Research & Media Highlights

Research & Media Highlights has been a member of Linktree for 3 months and joined in May 2026. Resources monthlyhighlights has populated their site with include: • Neil Seeman | Toronto Star - Nav­ig­at­ing `sleep sham­ing' eco­nomy • Alex Hoagland et al. | Advancing Methods and Data for a Changing Health Policy Landscape • Megan E. B. Clowse... Zahi Touma et al. | Efficacy and safety of the CD40 ligand inhibitor dapirolizumab pegol in systemic lupus erythematosus (PHOENYCS GO): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial • Dr. Andrew Pinto | Ebola, Hantavirus and Canada’s readiness • Altaf Stationwala | Inside St. Michael’s Hospital’s newly expanded Slaight Family Emergency Department • Salma Shickh...Robin Z. Hayeems | A comprehensive approach to evaluating the clinical utility of genome sequencing in rare disease: A large prospective Canadian cohort • Jonathan S. Zipursky et al. | Acetaminophen in pregnancy • Drs. Fahad Razak and Amol Verma | Canada’s AI strategy to fund national health data project to improve care, investment, minister says • How Unity Health is building an environment of equity and inclusion for 2S/LGBTQ+ people - Unity Health Toronto • Dr. Andrew Boozary | Building more Toronto-area social housing could give the economy a $50-billion boost, report says • Dr. Daniel Grace | How DLSPH’s RISE Centre is advancing 2S/​LGBTQ+ health research • Dr, Andrew Boozary | Toronto library, UHN offer mobile health clinic to reach most vulnerable • Paul Kurdyak, June Sing Hong Lam et al. | From Retraumatization to Recovery: Making Acute Psychiatric Care Work for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People • Dr. Tala El Tal | Rare disease diagnosis gives Charlotte hope • Gustavo Saposnik et al. | Behavioral barriers in the management of spinal muscular atrophy: The role of procrastination, regret, and burnout | PLOS One • Dr. Rob Fowler | “A particularly difficult Ebola outbreak”: U of T expert on the current outbreak, global preparedness and Canada’s readiness to respond | EPIC Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium • Natasha B. Leighl et al. | Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trials: A Perspective From Lung-MAP Investigators | Journal of Clinical Oncology • Drs. Fahad Razak and Amol Verma | $100-million awarded to health data platform founded by St. Michael’s Hospital physicians in Canada’s new AI strategy - Unity Health Toronto • Eitan Amir et al. | Methylation-based ctDNA monitoring in metastatic breast cancer during CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy | Nature Communications • Natasha B. Leighl et al. | BLU-451, a CNS-Active, Potent, and Selective Small-Molecule Inhibitor against Uncommon EGFR Mutations • Dr. Jonathan Zipursky | Medical misinformation on Tylenol in pregnancy spreads faster than safety studies | CBC News • Dr. Rob Fowler | Aid cuts have slowed fight to contain Ebola in central Africa, doctors say | CBC News • Lorraine L. Lipscombe et al. | The Link Between Diabetes and Cancer: Converging Mechanistic and Epidemiologic Evidence • Dr. Laura Targownik | More research needed on IBD for patients who are transgender • David-Dan Nguyen et al. | Toward Home Cancer Care—Reducing Time Toxicity for the Right Patients With Prostate Cancer • Karen Okrainec et al. | Comparative Use of Homecare and Health Services Following Hospitalization with COVID-19, Sepsis, and Influenza: Population-Based Cohort Study • Dr. Tara Gomes | Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada's toxic drug supply • Altaf Stationwala | Partnering to Support Electronic Patient Record System Implementation • Allan S. Detsky et al. | Performance of a large language model in the informed consent process for participation in a clinical trial | npj Digital Medicine • Drs. Avery Nathens and Rob Fowler, and Prof. Judy Jung | Inside the city-wide FIFA World Cup 2026™ major training simulation | Temerty Faculty of Medicine • Jane Zhao, Sahr Wali et al. | Heart Health Begins with Community: An Arts-Based Report on the Experiences of Heart Health in the Moosonee Community - CJC Open • Dr. Andrew Boozary | Can Mobile Clinics Fix Ontario’s Care Gap? • Paul C. Nathan, Sumit Gupta, Rinku Sutradhar et al. | Risk of Non-Fatal Self-Injury Among Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Cancer: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study • Catherine S. Birken et al. | Changes in obesity and waist circumference in children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic | Scientific Reports • Simone N. Vigod, Tara Gomes et al. | Association between initial benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and time to benzodiazepine discontinuation: A population-based retrospective cohort study | PLOS Medicine • Niall D. Ferguson et al. | Early High-Frequency Oscillation for Adults with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | Oxford Academic • Dr. Audrey Laporte | New gift creates two endowed professorships in Indigenous Health • Tara Gomes, Jennifer Shuldiner, Nick Daneman, Noah Ivers et al. | Safety of antibiotic audit and feedback: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial • Amy Y.X. Yu et al. | Association of Successful Recanalization and Functional Outcomes in Minor Ischemic Stroke With Proven Occlusion: A Secondary Analysis of TEMPO-2 Trial • Angelica Hanna, Isser Dubinsky et al. | Late Presentation for Cataract Surgery: A Case-Control Study: Ophthalmic Epidemiology: Vol 33 , No 4 - Get Access • Catherine S. Birken et al. | Consumption of Fructose-Containing Food and Beverage Sources in Childhood Through to Adulthood and Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study • Dr. Andrew Boozary | Transforming care for an aging population – UHN Foundation • Dr. Dominik Nowak | Compassionate Minds – Episode 23 • Christopher W. Noel, Jennifer Guo, Antoine Eskander et al. | Cost-Effectiveness of Perioperative Pembrolizumab in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer • Amir Azarpazhooh et al. Insights into the July 2026 Issue of the JOE • Dr. Carolina Barnett-Tapia | No Increased Risk of Exacerbation Seen in Myasthenia Gravis During Pregnancy • Dr. Shawn Mondoux | Health experts suggest frequent contact with at-risk adults during extreme heat wave • Sharon E. Straus et al. | Lecanemab use for early Alzheimer disease in Canada | CMAJ • Jude Kong et al. | AFP assistant: a retrieval-augmented generation and large language model-powered multilingual polio chatbot for low-resource language communities | npj Digital Medicine • Eddy Fan et al. | Medical vs. Surgical Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Candidacy Processes are Similar - Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia • Sheilah Hogg-Johnson et al. | Perception of being worse based on changes in pain and disability in people with low back pain | Scientific Reports • Altaf Stationwala | Reflecting on one year at the helm of Unity Health Toronto: A conversation with Altaf Stationwala - Unity Health Toronto • Amol Verma, Amy Y. X. Yu, Husam Abdel-Qadir, Moira K. Kapral, Douglas S. Lee et al. | Patient-physician familiarity is just as important for virtual outpatient encounters as for in-person encounters: a retrospective cohort study | Scientific Reports • Drs. Amol Verma and Fahad Razak | Health data initiative led by Unity Health, U of T researchers to expand across Canada with $100‑million in federal support | University of Toronto • Dr. Laura Targownik | Canadian study finds detransition 'uncommon." Critics are unconvinced | National Post • Drs. Amol Verma and Fahad Razak | New National Health Data Platform Connects Hospitals Across Canada • Dr. Jude Kong | In AI race, Indigenous values could guide environmental issues, researchers suggest • Marianne Saragosa, Lianne Jeffs et al. | Exploring the Implementation of a New Nursing Role Using the CFIR-ERIC Approach: A Qualitative Study • Michael Fralick, Alanna Weisman, Leif Erik Lovblom, et al. | Detectable C-Peptide and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk in Type 1 Diabetes • Sean W. X. Ong, Nick Daneman | Temocillin as a carbapenem-sparing option for ESBL bloodstream infection - The Lancet • Dr. Fahad Razak | Small batch of Ontario mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus – CP24 • Dr. Fahad Razak | Poor air quality poses ‘significant’ risks for people with health issues: doctor • Dr. Samir Gupta | The hidden health threats in wildfire smoke - Unity Health Toronto • Monika Kastner et al. | Implementation determinants of a planned machine learning-enabled surgical scheduling system in a high-volume orthopaedic centre in Canada: qualitative findings • Dr. Andrew Boozary Municipalities, shelters grapple with protecting homeless population from smoky air - The Globe and Mail • Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw | Creating Roadmaps to Better Care | UHN Research • Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Amol A. Verma, Fahad Razak, Mohammad Refaei, Christine Soong, Kerry Kuluski, Karen Okrainec, G. Ross Baker, Lucas B. Chartier, Irfan A. Dhalla, Walter P. Wodchis, Laura Desveaux et al. | Patient and caregiver priorities for quality i • Dr. Tara Gomes | New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths | National News | thecanadianpressnews.ca • Raisa Deber | Health care workers protest Ontario’s expansion of private clinics – The VarsityThe Varsity • Nadine Shehata et al. | Preoperative anemia in cardiac surgery: Transfusions, worse outcomes, and the case for sex-independent definitions | McMaster University Medical Journal • Mona Loutfy et al. | Assessing availability of HIV/sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection prevention and care services for trans women and gender diverse people in Ontario, Canada: An environmental scan of clinic websites | McMaster Universi • Neil Seeman | Is 8 hours a night too much? Navigating the sleep economy • Kelly K. O'Brien et al. | Battling the Bots and Defending Against Fraudulent Responses in an International Community-Engaged Web-Based Survey With People Living With Long COVID: Methodological Study • Monika K. Krzyzanowska et al. | Efficacy and safety of dabrafenib plus trametinib in adults with differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial • Mark Fam | ‘No One Needs To Be Without Primary Care’: Oak Valley Health Clinic Set For Major Expansion | Bullet Point News Stouffville • Dr. Andrew Boozary | UHN partners with Toronto Public Library to launch mobile clinic pilot project • Teresa M. Chan, Mathew Mercuri et al. | Emergency physician burnout and attrition in Canada: a longitudinal study | CMAJ • Alanna Weisman et al. | Impact of semaglutide withdrawal on cardiometabolic profile and physiology of energy balance: Recovery effects after semaglutide termination – The REST trial study protocol | PLOS One • Dr. Sharon Walmsley | People with HIV Are Aging with Comprehensive Care - Hospital News • Maria Mylopoulos et al. | Developing a patient-educator program for adolesc… – Canadian Medical Education Journal / Revue canadienne de l'éducation médicale – Érudit • Dr. Tara Gomes | Rates of opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario highest among construction, trades workers: Study | University of Toronto • Dr. Walter Wodchis | Health Policy Off Script Integrated Care with Walter Wodchis • Drs. Fahad Razak and Amol Verma | Delirium is often missed by health providers. Could an AI risk predictor help? | Health News | thecanadianpressnews.ca • Yvonne Bombard et al. | Real-World use of McGill interactive pediatric OncoGenetic guidelines (MIPOGG): A Cross-Sectional survey | JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute | Oxford Academic • Dr. Mona Loutfy | Health Canada drops final barriers to sperm donation by gay and bisexual men | CBC Radio • Sindhu Johnson et al. | Navigating evidence-based recommendations for the management of systemic sclerosis | Nature Reviews Rheumatology • Fahad Razak et al. | Body mass index variance scales with the population mean according to Taylor’s Power Law in 236 survey samples from 68 countries | Scientific Reports • Dr. Samir Gupta of Temerty Medicine discusses the cyclospora parasite outbreak. • Brodie Nolan et al. | Implementation of a Point-of-Care Blood Testing System in a Canadian Emergency Department: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Workflow and Clinician Perceptions | Cureus • Rachel D. Savage, Susan E. Bronskill, Paula A. Rochon et al. | Loneliness and Initiation of Potentially Inappropriate Pain and Psychotropic Medications: A Retrospective Cohort Study • Drs. Fahad Razak and Amol Verma and Altaf Stationwala | How a project led by Unity Health and U of T researchers could reshape Canadian health care | University of Toronto • Dr. Ted Witek, @uoft Shares Stories of Nobel Minds & the Promise of AI in Healthcare #interview • Dr. David Urbach | How a Saint John woman's wait time for hip surgery went from years to months | CBC News • Connie Marras et al. | Cortical myoclonus as a common and treatable movement disorder phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome • David-Dan Nguyen et al. | Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer • Hilary K. Brown, Jonathan Zipursky, Simone N. Vigod et al. | Time Trends in Maternal Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Medication Use in Pregnancy • Hannah Wunsch, Robert Fowler et al. | Survey of Intensivist Coverage and... : Critical Care Medicine • Alexis Reeves et al. | Association between exposure to air pollution and age at natural menopause: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation • Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley | Health Canada approves drug to treat hot flashes for some cancer patients - National | Globalnews.ca • Dr. Jennifer Stinson | Repost: Building Bridges in Pediatric Pain Care with Dr. Jennifer Stinson • Patricia Trbovich | You can’t have patient safety without good system design - Healthy Debate • Dr. Nicole Kozloff | New survey finds almost half of Ontario students face psychological distress - Yahoo News Canada • Paul Kurdyak et al. | Methadone vs Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Opioid Overdose Survivors • Catherine S, Birken et al. | Improving Dietary Data Quality in Nutrition Studies: Development and Validation of an Explainable, Reproducible, Open Machine Learning-Assisted Framework for Outlier Detection in 24-Hour Recalls | American Journal of Epidemiol