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HEADS UP On The Concussion Issue to raise awareness of head injury
… Director of the Department of Psychology of the McGill University Health Centre, and Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute … […]
Year: 2017
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Long-term gain: the promise of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
… municipal level,” said Parminder Raina, a geriatric epidemiologist and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Geroscience at McMaster University. […]
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Demand for medically assisted death higher than anticipated: AHS
According to Alberta Health Services, 71 Albertans have been provided with a medically-assisted death since it became available – 20 of them in the … […]
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Changes to physiotherapy services mean well-off Albertans will pay more
Alberta Health Services will cover more physiotherapy services for lower-income people, but fewer for higher-income earners when changes to … […]
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The Princess Margaret Successfully Achieves Historic Billion Dollar Challenge for Personalized …
… with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at University Health Network. … Rehabilitation Institute and The Michener Institute for Education at UHN. […]
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A surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers
Montreal – A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has found an epigenetic modification that … […]
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Justin Trudeau’s redesigned cabinet
… and Persons with Disabilities; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan — Minister of Science; The Honourable Patricia A. Hajdu — Minister of Employment, … […]
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Meeting budget targets will mean cuts to health care: Ontario budget watchdog
NDP critic John Vanthof said the Liberals have already made deep cuts in health care to the point that there is no fat left in the system to trim. […]
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Why do some people develop ALS while others do not? Canada joins international research …
… increasingly demonstrating that genetics play a big role,” said Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill .. […]
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McMaster researchers say inactivity increases risk of dementia
A study by researchers from McMaster University says inactive adults with no genetic risk factors for dementia may be just as likely to develop the … […]