2023

Why Society Must Embrace the Idea of “Dying a Good Death” Health Insight “People fear death, but when fear leads to denial, we miss the opportunity to have meaningful conversations on the way we want […]

UHN researchers publish groundbreaking clinical trial in lung transplantation University Health Network ” Storing donor lungs for transplant at 10 degrees Celsius markedly increases the length of time the organ can live outside the body […]

Université de Moncton health researchers are helping truck drivers take the wheel when it comes to their health Newswire.CA “… improving participants’ access to integrated and personalized primary care by connecting them virtually while on […]

From the Lab to the Gym: Translating Scientific Discoveries About Exercise and Cognition into Real-World Applications Banting Research Foundation “The research used a novel and complex type of statistical analysis called Mendelian randomization, which uses […]

$1.65M NSERC grant will help York U develop future pharmaceutical technology disrupters News@York “Students will be trained to meet scientific and engineering challenges of tomorrow, drive and support pharmaceutical drug discovery and vaccine development in […]

Wearable technology for respiratory disease monitoring Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute “A near-infrared spectroscopy sensor could aid in tracking the vital signs of acute and recovering pneumonia and COVID-19 patients.” TAGS: respiratory diseases, patient health, […]

Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers SickKids “New mechanical nanosurgery approach developed by SickKids and U of T researchers uses nanotechnology and precision magnetics to destroy tumour cells.” TAGS: cancer, innovative research, […]

Robotic nano-surgery shown effective at treating aggressive brain cancer in mice UofT Engineering News – University of Toronto “Researchers at the University of Toronto Robotics Institute and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have teamed […]

Sex of blood donor has no effect on recipient survival Ottawa Hospital Research Institute “Innovative clinical trial answers long-standing question and paves the way for lower-cost pragmatic trials …” TAGS: clinical trial, blood transfusions, Ottawa […]

Canada Celebrates National Medical Laboratory Week Stockhouse “As part of this celebration, the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is asking Canadians to see the lab, and the professionals …” TAGS: medical laboratory professionals, […]