Video series pushes back at bullying
To fight back against bullying, an eight-part video series has been produced, featuring JGH experts from the Centre for Child Development and Mental Health and the Teenage Health Unit at the Goldman Herzl Family Practice Centre.
Special thanks from grateful teens
to Teenage Health Unit
With cards, cake and warm words of thanks, students from Marymount Academy expressed their appreciation to staff of the Goldman Herzl Family Practice Centre at the JGH and the Vicki and Stan Zack and Family Teenage Health Unit.
Destigmatize mental health, Olympian urges
With her charismatic smile and passionate demeanour, former Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes praised the JGH for the openness of staff and administrators in confronting the stigma around mental health.
JGH joins global effort
to standardize medical care
The JGH has become part of a world-wide push to transform medical care by measuring and reporting patient outcomes in a standardized way.
Be patient when the elderly tell stories, geriatrician recommends
According to Dr. Michael Gordon, Medical Program Director of Palliative Care at Toronto’s Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System, story-telling strengthens memories and associations.
Sheila Kussner honoured for helping
countless cancer patients
More than 30 years after cancer patients and survivors began benefiting from the desperately needed comfort, advice and support of Hope & Cope, Sheila Kussner, O.C., O.Q., was formally honoured for founding the internationally renowned organization.
Link found between pain reliever
and hypoglycemia
Tramadol, a weak opioid for treating moderate to moderately severe pain, can be linked in some cases to an increased risk of hospitalization for hypoglycemia, concludes a study by a team of epidemiologists in the Lady Davis Institute at the JGH.
Is your skin irritated?
Don’t make any rash assumptions
Now that winter has finally released its grip on us, it’s tempting to think we’re done with dry, itchy skin for a while. But sometimes the cold weather isn’t to blame.
Making young people—including the very youngest—our top priority
As our term as Co-Presidents of The Auxiliary draws to a close, we are channeling our energy into two major fundraising initiatives: the Tiny Miracle Fund and the Mindstrong Fitness Event.
Clearing the air about Bill 10
The most extensive overhaul of Quebec’s healthcare system in recent memory has left some frayed nerves in its wake. That’s why JGH leaders are suggesting that those with a connection to the hospital take a calm, clear-eyed look at the new legislation.