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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 […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 30, 2021

Researchers discover web-like antibody that could lead to needle-free COVID-19 vaccines CBC.ca “Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered a web-like antibody response that they say could help with the design of future COVID-19 …” TAGS: […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 29, 2021

New ventilator designed in Calgary wins international award CBC.ca “The Valence InVent Xtend device was invented by Dr. Steven Roy, a critical care medicine fellow at the University of Calgary and founder of the …” […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 28, 2021

How COVID-safe are your plans? Officials say new tool can help you find out Globalnews.ca “The online tool, crafted by Ryerson University’s National Institute on Ageing, is an individual risk assessment portal that allows Canadians […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 25, 2021

‘True anxiety about going back to work’: Studies show Canadians feeling post-pandemic anxiety CTV News London “… the Mental Health Research Canada has also released a poll showing that 71 per cent of people are […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 24, 2021

Sask. research lab says its COVID-19 vaccine shows positive results in Phase 1 trial CBC.ca “(David Stobbe/VIDO-InterVac/University of Saskatchewan/Reuters). 11. comments. Clinical trials for the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization’s …” TAGS: COVID-19, Phase 1 […]