonians enjoy
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South
Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson researches the devastating effects of child abuse on health. Now she wants to ensure all survivors get the help they need
Chances of developing health problems are greater for childhood abuse survivors
Dentists should screen patients for anxiety to minimize their experience of pain, new research suggests
U of T opens one of the first research facilities in the world to integrate the study of physical activity and mental health
“Our knowledge is at a turning point,” says scientist Peter Dirks
A U of T prof aims to better understand the needs of cancer patients in Nunavut
Most people recoil at the thought of selling human organs. But supplying the right information can change attitudes, a U of T study finds