Media Digest

Canadian Frailty Network funds research into the prevention of COVID-19 spread in long-term care Canadian Frailty Network “The Canadian Frailty Network has funded a study to inform older adults and long-term care facilities on how […]

Researchers offer at-home physical activity support for people with disabilities UBC Faculty of Medicine “However, Dr. Martin Ginis and her colleagues from Queen’s University, Amy Latimer-Cheung and Jennifer Tomasone, say Canadians with disabilities …” TAGS: […]

U of T Engineering team manufactures coronavirus ‘parts’ for COVID-19 research News@UofT “Now, a team of University of Toronto researchers are replicating these spikes – and all the other proteins that enable its deadly attack on […]

London, Ont., researchers first in world to treat COVID-19 with specialized dialysis Globalnews.ca “The team is made up of scientists from the Lawson Health Research Institute who used a modified dialysis device to conduct the treatment. The […]

CHEO handwashing song is taking off, here and around the world — putting safety first CHEO “Today, on World Hand Hygiene Day, a handwashing song created by Dr. Nisha Thampi, an infectious disease physician at […]

CHEO becomes Canada’s first pediatric hospital offering a virtual Emergency Department CHEO “CHEO’s Emergency Department is now offering virtual urgent care appointments in some cases by video. This is one more way we can help […]

Cancer researchers hoping ‘Trojan Horse’ virus key to COVID-19 vaccine CBC.ca “Team from Ottawa Hospital Research Institute using $250K grant from Shopify founder…” TAGS: COVID-19, public health, innovative treatment Coronavirus: Toronto hospital creates alternative to […]