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Building an Inclusive Life Sciences Future

TORONTO, June 21, 2021  – Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) and Shift Health today announced the launch of Building an Inclusive Life Sciences Future, a series of community-driven engagements and workshops aimed at mobilizing the life sciences community around a powerful vision and […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 18, 2021

Researchers develop quantum dot smartphone device to diagnose and track COVID-19 News@UofT “Researchers at the University of Toronto, in collaboration with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Public Health Ontario and Mount Sinai Hospital, …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 17, 2021

Educational video looks to reduce vaccine hesitancy with Indigenous Peoples APTN News “The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has partnered with Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa to produce a video that address vaccine hesitancy […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 16, 2021

Experts divided on easing COVID-19 rules for fully vaccinated adults Toronto Sun “Dr. Donald Vinh, an infectious diseases specialist at the McGill University Health Centre, argues that creating a separate set of restrictions for people […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 15, 2021

How Canada rose to the top for 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine CBC.ca “… a long period of time,” said Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in emerging viruses at the University […]

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June

Daily Media Digest June 14, 2021

Ontario could see ‘tsunami’ of recovered COVID-19 patients with long-term symptoms: experts CBC News “Anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent of COVID-19 patients who are infected recover from the virus but suffer long-term symptoms, […]

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June

Daily Media Digest June 11, 2021

Ontario’s patchwork approach to collecting race and income vaccine data could hinder rollout Toronto Star “Data to better understand who’s not getting COVID vaccines is being collected inconsistently across the province, advocates say, leaving huge […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 10, 2021

New Research Stresses Average Salt Intake Is Safe for Heart Health Newswire “This research was carried out by scientists of the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, …” TAGS: […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 9, 2021

Nursing PhDs speak to Parliament about cancer, COVID UM Today “Horrill was one of 24 researchers who presented to Research Canada’s Parliamentary Health Research Caucus (PHRC) as part of an online event co- …” TAGS: […]