October

Parents, women among Canadians struggling most with mental health during pandemic: surveys CBC.ca “The latest findings from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto — which surveyed more than 1,000 adults between […]

Saskatoon lab to test antiviral compounds’ response to COVID-19 CTV Toronto “VIDO-InterVac at the University of Saskatchewan has been awarded a grant of $830,000 to help collaborate with global research …” TAGS: COVID-19, treatment, antiviral […]

Your life depends on sleep. So why are so many people not getting enough? Ottawa Citizen “That may have serious downstream impacts on physical and mental health. … at the University of Ottawa who has […]

USask research teams awarded $345,000 for COVID-19 mental health projects USask “Two University of Saskatchewan (USask)-led research teams have been awarded a total of $345,064 in federal funding to expand the reach of innovative digital […]

Wastewater tracking shows COVID-19 doubled in past month in Ottawa The Ottawa Citizen “Researcher and uOttawa engineering professor Robert Delatolla, who developed the program along with MacKenzie and others at CHEO, said he is optimistic […]

Is rapid testing the solution to Canada’s 2nd wave? Globalnews.ca “Christine Nielsen, the CEO of the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science, talks about the measures being taken to clear a massive backlog …” TAGS: […]

Canadian researchers begin clinical trials of tuberculosis vaccine for COVID-19 CTV News “The University Health Network in Toronto announced on Monday that it has begun the first Canadian trial of the Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) …” […]

COVID Alert app is another tool to help in battle against virus, microbiologist says CBC.ca “Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Emerging Viruses at the University of Manitoba, says the app could […]

Why a second wave of COVID-19 is more dangerous than it looks CBC.ca “…said Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and University Health Network in Toronto. “The truth of the matter is, […]

UM part of national study on COVID-19 antibodies in older adults UM Today News A $4-million investment from Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will launch a national study to investigate the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection […]