Category: children hospital

Australian State Good Friday Appeal Raises Record $23 Million for Sick Kids

April 7, 2023
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An annual fundraising appeal for Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has raised a record $23 million (US$15.3 million) as Victorians dug deep for the cause. It is the most ever raised in the event’s almost 100-year history. An all-day telethon broadcast live across Victoria on Good Friday helped draw in donations, including more than $4 million (US$2.67…

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SickKids Reports Cybersecurity Incident, Affecting Some Phone Lines and Web Pages

December 20, 2022
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Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code for “system failure” on Sunday…

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COVID Is ‘Certainly Very Mild’ Compared to Flu and Other Viruses in Children, Says Halifax Doctor

January 9, 2022
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The flu and other common viruses pose more of a risk to children to date than COVID-19, says the chief of pediatrics at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, noting that few children have been admitted to hospital due to the coronavirus. Dr. Andrew Lynk told CBC News that he remains far more concerned about the…

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In Children, COVID Is ‘Certainly Very Mild’ Compared to Flu and Other Viruses, Halifax Doctor Says

January 9, 2022
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The flu and other common viruses pose more of a risk to children to date than COVID-19, says the chief of pediatrics at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, noting that few children have been admitted to hospital due to the coronavirus. Dr. Andrew Lynk told CBC News that he remains far more concerned about the…

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