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Twice the robots, twice the care.

In the operating rooms at KHSC, surgery is starting to look more like science fiction. From behind the console of the new Da Vinci Xi robotic surgery system, surgeons can perform minimally invasive procedures with precision, ease and accuracy, doubling the capacity of a program already transforming hundreds of lives across Southeastern Ontario each year.

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Collage of researchers: Paula James, David Maslove, Michael Rauh, Martin Petkovich, Jacob Rullo & Martin tenHove

KHSC, KGHRI and Queen’s research teams target causes, effects and treatments for COVID-19

Modifying existing antiviral drugs for better outcomes and revealing the mechanisms of a mysterious blood clotting syndrome are among six new COVID-19 research projects being pursued by researchers and clinician scientists at Kingston Health Sciences...

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So close from so far away: the power of virtual visiting

As COVID-19 continues to separate patients and loved ones due to hospital visiting restrictions, Elizabeth Leonard found a way to be with her dying mother, a crucial and profound time that the virus did not steal from her thanks to the power of...

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Queen’s-KHSC team develop in-house COVID-19 test

Researchers from Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University have developed an in-house Coronavirus test that increases testing capacity and provides faster results. Testing is key to managing the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the costs of...

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All sewn up: Community group wraps up fabric mask project supporting KHSC patients

Patients coming to Kingston Health Sciences Centre for outpatient care now have access to brightly-colourful fabric masks thanks to the generosity of community members who stitched up 4150 face masks over the last two months. While not considered...

Ventilator Challenge Materials

Queen’s / KHSC team one of nine finalists in Code Life Ventilator Challenge

A Queen’s University / Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) team of students, staff, faculty and health professionals is one of the nine finalists in the prestigious Code Life Ventilator Challenge. The Kingston team competed against over 1,000...

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Queen’s-KHSC take on the Ventilator Challenge

A team of clinicians and engineers at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University are exploring the potential of sleep apnea technology for mass-producing ventilators – fast. Queen’s University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science...

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Queen’s announces funding for COVID-19 research

Attention KHSC-Queen’s clinician researchers: In response to the international COVID-19 pandemic, Queen’s University’s Vice-Principal (Research) has launched an internal initiative to fund and support research projects that will contribute to the...

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Where to go for care this weekend

Here is information on where to go if you or a loved one are unexpectedly in need of care this weekend. Urgent Care Centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital site Open daily - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Located at our Hotel Dieu Hospital site (166 Brock Street), the...

"Love Under the Microscope" by Dalila Villalobos, MD, Resident (Anatomical Pathology)

KGHRI celebrates the art of research with $500 prize

From the lab to the field to the hospital bed, researchers at Kingston’s hospitals and Queen’s University are once again depicting the fascination of their work through Queen’s annual Art of Research photo competition. This year, to celebrate the...