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A care team conversing with each other and assessing their simulated patient in the trauma room

December 30, 2024

Celebrating another great year at SickKids!

2024 was an exceptional year with much to celebrate.

Rendering of DNA helices inside chromosomes

December 19, 2024

Genetic discovery links new gene to autism spectrum disorder

Variants in the DDX53 and other genes on the X chromosome provide genetic clues to male prevalence in ASD.

Members of SickKids' mental health leadership and front-line staff gather in celebration of the Schedule 1 designation.

December 5, 2024

SickKids designated Schedule 1 psychiatric facility

Achievement recognizes leadership and dedication to improving child and youth mental health.

The PGCRL building beside text reading "SickKids ranks second among Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals."

December 5, 2024

SickKids ranked one of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for 2024

SickKids holds a top spot for both researcher intensity and hospital intensity as one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.

ACTS team members jumping in the air in unison on top of the SickKids helipad.

November 4, 2024

SickKids Acute Care Transport Service and Toronto Paramedic Services celebrate five years of partnership

Since 2019, ACTS and TPS teams have collaborated to enhance and improve mobile critical care services for children and youth in Ontario.

October 10, 2024

Code Orange: How SickKids plans for the unimaginable

In a Code Orange – disaster activation, SickKids staff must mobilize and collaborate seamlessly on very short notice. Staff engage in a hospital-wide simulation as an essential way to plan and manage their response to multiple or mass casualty events.

SickKids surgeons at the operating table

September 19, 2024

SickKids #2 in World’s Best Specialized Hospitals ranking by Newsweek

SickKids is proud to be named one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals (Pediatrics) for 2025 by Newsweek and Statista.

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August 21, 2024

Self-repairing mitochondria use novel recycling system, study finds

The newly identified mechanism allows mitochondria to recycle localized damage and maintain healthy function.

A SickKids staff member taking a group selfie with SickKids 2024 prom-goers. There are golden balloons spelling out Prom 2024 in the background.

July 10, 2024

SickKids prom event makes an enchanting return after four-year hiatus

For three long-time patients, the return of SickKids’ annual prom event gave them a second chance at the one they had to miss.

A woman in a mask sits in a chair in conversation with a health-care professional seated in the chair beside her with clipboard and pen in hand.

April 29, 2024

National study on the social and economic costs of eating disorders in children and youth during COVID-19 a “vast underestimate”

Experts from SickKids and partners across Canada calling for national surveillance strategy on eating disorders

A girl sitting on a hospital bed while holding a teddy bear on her lap.

March 26, 2024

From symptoms to diagnosis: Eden's epilepsy story

When Eden was four, she was diagnosed with epilepsy at SickKids. For Purple Day, observed annually on March 26, Eden’s mom Andrea shares their experience of receiving an epilepsy diagnosis.

Colourful patterns representing DNA sequences

February 29, 2024

SickKids joins national initiative for data sharing to help diagnose rare disease

SickKids announces its collaboration with CHEO and other Canadian Institutions as part of the All for One Precision Health Partnership.

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