Emergency department visits for minor illnesses among recent refugee and immigrant children
Wanigaratne S, Brandenberger J, Lu H, Stukel TA, Odugbemi T, Glazier R, Rayner J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9(2): e2560070.
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Newcomer children show lower rates of emergency department use for non‑urgent conditions, study finds
Refugee and immigrant children are less likely to visit the emergency department for minor illnesses compared to children born in Ontario.
Psychiatric hospitalizations among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police members residing in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study
Cyr KS, Kurdyak P, Smith PM, Aiken AB, Cramm H, Mahar AL. Can J Public Health. 2026; Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print].
First-episode psychosis and substance use involvement across birth cohorts in Canada: a retrospective longitudinal population-based study
Myran DT, Gibb M, Pugliese M, Fiedorowicz J, Kirkbride JB, Anderson KK, Kurdyak P, Tibbo PG, Colman I, Correll CU, Ramsay T, Solmi M. Lancet Psychiatry. 2026; 13(3): 223-232.
Factors associated with the receipt of female breast cancer treatment among people living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Hansford RLW, Wilson B, Griffiths R, Mahar AL. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2026; Feb 22 [Epub ahead of print].
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Supporting aging in place with dementia: A population-based analysis of health care use, health outcomes and future burden
- Granting Agency
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Principal Investigators
- Hsu A, Tanuseputro P, Fisher S
- Co-Investigators
- Backman C, Bronskill S, Costa A, Isenberg S, Kehoe MacLeod K, Li W, Manis D, Manuel DG, Tfaily R, Webber C, Bhargava S
- Grant Type
- Project Grant
- Grant Amount
- $428,400
Developing an evidence-base to inform retirement home policy development using an equity and diversity lens: A mixed methods study
- Granting Agency
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Principal Investigators
- Isenberg S, Costa A, Tanuseputro P
- Co-Investigators
- Backman C, Beogo I, Dash D, Fisher S, Johnston S, Kehoe MacLeod K, Kendall C, Konikoff L, Li W, Manis D, Muray M, Patel K, Tugwell P, Webber C
- Grant Type
- Project Grant
- Grant Amount
- $520,200
Specialized burn care often missed for children who need it most
Forty-four per cent of Ontario children with burns have characteristics that warrant referral to a specialized burn centre, yet only 22 per cent of those children are actually treated at these centres.