Media Digest

Fainting during pregnancy can be a sign of problems for both mother and baby Folio – University of Alberta “… a team of cardiology researchers that included University of Alberta senior epidemiologist Padma Kaul and […]

New study finds ‘strikingly high’ rates of cancer in some Ontario industrial cities Globalnews.ca “The paper was produced by a team of researchers led by Ivan Litvinov, a Montreal dermatologist at the McGill University Health […]

‘It affects every area of life’: Toronto psychotherapist sheds light on rarely discussed binge eating disorder Globalnews.ca “Dr. Allan Kaplan, a senior clinician and scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), co-authored […]

Lawson study will examine how smart technology can serve those with mental illness Globalnews.ca “A newly-announced study from the Lawson Health Research Institute will look into how smart technology can serve those with mental illness.” […]

Minor stroke diagnosis less likely in women than men, study shows CBC.ca “Women are less likely to be diagnosed with minor strokes than men when they show up to emergency rooms, according to new research […]

Combined procedure reduces re-injury in athletes after ACL knee surgery: study Globalnews.ca “After conducting the largest clinical trial of its kind, the Lawson Health Research Institute has found performing a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) …” […]

Older adults more likely to develop dementia after a concussion, Canadian study finds The Globe and Mail “… Dr. Redelmeier, who is also a physician at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and a professor of […]

University of Calgary discovery of potential treatment for autoimmune diseases takes step forward UCalgary News “A potentially groundbreaking investigational treatment discovered at the University of Calgary for autoimmune diseases such as celiac disease (CD) …” […]

Widespread off-label use of epilepsy medications could put some patients at risk McGill Reporter “The off-label pervasive use of a type of anticonvulsant originally marketed to treat epilepsy – called gabapentinoids – could place some […]