Daily Media Digest May 24, 2018

CTV News
“You’ll meet patients and hear their stories, get healthy aging tips from Bruyère’s experts, and learn more about how Bruyère changes lives every day. “
TAGS: Bruyère, Life changing day

 

Deccan Chronicle
“A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada uncovered a key piece to the puzzle of how our brains …”
TAGS: brain swelling, drinking water

 

Ottawa Citizen
“… rushed to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. “They hooked me up to all kinds of these machines,” he said, “and (then) I had a full-on heart attack …”
TAGS: heart attack, Ottawa Race Weekend

 

The Guardian
“UPDATED: Entire Health P.E.I. board of directors resigns over concern with … I’m not sure that this (shift) was in the best interest of health care in the … “
TAGS: Health PEI Board, resign

 

Globalnews.ca
“Children under the age of 15 now make up the majority of diagnosis, Hal Puder said, Kelowna chapter president of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.”
TAGS: Crohn’s and Colitis, Walk to Cure

 

The Globe and Mail
“Ms. Blyth’s tent was replaced by a trailer the same month and began receiving funding from Vancouver Coastal Health. This past December, it moved …”
TAGS: supervised consumption site, opioid crisis, Vancouver

 

Sunnybrook Hospital
“On July 1, 2017, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre welcomed Dr. Andy Smith as our new President and CEO. Andy previously served as the hospital’s Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Executive. “
TAGS: Dr. Andy Smith, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

 

CBC.ca
“Those glowing green dots are exactly what this Alzheimer’s researcher did not want to see. “Weeks if not months of work went into this compound and …”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers, amyloid hypothesis

 

GlobeNewswire (press release)
“These ambitions have led him to previously Chair Rx&D (now Innovative Medicines Canada), BIOTECanada, the Markham Stouffville Hospital …”
TAGS: Biome Grow, Mark Lievonen

 

CBC.ca
“Health officials are particularly concerned by the disease’s presence in … an infectious disease physician with Toronto’s University Health Network …”
TAGS: ebola virus, Congo

 

Lethbridge Herald
“Dave Prowten, president and CEO of JDRF Canada, says with added research a cure may not be far away. “In the last decade, there have been some …”
TAGS: JDRF Canada, diabetes, Walk

 

McGill University Health Center
“In collaboration with Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and the CHU de Québec – Université Laval, the MUHC is committed to ensuring that all … “
TAGS: Musculoskeletal sarcoma cancer network, McGill University Centre (RI-MUHC)

 

News@UofT
“A report by University of Toronto researchers exploring the rapidly growing … Qualitative Health Research at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.”
TAGS: contract work, health implications, U of T Report

 

UCalgary News
“I met Pierre through my decade-long collaboration with the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the Cumming School of Medicine. Other faculties have a wealth …”
TAGS: brain activity, medical device, TENET i2c, University of Calgary

 

CTV News
“In 27 years from now, almost a quarter of the global population will be obese, researchers said Wednesday, warning of the mounting medical bill.”
TAGS: obesity, study, disease

 

Channel NewsAsia
“… enough evidence yet to recommend any apps to consumers, said Kumanan Wilson, a scientist at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada who … “
TAGS: smartphone app, blood pressure, pregnancy

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“Namaste Announces Definitive Agreement to Commercialize Needle-Free Injector Technology for Medical Cannabis With Inolife R&D Inc. and …”
TAGS: Namaste Technologies Inc., Needle-Free Injector Technology, Medical Cannabis

 

Myeloma Research News
“According to a university news release, this work is funded by the Canadian Stem Cell Network, the Maryse and William Brock Chair for applied …”
TAGS: Canadian Researchers, study, stem cell, stem cell transplants