News1130
“The buildings were identified as high-risk places for overdoses by the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health, said McNeil, who was the …”
TAGS: overdose deaths down, Vancouver, opioid crisis, Vancouver Coast Health
Airdrie City View
“The AHF has committed a total of $120,000 to support a two-year Alberta Health Services (AHS)/RCMP Mental Health Liaison Team pilot project.”
TAGS: mental health, pilot project, Alberta Health Services
Globalnews.ca
“Actor Alan Alda says he has Parkinson’s disease. …. The number of Canadians over the age of 40 living with Parkinson’s is expected to jump to …”
TAGS: Parkinson’s disease, Alan Alda
PR Web (press release)
“In addition to the IAC awards, the committee also named four faculty to … Distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, …”
TAGS: Cardiologists, scientist, Honored, Dr. Asher Kimchi
News@UofT
“A partnership with U of T’s Health Innovation Hub (H2i), one of nine … for the centre, a partnership between U of T, the University Health Network and … “
TAGS: Health Research, Heart Research, U of T
MD Linx (press release)
“Costs of cancer care for adolescents are significantly higher in pediatric institutions than in adult institutions, researchers from Canada report. … C. Nathan from the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto told Reuters …”
TAGS: cancer care, adolescents, pediatric institutions, sickkids
TheSpec.com
“Just as he starts his fourth year of specialty training at McMaster University, Bigham is being recognized as a young leader by the Canadian Medical …”
TAGS: hamilton doctor, health care system, paramedics, gaps in system
Global University Venturing
“Its partners include commercialisation firm Mars Innovation, Université Laval, pharmaceutical firms AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers-Squibb and Merck …”
TAGS: immuno-oncology drugs, cancer, Iricor
The Scientist
“Finding biomarkers of disease in the blood is a “holy grail” of biomedical research, says Jens Nielsen of Chalmers University of Technology in …”
TAGS: protein patterns, blood, serum, chronic disease
EurekAlert (press release)
“He and his team at the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical … The researchers recently published their findings in Medical Physics.”
TAGS: cancer treatment, artificial intelligence tool, radiation therapy
Advocator
“This is quite an exciting finding and excellent news for people who like sipping on their favorite beverages every now and then. It seems that people … “
TAGS: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, drinking alcohol
Medical Xpress
“A City of Hope researcher has developed a stem cell model to assess … the fatty sheath that facilitates communication within the brain’s network.”
TAGS: stem cell treatment, rare nervous system disorders, Parkinson’s disease, ALS