Stories

New technology from Medtronic is helping to reduce the need for people with T1D to constantly calculate, strategize and correct.

Clare Lane is one of the first Canadian patients to obtain robotic-assisted spinal surgery with the Medtronic Mazor X system at QEll Health Sciences Centre.

An implanted electronic device about the size of a toonie has helped Deberah Witteveen reclaim her life and overcome a debilitating medical condition few people want to discuss.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is becoming an increasingly common and cost-effective alternative to open-heart surgery that benefits patients and decreases...

System “brings OR” to remotely located specialist for virtual support

It was a discovery that changed the lives of millions of people in Canada and around the world. In the summer of 1921, a team at the University of Toronto began a new experimental approach to...

We may reach retirement, but our hearts don’t get a break. In fact once we reach 65, approximately 20 percent of us will experience aortic stenosis, a hardening or narrowing of the aortic...

Cardiologist Dr. Blandine Mondésert feels like she’s working at the edge of a new medical frontier where remote heart monitoring and programming devices and technology will eventually help...

The discovery of insulin 100 years ago was a testament to scientific excellence and innovation. Frederick Banting, Charles Best and their colleagues refused to accept the status quo of the 1920s...

By Carmela Reyes Reducing the risk of infection has always been a key priority for hospitals, with the major focus on the importance of handwashing to decrease hospital acquired infections. Over...

Advanced diabetes technologies like self-adjusting insulin pump systems help patients and caregivers with glucose management

Made-in-Canada cryoablation can lead to improved outcomes compared to drug treatment.

Enhanced technology offers an effective alternative to opioids and nerve blockers

By Neil Fraser I have been working within the Canadian healthcare system for almost four decades and have witnessed the changing tides of health technology procurement. I’ve also seen countless...

An innovative new medical device gives neurologists and patients the ability to monitor and record brain activity on an ongoing basis for the first time in Canada. The technology – Medtronic’s...

A common perception that minimally invasive surgery to repair aortic stenosis is more expensive for hospitals than open heart surgery may be painting an incomplete and inaccurate picture, says a...

By Patrick Nellis and Eliana Landori Reducing risk In emergency departments and intensive care units across the country COVID-19 has changed the way hospitals operate. With an increased need to...