The 7D Surgical Navigation device being tested by a team of doctors and engineers from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Ryerson University in Toronto may bring surgeons a step closer to making virtual navigation of the human body akin to a cars GPS a part of their surgical repertoire.

For surgical residents, also known as interns or surgeons-in-training, learning how to stay alert through long shifts is just as important as any medical skill. But new data suggests Canadas future surgeons and their patients may actually be better off without work-hour restrictions.

The first Canadian in nearly four decades to donate her organs after cardiac death, not brain death, was a decision that didnt go unnoticed.