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Spotlight feature

In a utility room on the ninth floor of Pavilion K, Storekeeper Alex Woo conducts an inventory of medical supplies that have just been delivered. This data helps the new AI replenishment tool to predict what kinds of items and how many of them will have to be restocked the next day. (Click on this photo to enlarge it.)
August 2026Spotlight feature

Utility rooms reliably stocked with in-demand medical supplies, thanks to new AI-enhanced tool

The Intelligent Distribution System minimizes the chances that shortages will suddenly occur and that certain items will expire unused.

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News

Dr. Corey Miller (centre) performs an endoscopic procedure to treat a patient who has pancreatic cancer. With his left hand (holding the black device), he guides an endoscope through the patient’s mouth and into the stomach to produce an on screen image of the the nearby tumour. With his right hand (holding the white rod), he delivers a sliver of metal—known as a “source”, which emits alpha particles—into the tumour. Assisting Dr. Miller are Dr. Nicolas Chapelle (left), an Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, and Brandon Ignacz, an Advanced Endoscopy Nurse. (Click on this photo to enlarge it.)
NewsSeptember 2026

Promising outlook for new pancreatic cancer treatment pioneered at the JGH

Clinical trials and further research are under way into the use of endoscopic techniques to embed radioactive materials in tumours.

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Feature articles

Ultrasound Technician Linda Larin retired recently after 45 years at the JGH, including 37 years in the Division of Obstetrical Ultrasound. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
August 2026Feature articles

Member of original Obstetrical Ultrasound team says goodbye after 37 years

Larin Larin has retired after a total of 45 years at the JGH, having witnessed numerous changes in obstetrical ultrasound.

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Auxiliary

Bring your appetite – Jackie’s is open for business. (Click to enlarge photo.)
AuxiliaryMarch 2025

Jackie’s, a new take-out eatery, opens in renovated space near Test Centre

Custom-made items are available, orders can be placed digitally, and business hours are extended for evening and night staff.

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Hope & Cope

Just before a chemotherapy session at the Segal Cancer Centre, Alejandro Rincon meets with Hope & Cope volunteers Zoe Romano (left) and Anastasiya Gudymenko to discuss using virtual reality goggles (in the volunteers’ hands) to help pass the time.
April 2023Hope & Cope

Virtual reality goggles a welcome distraction for chemotherapy patients

Virtual reality goggles, available from Hope & Cope volunteers, are now helping patients pass the time during lengthy chemotherapy sessions.

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