December

BC opioid prescribing under scrutiny MetroNews Canada “”The public health crisis of prescription drug misuse has developed in part due to the prescribing of physicians,” the current guidelines state. … Mary Marlow, manager of Vancouver […]

‘In love with the heart’: Meet Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon CTV News “An Ottawa woman being hailed as Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon hopes to inspire Indigenous youth across the country to follow their […]

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Ranks as a Top Research Hospital for Seventh Consecutive Year hriportal.ca “After debuting on the list of Top 40 Research Hospitals in Canada in 2010, Thunder Bay Regional Health […]

Sensing a moment, Canadian scientists swing for the fences The Globe and Mail “Scientists are making a historic pitch to revitalize basic research in Canada and the federal government is listening. After a lukewarm response […]

In Noncardiac Surgery, Clinical Frailty Scale More Practical Perioperative Instrument for Predicting … Anesthesiology News “Where the two tools diverge, however, is in their ease and speed of administration, which seems to favor the CFS, […]

Rouleau reappointed Neuro director McGill Reporter “Dr. Guy Rouleau, has been reappointed as Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital. … Over the last 20 years, Dr. Rouleau and his team have focused on […]

 In Canada’s stem cell factory, AI would help patrol the line TheSpec.com “But manufacturing stem cells is a laborious process, says Aaron Dulgar-Tulloch, a director at GE Healthcare, who’s currently working at the CCRM-GE lab. […]

Physicians, especially female and rural doctors, retiring earlier than expected EurekAlert (press release) “The study was conducted by researchers from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Simon Fraser […]

U of T students, researchers intensify #SupportTheReport efforts News@UofT “”I think it’s been critical for the [#SupportTheReport] campaign to include and indeed be led by students in particular given they represent the next generation of […]

Ontario spending millions sending cancer patients to US for stem cell transplants, auditor finds CBC.ca “Under questioning from reporters, Health Minister Eric Hoskins said the province has spent millions to expand the capacity to treat […]