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Daily Media Digest March 18, 2021

Baycrest-led virtual education program effective in supporting long-term care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic Baycrest “A Baycrest-led virtual education program helped long-term care workers feel better equipped to address the challenges of the first wave […]

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Daily Media Digest March 17, 2021

Coronavirus: Young Canadians with rare diseases feeling impact of pandemic Globalnews.ca “She is one of around 15 Canadians with CL2 Batten Disease, an inherited … The CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) …” TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, […]

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Canada’s Brightest Left in the Dark

March 16, 2021 Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Canada’s health research community has clearly demonstrated the vital role it plays in helping get the country through a crisis. Indeed, the unprecedented speed with which COVID-19 research […]

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Daily Media Digest March 16, 2021

Resume the fight against chronic, life-threatening illnesses that have taken back seat during … Toronto Star “HealthPartners, an umbrella group for 16 of Canada’s largest health charities (the Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Canada, Heart & […]

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Daily Media Digest March 15, 2021

Canadian researchers develop software to track COVID-19 lineage CTV News “Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have developed a new web application, called Covizu, to visually represent all of the virus’ mutations …” TAGS: […]

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Daily Media Digest March 12, 2021

N.B. woman with rare autoimmune disease undergoes high-risk treatment in Ottawa amid pandemic CBC News “While many Canadians are wondering when they’re going to get their COVID-19 vaccine, a New Brunswick woman will soon have […]

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Daily Media Digest March 11, 2021

Innovative cardiac sensor at the heart of University researchers’ study University of Regina “The University of Regina Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies is contributing to COVID-19 research by assessing the disease’s impacts on the […]

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Daily Media Digest March 10, 2021

Everything Is Not OK: 74% of Ontarians experiencing increased mental health and substance use … Canada NewsWire “Catherine Zahn, President and CEO, Centre for Addiction and Mental … Carol Lambie, President and CEO, Waypoint Centre for Mental […]

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Daily Media Digest March 9, 2021

COMMENTARY: Scientists must keep their work front and centre — even after the pandemic Globalnews.ca “… workers at the University Health Network (UHN), that delve into how they’ve survived the pandemic as people, parents, and […]

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Daily Media Digest March 8, 2021

University of Manitoba study finds Indigenous people twice more likely to struggle due to COVID … WellandTribune.ca “While the medical field can help us track the medical outcomes, our project focuses on the social, mental health and […]