2018

Brain Cancer Awareness Day Declared in Canada Canada NewsWire (press release) “Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Launches #HatsforHope Campaign in … We know brain cancer incidence rates are higher in Canada than the … for […]

‘Expert care’ for stroke patients in northwestern Ontario featured at international conference CBC.ca “Health care professionals from the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Care Group joined colleagues from around the ..” […]

Weight loss success linked with active self-control regions of the brain McGill Newsroom “Weight loss success linked with active self-control regions of the brain … says Alain Dagher (@alain_dagher), of the Montreal Neurological Institute …” […]

Canadian-led international study shows huge costs of delayed access to stroke care Canada NewsWire (press release) “The study, led by clinicians at the University of Calgary, found that every hour of delay resulted in shortened […]

Thunder Bay hospital launches ‘groundbreaking’ project to improve opioid prescribing Sudbury.com “THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has launched a pilot project as part of a broader effort to rein in […]

Brain cancer fundraiser leads to important discovery McGill Reporter “Brain cancer begins in stem cells, targeting them may prevent tumour growth. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The …” TAGS: brain cancer, stem […]

Lakehead University researchers receive $1.6 million in grants Tbnewswatch.com “According to a news release from the university, Radialis Medical, a joint venture between Lakehead and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research …” TAGS: research funding, […]

Academics fight back against junk science, health scams University Affairs ““We see a lot of this with stem cells, for example. They will talk about giving stem cell injections or products that stimulate stem cells. […]

Health authority buys two new drug checking machines in bid to reduce opioid overdoses Globalnews.ca “Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has added two new drug checking machines to its arsenal, in a bid to lower the […]

New CAMH youth-developed guide offers science-based info on cannabis use Canada NewsWire (press release) “The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one […]