Liver disease hospitalizations increased as drinking skyrocketed during pandemic
University of Calgary
“UCalgary study finds younger patients were hospitalized with alcohol-related liver diseases, paralleling surge in alcohol sales during lockdown”
TAGS: liver disease, substance use, pandemic, COVID-19, University of Calgary
COVID-19 presents greater blood clot risk than vaccines, study finds – CTV News
CTV News
“The study, published Friday in the British Medical Journal, analyzed the health data … Many provinces across Canada suspended rollouts of the AstraZeneca …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, blood clot, vaccination, McMaster University
Nova Scotia Health eyes expansion of online mental health services | CBC News – CBC.ca
CBC.ca
“The program, which is currently out to tender, would be the latest in a group of internet-based mental health care services from Nova Scotia Health.”
TAGS: mental health, virtual care, accessibility, Nova Scotia Health
FedDev funds new health innovation partnership led by University of Waterloo – Electronic …
Electronic Products & Technology
““Partnerships like these are the reason we’re able to foster significant growth in the areas of health research and technology across Southwestern Ontario,” …”
TAGS: innovative research, medical technology, health research, Western University, University of Waterloo
Combo of pills cuts heart attacks and strokes in half
Phri.ca
““Wide use of this simple therapy can prevent between 5 and 10 million individuals experiencing a stroke, heart attack, or dying from these conditions yearly,” says Salim Yusuf, Executive Director of PHRI, a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at McMaster, and Chief Scientist and a cardiologist at Hamilton Health Sciences.”
TAGS: heart attack, stroke, blood clot, innovative treatment, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences
All Cancers May Fall Into One of Two Classes | Technology Networks
Technology Networks
“Rod Bremner (RB): YAP and its cousin, WWTR1, better known as TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif), regulate tissue size during fetal …”
TAGS: cancer, innovative research, Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum RI
UBC medical student Armaghan Alam receives 2021 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award …
UBC Faculty of Medicine
“UBC faculty of medicine student Armaghan (Army) Alam has been honoured with an award from the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF).”
TAGS: award, funding, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame