July

Daily Media Digest July 8, 2022

Government of Canada invests $10 million in research on outpatient medications for COVID-19 Bruyère “This research will evaluate whether select treatments prevent hospitalization and post COVID-19 condition (“long COVID”), offering timely evidence to clinical researchers, […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 7, 2022

Prostate cancer imaging research could bring big benefits Lawson Research “Scientists at Lawson are at the forefront of research that uses imaging agents that bind to a protein on the surface of prostate cancer cells […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 6, 2022

Alberta man first to be recruited for CAPTURE (Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy, and Eliminate) ALS ALS Canada “This attitude is what led Garry to CAPTURE ALS. CAPTURE (Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy, […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 5, 2022

Pharmacists could bridge a health-care gap by offering more sexual health services University of Alberta “In the study, U of A researchers surveyed pharmacists working in community pharmacies across Alberta to determine which sexual and […]

July

Daily Media Digest July 4, 2022

New drug pricing rules on Canada Day will end years of damaging uncertainty for industry and patients Hill Times “Over the past five years, Canadians have had less access to innovative medicines that treat diseases […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 30, 2022

BioNTech, Pfizer to start testing universal vaccine for coronaviruses – CTV News CTV News “Germany’s BioNTech, Pfizer’s partner in COVID-19 vaccines, … Coronavirus vaccination tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?” TAGS: coronaviruses, […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 29, 2022

Innovative lung-imaging technique shows cause of long-COVID symptoms Western News – Western University “The LIVECOVIDFREE study, based at five centres across Ontario, and led by Western University professor Grace Parraga, is the largest MRI study […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 28, 2022

$30 million for patient-oriented research in Manitoba: Funding will strengthen patient voice in health research and health system UM Today – University of Manitoba “Manitoba patients, their families and caregivers will continue to have direct […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 27, 2022

Advancing ALS research with speech acoustics YourHealthMatters “Her speech acoustics research is helping to advance early detection and monitoring of bulbar signs in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease.” TAGS: Amyotrophic […]

June

Daily Media Digest June 24, 2022

Heart Institute establishes “super chair” to improve care for patients with heart valve disease University of Ottawa Heart Institute “The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is establishing an endowment fund for heart valve research […]