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“I can see a world where we end up with robot doctors”: Meet the

WEBU of T professor Rahul Krishnan on using AI to shorten wait times, the potential for deep fakes in health care and the dangers of teaching robots human biases

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Five of Toronto's most exclusive private medical clinics

WEBMEDCAN CLINIC. 150 York St., 416-350-5900. SPECIALTY: Medcan is the behemoth of private clinics, with 60 doctors and specialists on staff who conduct five …

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The newfound impact of psychedelics on mental health treatment

WEBOne of the things they are currently focusing on is the impact of psychedelic therapies on treatment-resistant depression. Levy notes that Field Trip Health has published a white …

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“These are life-or-death scenarios”: Meet the scientist bringing AI …

WEBBo Wang, the new chief AI scientist at UHN—Canada’s largest hospital network—on embracing tech, cutting down wait times and whether robots are coming for …

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How Toronto’s Temerty Centre at University Health Network is

WEBOver the past few years, technology—from video conferencing to virtual reality—has upended how people around the world have been able to interact and work together.

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"We're seeing triple the number of Covid patients as we did in …

WEBLucas Chartier is an ER physician and the deputy medical director of emergency medicine and site lead at Toronto General Hospital. Here, he discusses why …

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How technology is enabling exceptional care at Canada’s No. 1 …

WEBAt the heart of University Health Network, a fusion of advanced technology and human expertise is shaping the future of medicine—ushering in a new era of health care At …

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Five ways climate change can affect your mental health

WEBExtreme weather events, forest fires, floods and the general sense of angst spurred by concerning headlines and personal experience of a changing environment can genuinely …

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How a former U of T student is making mental health services and

WEBWhen Ahad Bandealy moved to Canada in 2009 to pursue his PhD in behavioural health at the University of Toronto, he never expected to develop Get A-Head, an innovative …

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The post-pandemic future: All mental health services will be …

WEBThomas Ungar is psychiatrist-in-chief at St. Michael's Hospital, part of Unity Health Toronto We've moved past the peak of the first wave of Covid-19 in

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The $50-million man

WEBThe $50-million man. Garry Hurvitz was a low-profile entrepreneur until he made a thunderous donation: $50 million to create a mental health centre at SickKids. …

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"This program is not anti-police": A member of the Toronto …

WEBA note to readers: this story discusses suicide. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, demands to either defund or abolish police forces became ubiquitous …

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What went down at our virtual Serving Knowledge Supper Club …

WEBOn May 28, TL Insider hosted Dr. Andrew Boozary, Executive Director of Health and Social Policy at Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), for our first …

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“I can't ask the staff to do something I won't do myself”: When his

WEBIn the 1960s, my grandparents emigrated from Canton, China, to Toronto, and ended up at 7 Kensington Avenue. Growing up, I’d spend every weekend in the …

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Meet the TikTok and Instagram influencers changing the way …

WEBJulia Perfetto, @juliaperfetto. Primary platform: TikTok. Followers: 249,400. Workout specialty: Bodybuilding and strength training. Favourite move: Hip thrust. …

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“After I suffered a catastrophic brain injury, doctors told me I may

WEBMatthew Galati was 23 and in his second year of medical school when a car accident left him with a devastating traumatic brain injury. Instead of accepting his grim …

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There Will Be Blood: Inside Toronto’s bedbug crisis

WEBThere Will Be Blood. Bedbugs are—no exaggeration—everywhere in Toronto: our libraries, offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, transit and homes. Inside the …

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Fired for being female

WEBThe Only Woman in the Room. Irene Cybulsky was a superstar surgeon—the only woman in Canada to head a cardiac surgery division—but her all …

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