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November

Daily Media Digest November 9, 2020

Local study to examine pandemic’s impact on health-care workers OrilliaMatters “New research being conducted through the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and Georgian College is exploring the impact the pandemic is …” TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, […]

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November

Daily Media Digest November 6, 2020

Ebola ’emergency’ vaccines provide ethical blueprint for COVID-19 response Western News “And it’s something Canada should not rule out, says Western University’s Maxwell J. Smith. But the key to successful emergency use authorizations is …” […]

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November

Daily Media Digest November 5, 2020

UPCOMING EVENT: The Daniel C. Andreae President’s Lecture Series on the Future of Work UHN “Ruha Benjamin, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, sociologist, and author, will be speaking December 2 at 5pm […]

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November

Daily Media Digest November 4, 2020

UCalgary facility to further research into COVID-19 vaccine and treatments UCalgary News “University of Calgary scientists and clinicians will soon have access to a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) lab to further their research into vaccines and […]

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November

Daily Media Digest November 3, 2020

Why our immune system might be better at fighting COVID-19 than we think CBC.ca “… Dalhousie University and virologist at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology evaluating Canadian vaccines with the VIDO-InterVac lab in Saskatoon.” TAGS: […]

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October

Daily Media Digest October 29, 2020

The search for COVID-19 treatments: 32 clinical trials happening right now in Canada CTV News “The Toronto-based University Health Network is taking part in this trial involving peginterferon-lambda, a part of the human antiviral …” […]

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October

Daily Media Digest October 28, 2020

Biomarkers could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool Western News “A new study from Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and University of Alberta suggests that COVID-19 affects the body’s blood […]

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October

Daily Media Digest October 27, 2020

The psychology of wearing masks: Why some people are complying and others are not CBC.ca “Sociocultural psychologist and University of Saskatchewan professor Dr. Jan … “You’ll see some people having this urge to pull their […]