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Women's College Hospital in the media

• Wirelessly enabling the long-distance house call – Jan 20, 2012 – Dr. John Semple is featured in the Globe and Mail in a story about innovative new technology in health care.
• Picky eaters could join ranks of mentally ill – Jan 24, 2012 – Dr. Valerie Taylor appears in articles across the country about avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.
• The Patient Navigator: My doctor bills me for checkups. Is that legal? – Jan 8, 2012 – Dr. Danielle Martin appears in a Globe and Mail article about annual checkups. 
• Choosing less babies – Jan 5, 2012 – Dr. Cliff Librach appears on Global TV in a story about selective reduction.
• Missing Medical Data Could Harm Patients – Jan 4, 2012 – Dr. An-Wen Chan’s paper in BMJ is discussed in a Scientific Amercian blog.
• Older women face chronic conditions, lack of care – Dec 28, 2011 – Dr. Paula Rochon appears on CBC Radio discussing her current study on older women.  (click on the arrow to play the audio-file)
   
• Breast cancer gene could also affect heart health – Dec 20, 2011 – Dr. Steven Narod comments in the Globe and Mail about the link between breast cancer and heart health.
• A better world for women and girls – Dec 15, 2011 - Making international news, Dr. Janice Du Mont receives media coverage about her editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) calling for a morale and political movement to end violence against women and girls.
• Some breast-cancer tumours vanish on own, study finds – Dec 14, 2011 - Dr. Steven Narod comments in the National Post.
• Get out of my head – Dec 12, 2011 - Dr. Christine Lay makes headlines across the country in a story about migraines.
• 22 years later, women are still a target – Dec. 6, 2011 – WCH’s annual commemoration marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women appeared on CBC TV, CTV, City TV, CP24, CBC Metro Morning, 680 News, Sun TV and the Toronto Star.
• Beat holiday shopping stress by treating yourself, too – Nov 23, 2011 - CTV.ca features Dr. Erin Carter in a story about stress and the holidays.
• Age for pregnancy – Nov 17, 2011 - Dr. Cliff Librach appears on Global TV.
• My doctor judges my parenting style – Nov 13, 2011 - Dr. Danielle Martin appears in a Globe and Mail article about family physicians.
• Architecture offers new prescriptions for building health  - Nov 11, 2011 - The Globe and Mail features Women’s College Hospital’s redevelopment project in a story about the future of health-care buildings.
• Sperm in the city – Nov 3, 2011 - Jan Silverman is quoted at Macleans.ca in a story about counsellors who help single women with sperm donor insemination.
• Many Ont. seniors don't see a dentist regularly: study – Oct 27, 2011 - Dr. Paula Rochon receives media attention for her newest study about Ontario seniors.
• IVF and cancer risk – Oct 18, 2011 - Dr. Cliff Librach appears on Global TV.
• ‘Drunkorexic’ students saving calories for alcohol – Oct 16, 2011 - Dr. Valerie Taylor makes headlines across the country in a story about ‘drunkorexia’.
• Breast cancer drug tied to diabetes in older women – Oct 6, 2011 - Reuters reports on Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe’s study on tamoxifen and diabetes risk in women.
• Revolutionizing care for patients with multiple chronic conditions – October 2011 – WCH’s CACE Complex Care Clinic is featured in Hospital News.
• Breast cancer researcher looks to Polish diet – Sept 30, 2011 - Research by Dr. Steven Narod is promoted on CBC.ca (and appeared on CBC TV and CBC Radio) with Dr. Joanne Kotsopoulos discussing the results showing that Polish women with a BRCA1 mutation may be nearly half as likely to develop breast cancer than North American women with the same mutation.
• The invisible illness – Sept 17, 2011 – Dr. Alison Bested is featured in community papers across the country in a story about chronic fatigue syndrome.
• Women’s College Hospital Scientist will teach Haitian women to prevent HIV – September 2011 – Hospital News features WCRI post-doctoral fellow Carmen Logie who will use solar-powered tablets to teach Haitian women about HIV prevention.
• Clinical trial results should be public: CMAJ – Aug 29, 2011 – Dr. An-Wen Chan was quoted in the Globe and Mail in an article about the public reporting of clinical trial results.
• Amidst a doctor shortage, young adults fall through the cracks – A story about the challenges many young adults face when trying to find a family physician quotes Dr. Jim Ruderman.
• Not just another headache – Aug 23, 2011 – Dr. Christine Lay is quoted in the Londoner in a story about headaches.
• Health vs. Health Care: Knowing the Difference, Fighting for Both – Aug 19, 2011 – The Hon. Carolyn Bennett includes an article on HuffingtonPost.ca about fighting for both health and health care. Her involvement in the fight for Women’s College Hospital is discussed.
• Support for new moms 24/7 – Aug 18, 2011 – TodaysParent.com features WCH’s Mental Health Programs online support group, Mother Matters, targeting women with babies up to 12 months.
• Protect your chest from aging – August 2011 – Dr. Nowell Solish is quoted in a story about protecting your skin from premature sun spots.
• Young Mom Chooses Breast Surgery To Secure Family's Future – Aug 5, 2011 – Dr. Steven Narod is quoted on Forward.com in a story about offering BRCA gene mutation testing to all Ashkenazi Jewish women.
• On The Move – July 29, 2009 – MarketingMag.com announces that Lili Shalev Shawn has joined the Women’s College Hospital team as Chief of Communications and Marketing.
• The cancer may be gone - but survivors still need support – July 8, 2011 – Dr. Gillian Hawker and a patient from Women’s College Hospital’s After Cancer Treatment Transition Clinic ACTT) are quoted in the Globe and Mail discussing the importance of post-cancer treatment care. 

• Patients with chronic conditions get one-stop care - June 22, 2011 – Women’s College Hospital’s CACE Complex Care Clinic is profiled in the Globe and Mail. 

• Ten reasons to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of Women’s College Hospital – June 21, 2011 – Chatelaine.com features Women’s College Hospital’s 100^th Anniversary celebration with a list of ten significant milestone’s made by the hospital throughout its century long history.

• Monitoring thyroid hormone therapy is necessary – June 13, 2011 – Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe is quoted in the Toronto Sun.

• Headache disorders – May 19, 2011 – Dr. Christine Lay appears on CBC Radio, The Current.

• ‘Virtual ward’ keeps patients out of hospital – May 9, 2011 – Dr. Irfan Dhalla is interviewed by the Toronto Star and CBC Metro Morning for stories about our Virtual Ward.

• First auto-transplantation of lymph nodes for the treatment of lymphedema in Canada – May 2011 – Dr. John Semple and our surgical team are highlighted in Hospital News about an innovative new procedure to treat lymphedema. (Scroll to page 14.)

• High doses of thyroid medication linked to increased fractures in older adults – April 29, 2011 – Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe’s newest research is featured in the Globe and Mail, and publications around the world.

• Celebrating the next generation of leaders – April 7, 2011 – Vervegirl.com includes a blog post about Women’s College Hospital’s 100th Anniversary event, Hooking up with Health: A Conference for Girls.

• Vital Medical Tests for Women – March 25, 2011 – Dr. Kymm Feldman discusses the must-have medical tests for women on The Marilyn Denis Show.

• Pregnant Olympian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep still expecting gold – Dr. Julia Alleyne is interviewed on the topic of athletes and pregnancy in this March 24 TheStar.com story.

• Broken Connections – March 14, 2011 – Dr. Paula Rochon is interviewed on Global TV discussing the growing trend of prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to Alzheimer’s patients (13:52).

• One size doesn’t fit all for osteoarthritis treatment – March, 2011 issue of Hospital News, featuring Dr. Gillian Hawker. Scroll to page 16, and continue to page 18 to read the story.

• Drug-free PMS Relief – Dr. Dara Maker is quoted in the March, 2011 issue of Today’s Parent.

• Study probes use of nitroglycerin to treat osteoporosis – CTV.ca story about new osteoporosis research from Dr. Sophie Jamal, Feb. 23, 2011

• Why more women are choosing the IUD – Toronto Star article about the increasing use of IUDs with comment from Dr. Dara Maker and Dr. Sheila Dunn from the Bay Centre for Birth Control. Feb. 17, 2011.

• Athletes and eating disorders – CBC Radio interview with Dr. Julia Alleyne. Originally aired on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (Click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

• Adult Acne – Feb. 3, 2011 Global TV features Dr. Vince Bertucci discussing adult acne.  Click on “Family Health” under the Global Toronto menu and look for the story called Adult acne.

• Leading the way through LEED certification – Hospital News article, February 2011.

• Skin tags – Jan. 21, 2011 Global TV features Dr. An-Wen Chan discussing the removal of skin tags.  Click on “Family Health” under the Global Toronto menu and look for the story called Skin tags.

• WCH celebrates 100 years of women’s health – CBC Metro Morning, interview with Marilyn Emery, President & CEO, Women’s College Hospital. Originally aired on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. (Click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

• Top 20 women of 2010 – Angela Robertson, Director, Equity and Community Engagement at WCH is named on the list of top 20 women of the year by Women’s Post, December 2010.
• Avoiding frostbite on frigid winter days – WCH dermatologist Dr. Jensen Yeung comments in Metro News, Jan. 4, 2011.

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