August

Collaboration is key when it comes to supports for youth opioid use VCHRI “The study calls for improvements to treatment options, such as opioid agonist therapy (OAT), for young people who use illicit drugs.” TAGS: […]

Researchers adapt MRI technology to image salt within the kidneys Hospital News “In a newly published study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute have adapted PET/MRI technology to accurately image salt within the kidneys of […]

Prostate cancer trial aims to deliver shorter, more effective radiotherapy thanks to advanced imaging OICR News and Media “Sophisticated imaging tools are being used together to guide high-dose radiation that provides safe and effective treatments […]

Groundbreaking for Dr. Bob Kemp children’s hospice could happen in 2024 Hamilton Spectator “The Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice has teamed up with Hamilton Health Sciences to design, build and operate a children’s hospice that could […]

True blood: How Dr. Jeannie Callum is reinventing transfusion medicine HealthSci Queens “The decision put Dr. Callum on a career path that has included two decades working at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital and the publication of […]

IWK Health study investigates effect of treatment and disease on microbiome of children with cancer Your IWK “The study draws on an array of medical expertise and statistics to examine the effect antibiotics and antifungals […]

Mental health and COVID-19: Here’s why the pandemic was harder on struggling Canadians Global News “… university professor at Western University and assistant scientific director at Lawson Health Research Institute, told Global News.” TAGS: mental […]

Novel protocol captures autism voices across the spectrum Neuro “Visual aids and other strategies make it possible to interview young autistic people with communication challenges and to draw out valuable responses for research purposes” TAGS: […]

Should parents delay kids’ second COVID vaccine? Here’s what the research says Nature “Canada and the United States have approved mRNA vaccines for children as young as six … But the vaccines, made by Pfizer–BioNTech […]

Study: medical equipment shown to provide inaccurate readings for non-white patients PortageOnline.com “University of Manitoba professors are making headlines around the world for a recent discovery that a frequently used medical care device provides …” […]