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This month in UHN's Honour Roll:
🏆 Dr. Preeti Dhar receives inaugural Dr. Sean Cleary Education Award
🏆 11 UHN researchers in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list
🏆 UHN's KITE joins WHO's Global Disability Health Equity Network
Read more at: https://bit.ly/4paj3an
🏆 Dr. Preeti Dhar receives inaugural Dr. Sean Cleary Education Award
🏆 11 UHN researchers in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list
🏆 UHN's KITE joins WHO's Global Disability Health Equity Network
Read more at: https://bit.ly/4paj3an
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This month in UHN's Honour Roll:
🏆 Dr. Preeti Dhar receives inaugural Dr. Sean Cleary Education Award
🏆 11 UHN researchers in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list
🏆 UHN's KITE joins WHO's Global Disability Health Equity Network
Read more at: https://bit.ly/4paj3an
🏆 Dr. Preeti Dhar receives inaugural Dr. Sean Cleary Education Award
🏆 11 UHN researchers in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list
🏆 UHN's KITE joins WHO's Global Disability Health Equity Network
Read more at: https://bit.ly/4paj3an
Six months ago, Pauline couldn't imagine walking long distances with her chronic pain from a decade-old injury. Two sessions into Pain Reprocessing Therapy with Dr. Andrea Furlan, chronic pain expert and physiatrist at UHN, she walked 12,000 steps home.
WATCH Pauline's story on CTV News:
WATCH Pauline's story on CTV News:
University Health Network provides new therapy to treat chronic pain
An estimated one if five Canadians suffer from chronic pain, which is pain that lasts consistently for more than three months. Pauline Chan reports.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Six months ago, Pauline couldn't imagine walking long distances with her chronic pain from a decade-old injury. Two sessions into Pain Reprocessing Therapy with Dr. Andrea Furlan, chronic pain expert and physiatrist at UHN, she walked 12,000 steps home.
WATCH Pauline's story on CTV News:
WATCH Pauline's story on CTV News:
Prepare for winter road conditions this week. Step behind the wheel of Canada's most advanced driving simulator at UHN's KITE Research Institute as staff scientist Bruce Haycock shares expert tips and tested advice on how to keep control on icy roads.
WATCH on CityNews:
https://bit.ly/4rqkjaH
WATCH on CityNews:
https://bit.ly/4rqkjaH
How to prepare for this week's winter weather on the roads
With a blast of winter weather expected to hit the GTA this week, drivers need to take extra precaution. Brandon Choghri hops behind the wheel of Canada's most advanced driving simulator for some tips...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Prepare for winter road conditions this week. Step behind the wheel of Canada's most advanced driving simulator at UHN's KITE Research Institute as staff scientist Bruce Haycock shares expert tips and tested advice on how to keep control on icy roads.
WATCH on CityNews:
https://bit.ly/4rqkjaH
WATCH on CityNews:
https://bit.ly/4rqkjaH
Today is Physician Assistant Day, recognizing the vital role of PAs at UHN and beyond.
Meet Jessica, the first PA to join TeamUHN at Princess Maragaret Cancer Centre 12 years ago. Today, she serves as clinical lead for the PA group and education initiatives across UHN.
Meet Jessica, the first PA to join TeamUHN at Princess Maragaret Cancer Centre 12 years ago. Today, she serves as clinical lead for the PA group and education initiatives across UHN.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today is Physician Assistant Day, recognizing the vital role of PAs at UHN and beyond.
Meet Jessica, the first PA to join TeamUHN at Princess Maragaret Cancer Centre 12 years ago. Today, she serves as clinical lead for the PA group and education initiatives across UHN.
Meet Jessica, the first PA to join TeamUHN at Princess Maragaret Cancer Centre 12 years ago. Today, she serves as clinical lead for the PA group and education initiatives across UHN.
Today the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation announced an unprecedented donation. The $50 million gift, donated by Peter Gilgan Foundation, will establish the Peter Gilgan Centre for Early Cancer Detection Research at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4rochiw
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4rochiw
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Today the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation announced an unprecedented donation. The $50 million gift, donated by Peter Gilgan Foundation, will establish the Peter Gilgan Centre for Early Cancer Detection Research at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4rochiw
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4rochiw
Today we shine a spotlight on a widespread human rights violation. Globally, violence against women and girls often goes unreported because of fear of retaliation or stigma.
Learn about the global campaign to gender-based violence and abuse: https://bit.ly/3m0q5xD
#NoExcuses
Learn about the global campaign to gender-based violence and abuse: https://bit.ly/3m0q5xD
#NoExcuses
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today we shine a spotlight on a widespread human rights violation. Globally, violence against women and girls often goes unreported because of fear of retaliation or stigma.
Learn about the global campaign to gender-based violence and abuse: https://bit.ly/3m0q5xD
#NoExcuses
Learn about the global campaign to gender-based violence and abuse: https://bit.ly/3m0q5xD
#NoExcuses
Mintra was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. With support from the geriatric oncology clinic at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, she's back to being active and looking forward to more time with her grandchildren.
Read Mintra's story: https://bit.ly/49DjYv2
Read Mintra's story: https://bit.ly/49DjYv2
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Mintra was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. With support from the geriatric oncology clinic at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, she's back to being active and looking forward to more time with her grandchildren.
Read Mintra's story: https://bit.ly/49DjYv2
Read Mintra's story: https://bit.ly/49DjYv2
🚨 Road Restriction Alert🚨
The Santa Claus Parade is this Sunday, November 23. Road restrictions along the parade route will affect regular access points for drivers along University Ave. Please allow extra travel time, check transit schedules or plan alternate driving routes.
The Santa Claus Parade is this Sunday, November 23. Road restrictions along the parade route will affect regular access points for drivers along University Ave. Please allow extra travel time, check transit schedules or plan alternate driving routes.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 Road Restriction Alert🚨
The Santa Claus Parade is this Sunday, November 23. Road restrictions along the parade route will affect regular access points for drivers along University Ave. Please allow extra travel time, check transit schedules or plan alternate driving routes.
The Santa Claus Parade is this Sunday, November 23. Road restrictions along the parade route will affect regular access points for drivers along University Ave. Please allow extra travel time, check transit schedules or plan alternate driving routes.
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the memory of transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals whose lives have been lost to acts of anti-transgender violence.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the memory of transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse individuals whose lives have been lost to acts of anti-transgender violence.
Check out November's UHN on the Go!
🥂 UHN Foundation raises $4.6 million at annual Grand Cru fundraiser
🔬 Researchers & media gather for second annual Krembil Science Jam
🧬 Experts warn of ‘human crisis’ in global cancer care in Lancet Oncology
Read more: https://bit.ly/486WkEE
🥂 UHN Foundation raises $4.6 million at annual Grand Cru fundraiser
🔬 Researchers & media gather for second annual Krembil Science Jam
🧬 Experts warn of ‘human crisis’ in global cancer care in Lancet Oncology
Read more: https://bit.ly/486WkEE
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Check out November's UHN on the Go!
🥂 UHN Foundation raises $4.6 million at annual Grand Cru fundraiser
🔬 Researchers & media gather for second annual Krembil Science Jam
🧬 Experts warn of ‘human crisis’ in global cancer care in Lancet Oncology
Read more: https://bit.ly/486WkEE
🥂 UHN Foundation raises $4.6 million at annual Grand Cru fundraiser
🔬 Researchers & media gather for second annual Krembil Science Jam
🧬 Experts warn of ‘human crisis’ in global cancer care in Lancet Oncology
Read more: https://bit.ly/486WkEE
Can Canada eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?
Dr. Stephanie Lheureux, Gynecology Oncology Site Lead at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, explains why one of the most preventable cancers is no longer in decline, and how early HPV screening and vaccination can get us back on track.
Dr. Stephanie Lheureux, Gynecology Oncology Site Lead at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, explains why one of the most preventable cancers is no longer in decline, and how early HPV screening and vaccination can get us back on track.
New report suggests Cervical Cancer rates no longer declining in Canada
Progress eliminating one of the most preventable forms of cancer has stalled - that's according to a new report from the Canadian Cancer Society. Catalina Gillies tells us what's behind the shifting trend.
toronto.citynews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Can Canada eliminate cervical cancer by 2040?
Dr. Stephanie Lheureux, Gynecology Oncology Site Lead at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, explains why one of the most preventable cancers is no longer in decline, and how early HPV screening and vaccination can get us back on track.
Dr. Stephanie Lheureux, Gynecology Oncology Site Lead at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, explains why one of the most preventable cancers is no longer in decline, and how early HPV screening and vaccination can get us back on track.
Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults. Learn 3 Fall Prevention Month tips from UHN experts:
🥾 wear well-fitted, slip-resistant shoes
📱 consider using fall-detection technology
⛑️ check for injuries before standing after a fall
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r0A8ox
🥾 wear well-fitted, slip-resistant shoes
📱 consider using fall-detection technology
⛑️ check for injuries before standing after a fall
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r0A8ox
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults. Learn 3 Fall Prevention Month tips from UHN experts:
🥾 wear well-fitted, slip-resistant shoes
📱 consider using fall-detection technology
⛑️ check for injuries before standing after a fall
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r0A8ox
🥾 wear well-fitted, slip-resistant shoes
📱 consider using fall-detection technology
⛑️ check for injuries before standing after a fall
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r0A8ox
Meet the next generation of scientists and health care professionals!
We gave grade 9 students an inside look at diverse career trajectories in health care during Take Our Kids to Work Day. Thanks to all at TeamUHN who helped make it an immersive and inspiring experience!
We gave grade 9 students an inside look at diverse career trajectories in health care during Take Our Kids to Work Day. Thanks to all at TeamUHN who helped make it an immersive and inspiring experience!
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Meet the next generation of scientists and health care professionals!
We gave grade 9 students an inside look at diverse career trajectories in health care during Take Our Kids to Work Day. Thanks to all at TeamUHN who helped make it an immersive and inspiring experience!
We gave grade 9 students an inside look at diverse career trajectories in health care during Take Our Kids to Work Day. Thanks to all at TeamUHN who helped make it an immersive and inspiring experience!
UHN’s Services of Remembrance offer families and staff a space to honour loved ones, reflect on shared experiences, and find comfort through rituals like candle lighting and flower offerings.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LF9JMI
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LF9JMI
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
UHN’s Services of Remembrance offer families and staff a space to honour loved ones, reflect on shared experiences, and find comfort through rituals like candle lighting and flower offerings.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LF9JMI
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LF9JMI
A bold vision for Canada’s future:
UHN’s Dr. Kevin Smith and @bradwouters.com on how science, talent, and innovation can power economic growth and global leadership.
Read their op-ed @theglobeandmail.com :
UHN’s Dr. Kevin Smith and @bradwouters.com on how science, talent, and innovation can power economic growth and global leadership.
Read their op-ed @theglobeandmail.com :
Opinion: Canadian science can help drive wealth creation and grow the economy
Bold investments will attract top talent to Canada and build the economy at home
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A bold vision for Canada’s future:
UHN’s Dr. Kevin Smith and @bradwouters.com on how science, talent, and innovation can power economic growth and global leadership.
Read their op-ed @theglobeandmail.com :
UHN’s Dr. Kevin Smith and @bradwouters.com on how science, talent, and innovation can power economic growth and global leadership.
Read their op-ed @theglobeandmail.com :
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare and deadly form of high blood pressure that is often underdiagnosed. See how a world-class team at UHN is curing the condition — one life-saving surgery at a time.
Read the full story:
https://bit.ly/3WTc3lM
Read the full story:
https://bit.ly/3WTc3lM
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare and deadly form of high blood pressure that is often underdiagnosed. See how a world-class team at UHN is curing the condition — one life-saving surgery at a time.
Read the full story:
https://bit.ly/3WTc3lM
Read the full story:
https://bit.ly/3WTc3lM
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week!
This week, we’re celebrating Nurse Practitioners like Shannon, whose work in UHN’s Mental Health in Medicine Clinic supports patients with mental health needs progress through their care journey.
This week, we’re celebrating Nurse Practitioners like Shannon, whose work in UHN’s Mental Health in Medicine Clinic supports patients with mental health needs progress through their care journey.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week!
This week, we’re celebrating Nurse Practitioners like Shannon, whose work in UHN’s Mental Health in Medicine Clinic supports patients with mental health needs progress through their care journey.
This week, we’re celebrating Nurse Practitioners like Shannon, whose work in UHN’s Mental Health in Medicine Clinic supports patients with mental health needs progress through their care journey.
At the Caregiver Clinic, part of UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Sarah Hales and Dr. Rinat Nissim provide therapy, training and research to help caregivers manage the emotional and practical challenges of supporting their loved ones.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hUnljf
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hUnljf
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
At the Caregiver Clinic, part of UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Sarah Hales and Dr. Rinat Nissim provide therapy, training and research to help caregivers manage the emotional and practical challenges of supporting their loved ones.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hUnljf
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hUnljf
On November 11, UHN honours Canadians who have served in uniform in times of war and peace. We honour the courage and selflessness of those serving in the Canadian Armed Forces and extend our deepest gratitude to Canada’s veteran community.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
On November 11, UHN honours Canadians who have served in uniform in times of war and peace. We honour the courage and selflessness of those serving in the Canadian Armed Forces and extend our deepest gratitude to Canada’s veteran community.
Meet the inaugural class of the Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM) care worker program. The innovative new college certification course at UHN's @michenerinstitute.bsky.social offers credentialing pathways for community health workers applying their lived experiences professionally.
New program aims to create pathway to credentials for community health workers
Students in the course learn how to help marginalized communities access the health care system
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Meet the inaugural class of the Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM) care worker program. The innovative new college certification course at UHN's @michenerinstitute.bsky.social offers credentialing pathways for community health workers applying their lived experiences professionally.
Celebrate a year of transformative achievements and discoveries at UHN. Read the annual report from @uhnresearch.ca:
Driving Discovery. Delivering Impact.🎯
A story of science that’s bold, transformative, and collaborative.
This #WorldScienceDay, explore our annual research report and discover how @uhn.ca is building #AHealthierWorld.
➡️: www.uhnresearch.ca/Research-Rep...
#RR25 #DiscoveryToImpact
A story of science that’s bold, transformative, and collaborative.
This #WorldScienceDay, explore our annual research report and discover how @uhn.ca is building #AHealthierWorld.
➡️: www.uhnresearch.ca/Research-Rep...
#RR25 #DiscoveryToImpact
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Celebrate a year of transformative achievements and discoveries at UHN. Read the annual report from @uhnresearch.ca:
This Perioperative Nurses Week, we celebrate the skill and compassion of nurses like Anna Rita, who has been part of #TeamUHN for more than 20 years.
Thank you to Anna Rita, and to all perioperative nurses, for your dedication to surgical excellence and patient care.
Thank you to Anna Rita, and to all perioperative nurses, for your dedication to surgical excellence and patient care.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This Perioperative Nurses Week, we celebrate the skill and compassion of nurses like Anna Rita, who has been part of #TeamUHN for more than 20 years.
Thank you to Anna Rita, and to all perioperative nurses, for your dedication to surgical excellence and patient care.
Thank you to Anna Rita, and to all perioperative nurses, for your dedication to surgical excellence and patient care.
Weeks after brain surgery, CTV News cinematographer Kirk Neff reunites with Dr. Mojgan Hodaie, neurosurgeon at UHN's Toronto General Hospital. See how the procedure has impacted the essential tremor that he has lived with for decades.
Watch the conclusion to CTV's 3-part series:
Watch the conclusion to CTV's 3-part series:
‘Change is possible': CTV News cameraman describes overwhelming response after sharing his story
It's amazing how life has a way of falling into place, not just in other people's lives, but in your own, writes CTV News' Kirk Neff.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Weeks after brain surgery, CTV News cinematographer Kirk Neff reunites with Dr. Mojgan Hodaie, neurosurgeon at UHN's Toronto General Hospital. See how the procedure has impacted the essential tremor that he has lived with for decades.
Watch the conclusion to CTV's 3-part series:
Watch the conclusion to CTV's 3-part series:
A study led by TeamUHN's Dr. Charmaine E. Lok, found that daily fish oil supplementation significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular-related deaths in patients receiving hemodialysis.
Learn more about the PISCES trial:
Learn more about the PISCES trial:
Daily fish oil supplementation cut serious heart risks by nearly 50% in hemodialysis patients, finds the PISCES trial led by @uhn.ca.
A simple, safe step with life-saving potential.
🔗Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/reducin...
#KidneyHealth #CardioCare #PISCESStudy #ResearchImpact
A simple, safe step with life-saving potential.
🔗Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/reducin...
#KidneyHealth #CardioCare #PISCESStudy #ResearchImpact
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A study led by TeamUHN's Dr. Charmaine E. Lok, found that daily fish oil supplementation significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular-related deaths in patients receiving hemodialysis.
Learn more about the PISCES trial:
Learn more about the PISCES trial:
UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre partners with Helix to test 100K patients for hereditary risk of cancer and high cholesterol. Results from the study will allow participants and care teams to make more proactive decisions about their health.
Learn more:
https://t.co/GW69e5zLau
Learn more:
https://t.co/GW69e5zLau
Major genetic screening project to check hereditary cancer, high cholesterol risk of up to 100,000 Canadians | CBC News
Over the the next five years, up to 100,000 people in Ontario will be screened for genetic conditions that increase their risk of hereditary cancers and a condition tied to high cholesterol and heart disease, says Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre partners with Helix to test 100K patients for hereditary risk of cancer and high cholesterol. Results from the study will allow participants and care teams to make more proactive decisions about their health.
Learn more:
https://t.co/GW69e5zLau
Learn more:
https://t.co/GW69e5zLau