Media Digest

Saskatchewan students are among 50 in Canada to receive $100,000 scholarships in the STEM fields Yahoo News Canada (blog) “Saskatchewan students are among 50 in Canada to receive $100,000 … University of Saskatchewan student Joel […]

Study suggests prenatal sex selection for boys remains a trend among … The Globe and Mail-12 hours ago The Globe and Mail-12 hours ago “The study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, analyzed […]

Minister of Health announces Dr. Michael J. Strong as new President … Canada NewsWire (press release)-18 hours ago “At the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) we know that research has the power to change […]

Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified McGill Newsroom “The Montreal Neurological Institute is a McGill University research and … is part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. “ TAGS: […]

Assessing pharmacare’s impact on private drug plans Benefits Canada “At Benefits Canada’s Calgary Benefits Summit on May 29, Joe Farago, executive director of health-care innovation at Innovative Medicines Canada, … “ TAGS: pharmacare, private drugs, […]

Kenora survivor to chair Bladder Cancer Canada Daily Miner and News “Four years ago, he underwent surgery and treatments at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario. “As a bladder cancer survivor I …” […]

Why Canada needs a national precision health initiative iPolitics.ca “This powerful example highlights a paradigm shift in modern health care. We now have tools available – through genomics, AI and other big data … “ […]

Canada’s scientists can pitch projects that bridge artificial intelligence, health research Canada NewsWire (press release) “Today, while visiting the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute, Parliamentary Secretary for Science, Kate Young, and Parliamentary Secretary to the […]

Living with the stigma of diabetes EurekAlert (press release) “A team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) report that teen and young adult (aged 14-24 years) type 1 diabetes … […]

Parliamentary Health Research Caucus Luncheon to Highlight Innovations in Healthy Aging hriportal.ca “Research Canada and the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus have invited four of Canada’s leading researchers/experts in healthy aging to share exciting new and […]