Daily Media Digest August 17, 2020

How cellular proteins control cancer spread:
Yorkton This Week
“Using the CMCFbeamline at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, scientists from McGill University and Osaka …”
TAGS: cancer, innovative research, cellular proteins

‘We can’t move fast enough.’ Huge Canadian-led international study to explore impact of COVID-19 …
WellandTribune.ca
“As chair of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada, a network of researchers at 15 Canadian children’s hospitals, Freedman had already garnered …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pediatric health, children and youth health, pandemic

What about recess? Schools get creative to avoid massive crowds in the corridors
The Post – Ontario
“… direction and each point in the right direction is really important,” said Doug Manuel, a senior scientist with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.”
TAGS: COVID-19, pediatric health, public health

Can kids still see their grandparents? Your back-to-school COVID-19 questions answered
CBC.ca
“Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of the infection prevention and control department at the University Health Network and an assistant professor of …”
TAGS: COVID-19, public health, at-risk population

COVID-19 is here to stay. Here’s how to live with it
CBC.ca
“Winny Shen, an associate professor of organization studies at York University’s Schulich School of Business, said employers and employees will also …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, public health, mental health

Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too
Philippine Canadian Inquirer
“By Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen University of Calgary, Leslie E. Roos University of Manitoba, The Conversation on August 17, 2020. An escalation in …”
TAGS: COVID-19, mental health, depression, anxiety

Women’s mental health disproportionally affected by COVID-19 pandemic: study
CTV Toronto
“Gardiner said more women are accessing services at the Canadian Mental Health Association since the pandemic began. “The financial strain, just …”
TAGS: COVID-19, women’s health, pandemic

New video game takes aim at COVID-19 misinformation
CBC.ca
“’Misinformation is causing real harm’. Tim Caulfield, a University of Alberta professor and the Canada Research Chair in health law and policy, said he …”
TAGS: COVID-19, misinformation, public health