St. Catharines Standard
“… cell transplants. Support of Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation is essential to making this level of care possible for patients like Linda who live throughout south-central Ontario. — Tamara Pope is vice-president, marketing and communications for Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation.”
TAGS: stem cell, cancer care
BC Cancer Agency
“BC Cancer, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is committed to reducing the incidence of cancer, reducing the mortality from cancer and improving the quality of life of those living with cancer. It provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of British Columbia by …”
TAGS: cervical cancer screening, Indigenous health
Richmond News
“Eighteen B.C. communities, including Richmond, will get about $83,000 each, on average, to form a “comprehensive community-level response” to the drug crisis, said Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer at Vancouver Coastal Health. The money will be administered by Daly’s Vancouver-based …”
TAGS: fentanyl, opioid crisis
The Sudbury Star
“At Insite, a supervised injection site in Vancouver, staff members have prevented thousands of overdoses. According to Vancouver Coastal Health, “more than 3.6 million clients have injected illicit drugs under supervision by nurses at Insite since 2003. There have been 48,798 clinical treatment visits …”
TAGS: Study safe injection sites, opioid crisis
Luxora Leader
“At Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, researchers tried to test homeopathic pills placed under the tongues of people on ventilators to see if that would reduce the amount of phlegm in their lungs. The trial was due to slow recruitment. Health Canada licenses homeopathy under its natural …”
TAGS: drug costs, Canada
Newswise (press release)
“Toronto General Hospital is a partner in University Health Network, along with Toronto Western, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The scope of research and complexity of cases at Toronto General Hospital have made it a …”
TAGS: donor kidney, medical device,
Markets Insider
“—The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities. “The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is delighted to partner with the ESRC on this important and timely knowledge synthesis competition. The dynamic research landscape to …”
TAGS: international trade, Research strength
MetroNews Canada
“A Halifax-based sex researcher is hoping a cheeky new project dubbed #PostBabyHankyPanky helps couples open up about sex in their post-baby lives. “We know … Funded by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, the #PostBabyHankyPanky initiative includes a launch event on Monday, Feb.”
TAGS: Halifax research project, postpartum
Toronto Star
“… rheumatologist and clinician-scientist at Women’s College Research Institute. Dr. Paula Harvey is physician-in-chief and division chief of cardiology in the Department of Medicine, and director of Cardiovascular Research/Medical Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative at Women’s College ..”
TAGS: Inflammatory disease, heart disease
The Globe and Mail
“This is the third highest suicide rate among industrialized countries. Among Indigenous youth, the statistics are even more frightening: Suicide and self-inflicted injuries are the leading cause of death, and, according to Health Canada, the suicide rate among First Nations young people age 15 to 24 is five …”
TAGS: mental health, Indigenous youth
Toronto Star
“A Toronto native who did postgraduate training at Ohio State University, Lunsky has been working at CAMH since 2002 — most recently as head of the centre’s Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities Program. She says mental health treatments for adults with developmental …”
TAGS: fund research, New CAMH centre, childhood conditions
Medical Xpress-21 hours ago
“All had medically relevant findings, including genes for drug reactions, copy number variation of genes involved in mental health conditions, and other genetic alterations … The Globe and Mail has been an active follower of the Personal Genome Project Canada, covering topics on personal genomic screening research.”
TAGS: Genome Project Canada, heath care in Canada