Newsmakers
Unity Health Toronto’s people, programs and innovators made headlines and helped shape national conversations on urgent challenges. The following are some highlights.
The best care experiences
World first: Unity Health Toronto team performs remote robotic assisted neurovascular procedure
With the surgeon at St. Joseph’s Health Centre and the patient at St. Michael’s Hospital for the procedure, Unity Health Toronto is taking steps to increase access to remote stroke treatment.
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‘Consistent, loving human touch helps babies heal’
Karen Carlyle, NICU nurse, talks about the NICU baby cuddler program, one of the first of its kind in Canada which started 10 years ago.
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New program aims to give people who are unhoused respite from the cold
The program which has been implemented in the St. Michael’s Emergency Department is offering unhoused patients a place to recover after a hospital stay.
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Patient receives first robotic cardiac surgery in GTA
The cardiac surgery team at St. Michael’s shares the benefits of robotic surgery which include smaller incisions, less pain and lower risk of infection.
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Advancing Care for All
Setting national guidelines for HIV prevention
Dr. Darrell Tan is lead author of the new clinical guidelines for HIV prevention medications which aim to ensure equitable deployment of Prep and PEP to bring down HIV numbers in Canada.
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An at-home HIV test comes to Canada
Dr. Sean Rourke tapped as the exclusive distributor of the 20 minute at-home test.
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$25 million to tackle homelessness in Toronto
Dr. Stephen Hwang shares that the new Slaight Family housing lab will provide housing and wraparound services for people experiencing homelessness.
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More Canadians have access to a family physician, but we still need more
Dr. Tara Kiran shares the results of her latest OurCare survey aimed at quantifying the depths of the primary care shortage in Ontario.
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Leaders in Research and Innovation
Dr. Claudia dos Santos
The physician-scientist assembled a multidisciplinary research team to develop a highly accurate molecular-based blood test for predicting sepsis risk, helping doctors to identify risk and start treatment earlier.
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Dr. Steve Lin
The emergency physician and trauma team leader launched a study to improve road and vehicle safety amid rising micromobility accident rates seen in the St. Michael’s ER.
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Dr. Duminda Wijeysundera
The anesthesiologist at St. Michael’s and Head of Science at the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC) led a national study which found that more than 1 in 6 older adults suffer from new disabilities after major surgery.
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Dr. Paul Dorian and Dr. Katherine Allen
A new study found sudden cardiac arrest affects male and female athletes differently. Male athletes experience more cases, while female athletes are less likely to survive.
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Dr. Jenny Yu Qing Huang
Late-life traumatic brain injury increases dementia risk and long-term care needs in older adults, found a study by the St. Michael’s geriatrician and lead author.
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Dr. Yvonne Bombard
Canada Research Chair talked about the major leaps forward in genetic testing in recent years.
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Dr. Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt
A trauma physician and team leader proposes an emergency response model aimed at bringing advanced trauma care directly to accident scenes.
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Leaders in Research and Innovation
Preparing for disaster response in the ER
Unity Health Toronto tested their emergency response during a mock disaster training exercise called a Code Orange.
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Putting the Canadian healthcare system to the test
In partnership with the Canadian Armed Forces, St. Michael’s led a tabletop exercise simulating a patient surge to test a potential mass-casualty event.
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Last updated September 08, 2026