A Prescription for Equality
A new medical academy at U of T Scarborough will try to close Canada’s racial health gap
Health Care
The Pharmacy of the Future
A new U of T facility will train pharmacists to take on a larger role in Canadian health care
A New Era in Medicine
How a historic $250-million gift to U of T will transform medical education–and improve patient care
Heroes of Our Time
Members of the U of T community are working alongside colleagues from around the world to respond to the pandemic
Who Cares for the Caregivers?
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?
In Sickness and in Health
What happens when someone with precarious immigration status needs emergency care?
Doing the Devil’s Work
The local bishop called her a heretic. The Criminal Code deemed her work illegal. But Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw was more concerned with helping women at Canada’s first birth control centre
When Cancer Strikes, and You Live in Nunavut
A U of T study examines ways to improve care and reduce the sense of isolation for Inuit patients in Canada’s Far North
How the Experience of Living in Poverty Has Made Me a Better Doctor
It’s all about what I call “empathic privilege”
Delivering Help to Indigenous Parents
A unique project provides support to women during pregnancy and after, with the aim of creating healthier families
The High Price of Pills
More than two million Canadians don’t take their full dose of medications because of the cost. How can they be helped?
AI and the MD
Doctors will soon use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat patients, opening up new possibilities for better health
Six Questions We Need to Ask about Using Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
A U of T research team is examining ethical issues raised by the new technology
A Robot That Cheers Up Kids
Meet MEDi the robot, who sings, dances and helps young cancer patients feel less afraid
With a Student in Crisis, a Faculty Rallies
In an instant, Emma’s hopes of becoming a nurse were dashed. Could she make the journey back?
Make No Mistake
Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors?
Doctors Make Mistakes. Can We Talk About That?
Nothing about the health-care system is foolproof. And that includes physicians
Healing Hearts at Home
Apps such as Medly are expected to reduce hospital admission rates for heart patients while also helping them recover
Can Artificial Intelligence Solve the Mystery of Genetic Disease?
Prof. Brendan Frey and his team are harnessing machine learning to figure out what makes us sick
Life and Death in an Addis Ababa ER
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents?
Is It Time for a Universal Drug Plan?
Canadians could save billions through a nationwide plan to cover prescription drugs for all citizens
Team Health
City residents without a health card get care from U of T undergrads
Taking Care
Mary Jo Haddad came to Sick Kids to look after ill children. As CEO, she helped nurse the whole hospital back to good health
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
Meet Brian, the Social Robot
Advances in technology are bringing us robots that can interact naturally with humans
Who Should Pay for IVF?
Quebec covers three cycles, but most provinces don’t cover infertility treatment
Stories from the Intensive Care Unit
Tilda Shalof's books unmask the high-pressure world of nursing
Gum Control
The case for universal dental care
A Doctor in Kigali
Dr. James Orbinski served as head mission for Doctors Without Borders during the Rwandan Genocide. What he saw there transformed him
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side
The Last Scene
Last scene of all...is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything