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First in Canada: Baby has heart procedure while inside her mother's womb
The McKenzie family gathers around its little miracle, Ocane, after doctors at SickKids and Mount Sinai Hospital successfully perform a lifesaving heart intervention in utero - a Canadian first.Photo credit: Robert Teteruck By Danielle...
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Computers bridge distances: Vision program improves lives of diabetics
Ravi Dookeran views eye photos at a central interpretation centre at Misericordia Health Centre By Judy Owen The ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon - under the leadership of Dr.M Mathen, head of Misericordia Health Centre's (MHC) Eye...
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Finding diabetes before it finds us
Jigi Shah, project leader, CANRISK assessment tool screening project, measures patient Ajay Lad's waist as part of the Canadian Diabetes Risk Assessment questionnaire to determine his diabetes risk.By Helen Reilly Diabetes is a serious...
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Educating women with diabetes
Five to 10 per cent of Canadians are affected by diabetes.About half are women. One of those women is Claudette Banks. She was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a year and a half ago, at age 55. Now she needs to be vigilant about blood...
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Treating a foot ulcer: One step in diabetic care
Ajai Rooprai assess the foot of a diabetic patient.Photo Credit: Kevin Holm By Karin Archer Myles One step for foot treatment, one giant step for overall diabetic care. That's how the team at the Diabetic Foot Wound Healing Clinic at...
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Hamilton - an example of Canada's changing economy
Murray T.Martin is the President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences. By Murray T. Martin During my early childhood growing up in Western Canada, I recall reading in my grade five history textbook about the Canadian Mecca of...
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Taking a cultural approach to diabetes education and care
Improving diabetes education - Hamilton Health Sciences gathered representatives from a number of organizations that provide diabetes education and management to participate in cultural competency training.By Carly Baxter More than 40,000...
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Sunnybrook performs minimally invasive bypass surgery
Fuad Moussa (right) with his patient, Doug Boychuk, five weeks after Mr.Boychuk received minimally invasive bypass surgery at Sunnybrook. By Laurie Legere Sunnybrook's Schulich Heart Centre became the first centre in Toronto to perform...
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Respirology Team Celebrates Diversity
Two respirology team staff members standing beside part of the 'India' display at William Osler's first hospital wide diversity celebration.By Shiela Olley In a community where the population is growing at a rate of about 30 per cent...
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Workshop on pulmonary rehabilitation raises awareness
Tom Dolmage, Special Procedures Technologist at West Park Healthcare Centre shares exercise training strategies with workshop attendees.By Mark Palmer Health-care professionals from across the country gathered at West Park Healthcare...
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