Daily Media Digest February 8, 2019

CBC.ca
“Dr. Jodi Edwards with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute said while emerging data already highlights associations between these diseases, this …”
TAGS: heart disease , cognitive impairment , heart research, health care system

 

McGill Newsroom
“… and Immunity in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, has recently shown that a virus that infects a …”
TAGS: virus, cell-to-cell communication, vaccine , virus evolution

 

The London Free Press
“… Parkwood Institute is testing out a new mobile app researchers hope will … at Lawson Health Research Institute, the research arm of London Health … “
TAGS: mental health care, tele-support care, youth mental health, mental health research

 

Montreal Gazette
“What’s more, the annual study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reaffirms that Quebec medical specialists earn considerably more …”
TAGS: female physicians, Canadian Institute for Health Information study, diversity and equality, medical practice

 

Folio – University of Alberta
“… information studies, who conducted the study with Tanya Berry, Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity Promotion in the Faculty of Kinesiology, …”
TAGS: heart health, women’s health, heart health messaging ,

 

Toronto.com
“A survey report released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health finds rising stress levels in young adults is leading to higher substance use in …”
TAGS: substance use , young adults , health report , stress levels

 

CBC.ca
“Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said her department wants to take a balanced and aggressive approach to regulating the …”
TAGS: Vaping, regulations, youth, government approach

 

CBC.ca
“While it may seem simple to just move doses of vaccine from pharmacies to pediatric and family physicians’ offices, strict and important requirements …”
TAGS: paediatrics, flu vaccine, immunization

 

The Globe and Mail
“Female health scientists in Canada face a significant disadvantage when competing for federal research dollars in cases where grant reviewers are …”
TAGS: research funding, equality and diversity, gender bias

 

iPolitics.ca
“In 2017 alone, opioids were responsible for almost 4,000 deaths across the country. The opioid crisis in Canada has been discussed in mainstream …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, opioid consumption, treatment, addiction