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Daily media digest July 11, 2017

User fees can’t fix complex issue of emergency room wait times The Globe and Mail “Paul Taylor is a Patient Navigation Advisor at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is a former health editor of The […]

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Daily media digest July 10, 2017

Industry Veteran Mr. Steve Gannon Joins enGene’s Board of Directors Canada NewsWire (press release) “MONTREAL, July 10, 2017 /CNW/ – enGene Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of a proprietary oral gene therapy […]

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Daily media digest July 7, 2017

Canada can fill the research gap Policy Options (registration) “Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan initiated a review of the country’s research system by an advisory panel of experts that consulted with researchers …” TAGS: Health […]

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Daily media digest July 6, 2017

Researchers Pinpoint Roles of a Key Gene in the Regulation of Our Immune System Scicasts (press release) (blog) “Montreal, QC, Canada (Scicasts) — Scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) […]

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Daily media digest July 5, 2017

North York’s Humber River Hospital building ‘Command Centre’ insideTORONTO.com ““This is the first command centre of its type in Canada,” John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, said in a release. “Using real-time data […]

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Daily media digest June 30, 2017

Indigenous medical student praises creation of ‘much needed’ national mentorship program CBC “ttawa funds mentorship network to support Indigenous health researchers … in the program, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.” TAGS: Indigenous, mentorship […]

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Daily media digest June 29, 2017

Supporting the next generation of Indigenous health researchers Canada NewsWire (press release) “The Indigenous Mentorship Network Program aims to support the next generation of Indigenous health researchers by providing distinctive learning …” TAGS: Health Research, […]

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Daily media digest June 28, 2017

New bladder cancer therapy to start clinical trials Medical Xpress “An experimental treatment for bladder cancer will move into an early phase clinical trial under an agreement signed today (Monday) between Cancer …” TAGS: cancer, […]

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Daily media digest June 27, 2017

New health research lab opens The Sudbury Star “New health research lab opens … Dr. Janet McElhaney, vice-president of research and scientific director at Health Sciences North, poses for … solutions for health challenges faced […]