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Vote for top five Brain Project exhibits at venues across Toronto in support of Baycrest Health Sciences
summer exhibition focusing on the brain is hoping to raise $1.5 million for Baycrest Health Sciences. […]
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AGRISSO™ (osimertinib) approved by Health Canada as treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer
AstraZeneca Canada announced today that Health Canada has approved TAGRISSO™ (osimertinib) […]
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Kingston General Hospital home dialysis numbers on the rise
Staff at the Home Dialysis Therapies program at Kingston General Hospital are going to need a bigger board to track their accomplishments. At their current rate, they’ve already surpassed their goals for September 2016. […]
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Cuts of $22 million to Alberta Innovates will harm health research reputation, university officials say
If the government wants to rely less on oil for economic stability, now is the time to invest in research at colleges and universities, the University of Calgary’s vice-president, research, John Reynolds, said in an emailed statement. […]
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New study finds lots of sex can keep you slim
Researchers from York University have found a direct relationship between overeating and a hormone the body releases after sex. […]
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WCH welcomes Dr. David Urbach as new surgeon‐in‐chief
Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is pleased to welcome Dr. David Urbach as the new surgeon‐in‐chief and medical director, perioperative services. […]
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Retired Concordia prof Homa Hoodfar indicted on unknown charges in Iran
Hoodfar, a 65-year-old retired professor at Montreal’s Concordia University, is an anthropologist who has conducted research on Muslim women in various regions of the world. […]
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From having suicidal thoughts to becoming a peer mentor
The CAMH project is being developed alongside a larger Canada-wide initiative to test the theory that giving youth quick and easy access to mental health services is the key to preventing suicides and self-harm as well as long-term mental health issues. […]
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Peer advisers to help on the ground in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Daniel Benson, one of 12 newly hired peer advisers who are helping Vancouver Coastal Health roll out its Second Generation Strategy (SGS) in the DTES. […]
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Government of Ontario accepting applications for $20 million Health Technologies Fund
The funding is being delivered by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Office of the Chief Health Innovation Strategist (OCHIS). […]