Year: 2017

Research grant at Cape Breton University will assist probe into method of traditional healing Cape Breton Post “… University, have received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the biomedical screening and Indigenous […]

People living in rural households have lower risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease: study HRIPortal.ca TORONTO, July 25, 2017 — Living in rural households decreases a person’s risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according […]

A Vaccine For Type 1 Diabetes Begins Human Trials in 2018 ScienceAlert “A prototype vaccine, decades in the making, that could prevent type 1 diabetes in children is ready to start clinical trials in 2018. […]

2017 Scholar and Research Trainees: MSFHR funds 53 exceptional health researchers MSFHR “These award recipients, selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, represent a bright future for health research in British Columbia.” TAGS: Michael […]

Government of Canada and the Northwest Territories Announce Significant Investments to Improve … Canada NewsWire (press release) “The vision for the Unit is to support health research and training that is … integrates Indigenous knowledge […]

New heart failure implant ends “clash of technologies” McGill University Health Center “About the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC): One of the world’s foremost academic health centres, the MUHC offers exceptional and integrated …” TAGS: […]

First Canada Food Guide overhaul in a decade sees shift away from meat and dairy CityNews “The group claims Health Canada is ignoring important scientific evidence. … The draft guide also indicates a shift away […]

Vancouver activists remember Tracey Morrison as a woman who refused to accept the status quo Straight.com “All levels of government, all non-profits, health authorities like VCH [Vancouver Coastal Health] and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), […]