Temerty Faculty of Medicine - University of Toronto Magazine

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Flip the Script

How the medical system is trying to wean patients off opioids Read More

The High Price of Pills

More than two million Canadians don’t take their full dose of medications because of the cost. How can they be helped? Read More

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Suppressing Our Most Fearful Memories

Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans? Read More

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Many Medicines Are Considered Essential. Not All Are Effective

A U of T doctor is leading efforts to review the medical evidence for more than 2,200 commonly prescribed drugs Read More

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Predicting Where Infectious Diseases Will Strike Next

Climate change adds a new wrinkle in the quest to get out in front of epidemics Read More

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Could This Palm-Sized Cube Replace an Entire Lab?

Spartan Bioscience, founded by three alumni, aims to make DNA testing more accessible Read More

UHN chief patient safety officer Emily Musing at Toronto General Hospital.

Make No Mistake

Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors? Read More

A New Life After Loss

Over more than two decades, Rena Arshinoff built a successful career in medical science. Then she felt a spiritual call Read More

U of T president Meric Gertler (right) meets students at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Rwanda.

Our Partners in Africa

On a visit to Ethiopia and Rwanda, U of T president Meric Gertler affirms the power of collaborations – and sees potential for new ones Read More

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Is Ending Homelessness in Toronto Possible?

For Fix the 6ix founder Deanna Lentini, it’s a mission Read More

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Women Are in the House!

A unique U of T program that takes 100 female students to Parliament Hill aims to encourage more women to enter politics Read More

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With Restored Sight Comes Opportunity and Hope

A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world” Read More

The City is Her Patient

Eileen de Villa targets opioids and homelessness as Toronto’s new medical officer of health Read More

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Doctors Make Mistakes. Can We Talk About That?

Nothing about the health-care system is foolproof. And that includes physicians Read More

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Some Forgetfulness? It’s a Good Thing

Researchers discover that our brain erases certain memories for a reason Read More

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Happy Feet

Mallory and Jade Ryan are helping children – including those with special needs – experience the joy of dance Read More

U of T Student Helps Arrange Free Eye Exams for Refugees

A former refugee himself, Tarek Bin Yameen pays it forward: "I'm very mindful of how lucky I am to be here" Read More

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So You Want to Build a Startup?

10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs Read More

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U of T Doctors Keep Patient Alive Without Lungs for Six Days

The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant Read More

This “Bomber” Actually Saved Countless Lives

U of T alumnus Harold Johns pioneered a new kind of cancer treatment dubbed the “cobalt bomb” Read More

At his lab at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, U of T scientist Craig Simmons works on growing replacement tissue for the pulmonary heart valve.

A Better Life for Children with Heart Defects

Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery Read More

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Of Hearth and Home – and Health

A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South Read More

Life and Death in an Addis Ababa ER

Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia Read More

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Rainbow Connection

U of T was decked out in bright colours in June to celebrate Pride Read More

When Memory Fails

Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge Read More

Pop-up Bike Lanes and Other Bright Ideas

How Robin Mazumder is helping to build better cities Read More

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The Gene Editors

U of T scientists are using a powerful new technology to alter DNA and possibly cure disease Read More

Art’s Healing Power

A residential schools assignment led student Lisa Boivin to take up digital painting Read More

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Those Things We Do

Relive some of the wonderful, and occasionally weird, traditions that occur only at U of T Read More

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U of T Researchers Lead Cancer-Fighting “Dream Team”

“Our knowledge is at a turning point,” says scientist Peter Dirks Read More

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At the Heart of a Great Campaign

Volunteers make immeasurable contributions to the university’s fundraising efforts Read More

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A Cut Above

A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors Read More

James Till (left) and Peter Zandstra celebrate the announcement of U of T's Medicine by Design initiative .

Regenerating the Body

U of T scientists will help usher in a new era of designing and creating cells, tissues and organs, thanks to historic $114-million federal grant Read More

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A Boost for Med School Diversity

A new course aims to get more black undergraduates on track for medical school by connecting them with Rhodes Scholar mentors Read More

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Champion for Sport

Paracyclist Shelley Gautier competes for everyone with a disability Read More

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Anatomy of an Illustrator

Artist Maria Torrence Wishart founded U of T’s 90-year-old medical illustration department, now a thriving master’s program Read More

John Evans Was a Champion of Innovative Medical Education

U of T's ninth president truly changed the world Read More

Bringing Leading Minds Together

Collaborations with other top global schools are good for U of T’s students and faculty – and for Canada Read More

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Team Health

City residents without a health card get care from U of T undergrads Read More

A Tribute to Former U of T President John Evans

"We have lost a great and passionate Canadian who believed this country had much to offer a troubled world" Read More

Doctor of Courage

Rejected by American universities, Alexander Augusta completed his medical degree at Trinity Medical College then used his skills to fight for civil rights in his homeland Read More

From left: U of T professors Craig Simmons and Peter Zandstra and PhD students Jennifer Ma and Curtis Woodford are among the dozens of researchers who will work to advance treatments for heart patients at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. Photo: Q Media

A Boon for Heart Health

Largest private donation in Canadian health-care history will improve cardiac care across the lifespan Read More

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The Bully Who is Everywhere

The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried. Read More

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Incredible Impact – in Medicine

Pediatric surgeon Dr. Tihitena Negussie Mammo boosted her skills at U of T, then shared what she learned with her colleagues in Ethiopia Read More

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Letter from the Front

A note home from Captain Frederick Banting illustrates soldiers’ tendency to downplay injuries and hardship Read More

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Animals, the Forgotten Warriors

Millions of animals served on both sides of the conflict. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae developed close bonds with his horse Bonfire and dogs Bonneau and Mike Read More

Waging War on Infection

In 1914, 32 per cent of the British wounded contracted tetanus. The British and Allied command looked to the University of Toronto for help Read More

Objects of Salvation

In the trenches the only criteria for alarm devices were that they be loud and distinctive – but as a bonus, rattles didn’t require use of the lungs Read More

The Columbia Reconstruction Project Team place debris from the space shuttle Columbia on a grid as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia and the loss of its crew.

Forensic Engineer

Bob Banks trained as both an engineer and a doctor... and now he investigates plane, car, and even space crashes in order to prevent future accidents Read More

New Sculpture Honours Norman Bethune’s Legacy

The U of T-educated doctor had a huge impact on health Read More

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A Spoonful of Mustard

First-year student discovers a potential new treatment for malaria that could be as close as your kitchen cupboard Read More

60 Seconds With Yoni Freedhoff

This doc prescribes chocolate Read More

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The Science of Mindfulness

For all its trendiness, there is growing evidence that meditation can make us calmer, kinder – and healthier Read More

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Herb Appeal

Scientists aim to isolate and harness marijuana’s pain-killing properties to create more effective medicines Read More

Help in a Heartbeat

Toronto’s public defibrillators could save more lives if they were placed in better locations, U of T researchers find Read More

Incredible Progress

A century of medicine at U of T Read More

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Get Better, Sooner

Seamless Mobile Health aims to reduce hospital readmissions following surgery and save millions in medical costs Read More

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YouTube’s Favourite Doctor

Prof. Michael Evans' videos on health are viral sensations Read More

The Augmented Body

A learning tool that combines gaming software, 3-D modelling and a CT scan could change how students learn anatomy Read More