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TORONTO — Dr. Shaf Keshavjee was full of nerves as he scanned Toronto‘s darkened skyline, craning his neck to spot a drone whizzing toward the downtown rooftop he was standing … Read More
When double lung and kidney transplant recipient Sara Murray of Acton, Ont., received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine a few months ago, she was hoping for some “freedom.” … Read More
Surgical director Dr. Marcelo Cypel has had his hands full during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University Health Network’s Ajmera Transplant Centre in Toronto, where he works, is the largest lung … Read More
This essay is part of a series of perspective-based essays, written by health-care workers at the University Health Network (UHN), that delve into how they’ve survived the pandemic as people, parents … Read More
This essay is part of a series of perspective-based essays, written by healthcare workers at the University Health Network (UHN), that delve into how they’ve survived the pandemic as people, … Read More
This essay is part of a series of perspective-based essays, written by healthcare workers at the University Health Network (UHN), that delve into how they’ve survived the pandemic as people, … Read More
This essay is part of a series of perspective-based essays written by healthcare workers at the University Health Network (UHN), that delve into how they’ve survived the pandemic as people, parents, … Read More
Sumon Chakrabarti is looking forward to the day when he’s no longer asked to appear on the nightly news. The infectious diseases physician works for Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, … Read More
Researchers in Toronto are in the early stages of developing what’s being called a “world-first” treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Currently in its first phase of clinical trials, the ultimate goal … Read More
Every shift, Dr. Dawn Lim knows to expect the unexpected. “We are used to dealing with patients who are very sick. That’s not new,” Lim told Global News. “But patients … Read More
As the novel coronavirus wave started to roll across Canada, transplant centres had to make difficult decisions: how best to protect patients who need transplant surgeries and create space for … Read More
