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Gearing up for We Walk UHNITED (CP24)
UHN ambassadors speak about the upcoming event and the importance of walking.
Indie Rock band The Beaches play a concert in support of UHN’s Music Healing Programs (The Globe and Mail)
Earlier this month, patients and staff at the University Health Network (UHN) were treated to a special concert, not by a hospital music therapist, but by Toronto indie rock band, The Beaches.
This UHN event is using the power of walking to bring people together (Breakfast Television)
Devo is joined by We Walk UHNITED ambassador Madison Tevlin and UHN Medical Director Dr. Paul Oh to learn about the We Walk UHNITED event.
Madison Tevlin on her ‘Assume That I can’ campaign (The Morning Show)
From going viral to going global, Madison Tevlin is lighting up screens, stages, and hearts. The actor, advocate, and podcast host joins The Morning Show on Global to talk about her Clio-winning campaign "Assume That I Can," her work with "We Walk UHNITED," and why inclusion and representation are important.
From oxygen tanks to 10K walks: A journey to advocacy through cancer, lung and kidney transplants (Healthing)
When Shilpa Raju was in the process of completing her last semester of undergraduate education, she was met with the first health scare of her life: Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She went through chemotherapy and radiation to treat it, and she was out of the woods—or so she thought.
Pitching in: Raising money for Toronto’s University Health Network (The Globe and Mail)
Every cancer survivor faces challenges but few have experienced the difficulties Shilpa Raju has endured. Ms. Raju is feeling so strong that on May 31 she plans to participate in We Walk UHNITED, a five-kilometre walk through downtown Toronto to raise money for the UHN Foundation.
How music is being used to help rehabilitate patients (CTV News)
Patients at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute were treated to an intimate performance from The Beaches.
A popular Toronto rock band is playing a show for UHN patients this week (Toronto Life)
The girl group, known for their stomping stadium shows, is performing for a much more intimate audience.
Toronto’s University Health Network launches scientist recruitment campaign amid U.S. health cuts, layoffs (CBC)
Toronto's University Health Network says it has a new plan to recruit the best and brightest medical scientists from around the world, including the United States, where the government is laying off thousands of health researchers.
Leaders in health: Dr. Maral Ouzounian paving the way for women in heart surgery (Healthing)
In 2022, Dr. Maral Ouzounian was appointed the Head of the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, a highly coveted position in the medical field. She is the first woman to hold the title.