July

Daily Media Digest July 16, 2021

COVID vaccine research looks at immunocompromised Toronto Star “Ottawa researchers have been awarded $8 million to study how well COVID-19 vaccines work in people with varied immune responses, including …” TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, immunocompromised, innovative research, Ottawa […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 15, 2021

Researchers launch study into COVID-19 vaccine uptake and efficacy in vulnerable urban … UBC News “… Control and Vancouver Coastal Health—want to know how these dual health emergencies are being experienced. They have launched a new study …” […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 13, 2021

Testing wastewater for COVID-19 an ‘important tool for epidemiology for cities’ CBC.ca “Team from Health Sciences North Research Institute testing sewage in northeastern Ontario cities.” TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, epidemiology, wastewater, Health Sciences North Research Institute […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 12, 2021

Innovative surgery provides relief for patients with chronic pancreatitis UHN Newsroom “The Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN is the first in the province – and one of few centres in the world – to offer […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 9, 2021

Regular rapid testing detects COVID-19 soon enough to stop transmission in schools SFU News “Professors Caroline Colijn and Paul Tupper used a mathematical model to simulate COVID-19’s spread in the classroom and published their research […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 8, 2021

Addressing Canada’s digital divide requires equitable access to data Re$earch Money “Access to data, including having the power to decide how data is used or what questions it answers, is a growing societal divide that’s […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 7, 2021

‘Huge therapeutic potential’: University of Sask. researchers make progress on stroke treatment CTV News “A drug typically used to treat schizophrenia is showing positive signs during early stages of research, bringing down stroke-related swelling in […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 6, 2021

Tackling the science behind ‘long COVID’ UBC Faculty of Medicine “Known as ‘long-haulers,’ those with post-acute COVID-19 suffer from lingering, and in some cases, life-altering symptoms …” TAGS: COVID-19, long-haulers, UBC, Providence Health Care, Vancouver […]

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July

Daily Media Digest July 5, 2021

Could mindfulness improve quality of life for people living with ALS? ALS Canada “… a team based at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) will be able to pioneer a study on mindfulness in ALS, with the […]