U of T Medicine

10/13/2026

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever guidelines to combat the rapid rise in childhood obesity worldwide. Dr. Amanda Raffoul shares her expertise on how nutrition can play into this issue, and why it matters how we talk about it. https://bit.ly/4B5XJJq

10/09/2026

Honesty Manitowabi's interest in occupational therapy was sparked after "working with adults to navigate their lives post-injury and helping them with tools and strategies to maintain their independence or gain more independence with their day-to-day living." https://bit.ly/4enRDu1

10/08/2026

Retinal detachment is a serious medical emergency. U of T Medicine Drs. Robert Devenyi and David Rootman spoke about how they're using the latest advances at in eye surgery to give patients a better chance at preserving their vision at University Health Network's Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute. https://bit.ly/4rWchqL

10/07/2026

To help life-sciences startups turn breakthrough research into viable companies, a new fund has been launched through a collaboration between the University of Toronto, McMaster University, and Genesys Capital.

Many promising entrepreneurs stall before their companies succeed. Now, a U of T collaboration aims to help them overcome one of innovation’s biggest hurdles

10/06/2026

Menopause often comes with a cascade of physical changes that can catch people off-guard. “We know that menopause marks the end of reproduction, but we’re beginning to understand that menopause is actually a full body transition,” says University of Toronto's Jennifer Rabin.

Perimenopause and menopause can profoundly affect a woman’s health and longevity.

10/06/2026

An unprecedented $100-million investment has launched University of Toronto's new Presidents’ Impact Scholarship Program that will seek to attract top PhD applicants from Canada and around the world. https://bit.ly/473823a

10/05/2026

Our health isn't only shaped by where we live, work and learn, but also by the digital environments in which we spend our lives.

Prof. Jay Shaw's research looks at how increasing digitization shapes our well-being, and what can be done to protect and promote health as technology rapidly evolves.

Three-part series in The Lancet examines digitization's efftect on well-being, and ideas to protect and promote health.

09/30/2026

PCOS has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) to better reflect the condition’s complex hormonal, metabolic and reproductive effects. Drs. Tehmina Ahmad and Shirine Usmani talk about what this change means for patients and clinicians. https://bit.ly/4jucLSL

09/30/2026

Join us today at 10AM for a University of Toronto-wide event to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Register to watch the livestream: https://bit.ly/4jCn2MG

09/29/2026

"I am passionate about aging research because I wish to live as long as possible, as healthy as possible." - Jung Yeon (Jenny) Min, PhD candidate in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

This month, we feature PhD candidate, Jung Yeon (Jenny) Min, studying in the lab of Dr. Eldad Zacksenhaus at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. Jenny, along with fellow student Susanna Fang, make up the new Co-Presidents of CLAMPS, the Committee of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology....