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September

Daily Media Digest September 10, 2019

Commonly used antibiotics may lead to heart problems UBC Faculty of Medicine “… partnership with the Provincial Health Services Authority’s (PHSA) Therapeutic Evaluation Unit found that current users of fluoroquinolone antibiotics …” TAGS: antibiotics, cardiac […]

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September

Daily Media Digest September 9, 2019

A.I. and virtual reality can determine neurosurgeon expertise with 90 per cent accuracy The Suburban Newspaper “Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they step in the operating […]

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September

Daily Media Digest September 6, 2019

Vancouver’s new overdose response team aims to deliver services to hard-to-reach victims The Globe and Mail “Jonathan Gormick, a captain with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS), and Robyn Kelway, a social worker with Vancouver […]

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September

Daily Media Digest September 3, 2019

Kids need more help dealing with depression, anxiety, say child advocates CBC.ca “In Alberta, kids are increasingly ending up in emergency rooms after self-harming, said Barry Andres, executive director of addiction and mental health …” […]

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September

Daily Media Digest September 3, 2019

After heart attack stenting, coming back to open other narrowed arteries pays off – study National Post “… chief author Dr. Shamir Mehta, director of interventional cardiology at McMaster University in Ontario, told Reuters Health […]

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August

Daily Media Digest August 30, 2019

From refugee to researcher for Coquitlam woman The Tri-City News “Now, with a $5,000 scholarship from Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, Kwestan Safari will be able to finish her education while doing research on the …” […]

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August

Daily Media Digest August 29, 2019

Alberta’s supervised consumption, overdose prevention sites have 100% overdose reversal rate Globalnews.ca “Alberta’s supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites have a 100 per cent success rate, according to a new community-based report, and have saved […]

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August

Daily Media Digest August 28, 2019

Ceapro Announces Research Funding Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for Joint Projects with McMaster University GlobeNewswire (press release) “Collaboration to develop innovative […]

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August

Daily Media Digest August 27, 2019

Childhood cancer survivors at elevated risk of heart disease EurekAlert (press release) “In this new study, researchers used data from Ontario’s health care system to … Canadian Institutes for Health Research, SickKids Research Training …” […]