As world leading hospitals, Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital are known for their pioneering research and treatment. We’re making headlines all over.
November 10, 2008 - Two of UHN’s most esteemed scientists - Drs. Tak Mak and Charles Tator - named as 2009 inductees into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.  |
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| October 22, 2008 - Top Annual Wine and Culinary Festival Features Palatable Delights in Support of Medical Research |
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| September 16, 2008 - Ted and Loretta Rogers transform critical care centre at Toronto Western Hospital with $5 million gift |
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| June 28, 2008 - Exploring the potential of Deep Brain Stimulation |
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| April 23, 2008 - May Marks Esophageal Cancer Awareness Week; In Honour of Former CBC Journalist, Bill Cameron |
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| April 23, 2008 - Heart Progenitor Cells Developed from Embryonic Stem Cells; New Hope for Testing Drugs and Treating Heart Failure Patients |
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| April 17, 2008 - Fighting Malaria in Africa Goes Democratic via Internet |
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| April 9, 2008 - Potential Drug Target Identified for Diabetes by Studying Novel Gut-Brain-Liver Circuit – Scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have discovered a novel signaling pathway between three organs – the gut, the brain, and the liver – which lowers blood sugar when activated. |
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| February 21, 2008 - Ingredient in yellow curry can reduce heart enlargement and may prevent heart failure |
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| November 20, 2007 - Belinda Stronach raises $1 million for breast cancer reconstructive surgery |
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| August 23, 2007 - North American First Performed at Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital – clinicians have repaired a common heart defect linked to stroke with an implant or patch that encourages the heart’s own healthy tissue to grow and heal itself, and which then disappears within months. |
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| August 7, 2007 - New Parnership Bolsters Fight Againt Diabetes – An innovative new partnership between the University Health Network and the University of Toronto’s Banting & Best Diabetes Centre will enhance diabetes education, research and patient care and expand the search for a cure. |
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| April 26, 2007 - Centre aims to become stem cell research leader. Canadian businessman Rob McEwen believes that Canada can be at the forefront of medical research with an innovative approach to curing disease. By donating part of his fortune, he is helping to fund research in the new field of regenerative medicine. |
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| February 14, 2007 - North American first: Successful bridge to lung transplant with external, artificial lung for patient at Toronto General Hospital. The Novalung provides the hope that we can ‘bridge’ or keep a patient alive until a life-saving lung transplant is possible. |
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| January 16, 2007 - Key Alzheimer gene identified by TWRI scientist. Toronto Western Research Institute Director Dr. Peter St George-Hyslopand an international team of scientists have discovered a new gene associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. |
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| January 4, 2007 - Pumped for Fundraising! The 2007 UHN Security Calendars are here! Limited edition poster calendars are selling across UHN – or donate online now for yours! |
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| December 4, 2006 - UHN & Indigo team to support our patients - Buy your favourite books, toys and DVDs through UHN’s Indigo website and support patients at our hospitals. |
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| November 29, 2006 - PMCC leads major study -
A major shift in the treatment of select heart patients days and weeks after heart attacks is warranted due to the results of a landmark clinical trial. |
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| November 22 , 2006 - Royalty comes to Toronto General & Western Hospitals |
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| October 26, 2006 - Centre opens with a little help from Bob Geldof Humanitarian, visionary, and legendary rocker Sir Bob Geldof paid a visit to the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine yesterday, to open the centre alongside star researcher and founding director of the centre Dr. Gordon Keller. |
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| October 19, 2006 - Diabetes:
The Epidemic of the 21st Century. Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation hosted one of Canada’s leading experts on diabetes -- Dr. Gary Lewis - as the guest speaker at our Annual General Meeting of Members. |
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| October 17, 2006 - Watch UHN's TV series 'Finding the Answers' online |
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| September 18, 2006 - UHN stories set to air on Rogers TV |
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| September 17, 2006 -“Stories From Her Journey” helping those on the journey of a lifetime... |
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| August 28, 2006 - Newspaper columnist and TV host Dr. Marla Shapiro offers medical information that helps Canadians make smart healthcare decisions. On the receiving end of devastating news, Marla had a tough decision of her own to make. |
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| July 4, 2006 - Healing the Heart with Bone Marrow Cells - Researchers at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Toronto General Hospital have discovered the ‘SOS’ distress signal that mobilizes specific heart repair cells from the bone marrow to the injured heart after a heart attack. |
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| May 30, 2006 - Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation raises $107 million for Peter Munk Cardiac Centre -
With today’s gift of $37 million from the Peter Munk Charitable Foundation, the funds raised for the Heart Campaign total $107 million – well over an ambitious goal of $100 million . |
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| May 30, 2006 - Largest hospital gift in Canada creates international class centre -
Mr. Philip Orsino, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of University Health Network and Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO today announced that the Peter Munk Charitable Foundation is donating $37 million to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital. The Munk donation represents the largest single gift ever made to a Canadian hospital. |
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| May 19, 2006 - Sir Bob Geldof to Launch a New Reality - Rock and roll's Golden Boy Sir Bob Geldof is coming to Toronto on October 25, 2006 to officially open the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine. |
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| May 1, 2006 - Canada's first anonymous living-liver donation -
It took months of medical, surgical, psychosocial and ethical consideration, but Kevin Gosling eventually got the go-ahead to make an anonymous living-liver donation – the first ever in Canada. |
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| March 29, 2006 - Stem cell treatment succeeds in spinal cord-injured rats - Toronto Western Research Institute researchers discover stem cells can repair damaged spinal tissue and help restore function in rats with spinal cord injuries. The findings may eventually lead to insights that result in new treatments for humans with spinal cord injuries. |
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| March 28, 2006 - Article highlighting Aaron Knox, a heart transplant recipient who will be climbing Mount Vinson Massif with Dr. Heather Ross, medical director of the cardiac transplant program at UHN. |
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| March 16, 2006 - Toronto surgeon opens hearts in Israel - Imagine a rock concert for cardiologists - last week, the best of Israel's heart doctors vied for a space in a packed auditorium to catch a glimpse of Professor Tirone David - the Mick Jagger of heart surgeons - performing his famous surgical techniques to an inspired crowd. |
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| March 9, 2006 - Marriage of love and charity |
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| March 1, 2006 - The Toronto Raptors and University Health Network team up to support Project Malaria at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre, Toronto General Hospital! |
