U of T Doctors Keep Patient Alive Without Lungs for Six Days
The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant Read More
Research & Ideas
A Better Life for Children with Heart Defects
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 Read More
Big Data, Genetics and Personal Medicine Will Soon Transform Health Care
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients Read More
A Community Grapples with Cancer
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 Read More
Advancing Drugs to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications Read More
Let’s Get Physical
U of T professor Peter Donnelly is tracking the physical activities multicultural Torontonians enjoy Read More
Of Hearth and Home – and Health
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South Read More
The Hidden Epidemic
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 Read More
A Few Simple Questions Could Change Your Dental Visit
Dentists should screen patients for anxiety to minimize their experience of pain, new research suggests Read More
Lift Weights to Lift Mood
U of T opens one of the first research facilities in the world to integrate the study of physical activity and mental health Read More
U of T Researchers Lead Cancer-Fighting “Dream Team”
“Our knowledge is at a turning point,” says scientist Peter Dirks Read More
Northern Exposure
A U of T prof aims to better understand the needs of cancer patients in Nunavut Read More
Pssst, Wanna Buy a Kidney?
Most people recoil at the thought of selling human organs. But supplying the right information can change attitudes, a U of T study finds Read More
Team Spirit
Adolescents who play team sports are less likely to experience mental illness later in life, study finds Read More
A Cut Above
A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors Read More
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents? Read More
Regenerating the Body
U of T scientists will help usher in a new era of designing and creating cells, tissues and organs, thanks to historic $114-million federal grant Read More
Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health
New Dalla Lana centre aims to improve health outcomes for aboriginal communities Read More
Is It Time for a Universal Drug Plan?
Canadians could save billions through a nationwide plan to cover prescription drugs for all citizens Read More
Team Health
City residents without a health card get care from U of T undergrads Read More
Tiny Strokes May Cause Dementia
A U of T medical imaging study suggests lifestyle changes and medications could reduce brain’s white matter loss Read More
Predicting Genetic Disease
First-year student's company lands $100,000 in start-up funding to identify individual genetic health risks Read More
A Boon for Heart Health
Largest private donation in Canadian health-care history will improve cardiac care across the lifespan Read More
Birth of a Collaboration
Institute for Indigenous Health opens at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Read More
Learning to Deal with Disabilities in Cameroon
U of T prof Lynn Cockburn collaborates to improve care delivery in the country she loves Read More
Barrier to Entry
Canada’s process for screening potential immigrants for HIV is opaque and unfair, says prof Laura Bisaillon Read More
A Better Path to Drug Discovery
Making pharmaceutical research more open could shave years off the time it takes to bring a new drug to market Read More
Sugar Rush
Foods that seem healthy often aren’t, and sugar is the latest culprit Read More
Healthier Cooking
U of T students are collaborating with an Indian social enterprise to reduce the health hazards of indoor smoke Read More
Incredible Impact – in Medicine
Pediatric surgeon Dr. Tihitena Negussie Mammo boosted her skills at U of T, then shared what she learned with her colleagues in Ethiopia Read More
The Danger of Sitting Still
A new device promises to ease a major health concern for people with mobility problems Read More
The Superbug Hitlist
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these are considered the most urgent or serious threats Read More
What Can Patients and Physicians Do?
Dr. Allison McGeer gives advice on the use of antibiotics Read More
The Science of Mindfulness
For all its trendiness, there is growing evidence that meditation can make us calmer, kinder – and healthier Read More
How Mindfulness Helps
Studies show that mindfulness meditation improves everything from stress to binge eating Read More
Keeping Ontarians Healthy
New $60-million joint initiative will help people living with both mental and physical illnesses Read More
Visual Aide
The biomedical communications program at U of T Mississauga helps students communicate complex ideas Read More
Herb Appeal
Scientists aim to isolate and harness marijuana’s pain-killing properties to create more effective medicines Read More
Help in a Heartbeat
Toronto’s public defibrillators could save more lives if they were placed in better locations, U of T researchers find Read More
Concussion Solution
U of T students call on Ottawa to do more to protect athletes Read More
Get Better, Sooner
Seamless Mobile Health aims to reduce hospital readmissions following surgery and save millions in medical costs Read More
A Foot in Two Worlds
3-D printing is creating new opportunities – and raising intriguing questions – as digital and physical realms meld Read More
Public Health Gets a Promotion
The Dalla Lana School becomes the university’s newest faculty Read More
YouTube’s Favourite Doctor
Prof. Michael Evans' videos on health are viral sensations Read More
When Germs Get Tougher
An Internet-based surveillance system gives physicians the ability to track dangerous new strains of tuberculosis in real time Read More
A Grateful Mindset
MindFest promotes mental health awareness through crafts Read More
Housing First
It turns out that a good way to help homeless people is to actually give them a home Read More
Starving Cancer Cells
Many scientists work for years to find a cure for a single type of cancer - Patrick Gunning has his sights set on four Read More
Aging Well
Samir Sinha wants to help keep older Canadians healthy and independent for longer. As the population ages, the viability of our health-care system depends on it Read More
Peace of Mind
A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated Read More
Deadly Pandemics through History
It seems that every era has its scourge Read More
Neighbourhood Health
People who live in less “walkable” communities, especially new Canadians, are more likely to develop diabetes Read More
Frugal Fortification
A U of T nutritional scientist has developed a low-cost product to fight vitamin and mineral deficiency in developing countries Read More
Ingenious Medicine
Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects Read More