Daily Media Digest February 14, 2022

COVID-19 survivors praise VIDO-InterVac research on long COVID | Globalnews.ca
Global News
“Dr. Alyson Kelvin with VIDO-Intervac said if health care experts can understand people’s experiences with long covid, support services and …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, long COVID, support services, innovative research, VIDO-InterVac

Sewage science: how experts use wastewater to track COVID-19 in Sask. | CBC News
CBC
“Both are professors at the University of Regina. Chao said their partners at various wastewater plants will either deliver samples to them, …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, wastewater, public health, infectious disease, University of Regina

New campaign targets painful disease that affects 1 in 10 women – CTV News
CTV News
“… Jolly Research Chair in gynecological surgery at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Advocates say there are some small signs of progress.”
TAGS: women’s health, endometriosis, pain, innovative research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Healing the Hurt: Indigenous women lead campaign to educate health-care providers on …
University of Toronto
“The voices of Indigenous mothers who have faced discrimination, anti-Indigenous racism and culturally unsafe care at the hands of health-care …”
TAGS: Indigenous health, health care providers, culturally safe care

Could technology help seniors stay in their homes? | The Bay Observer
The Bay Observer
“… in partnership with the Bruyère Research Institute and AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence, is developing supportive smart home systems …”
TAGS: aging population, medical technology, Carleton University, Bruyere Research Institute

Non-invasive monitoring and diagnostic framework present a breakthrough in cardiological treatment
McMaster Engineering – McMaster University
“Joseph’s Healthcare and Hamilton Health Sciences, as well as an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. The cutting- …”
TAGS: cardiac health, medical technology, innovative research, McMaster University