McGill University Health Center
“The antibiotics era is approaching its end; we are in serious trouble with this bug if we don’t investigate an alternative approach,” says lead corresponding author Dr. Maziar Divangahi, a pulmonary immunologist and expert in immunity to TB at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre … “
TAGS: Research, vaccines
CBC.ca
“Three Ottawa medical facilities will be implementing a new medical record system they say will allow health care providers to share and access patient records across a single network. The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Academic Family Health Team and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute …”
TAGS: Ottawa, hospitals
northumberlandnews.com
“A federal initiative to attract more Indigenous health researchers to the field is up and running in Ontario. Western University says the Indigenous Mentorship Network Program of Ontario officially launched on Thursday. Western will serve as the hub for the network, which is made up of 13 of the …”
TAGS: Indigenous health researchers, mentorship program
The Province
““As much as we’d love to advise people to strap on some extra weights and off you go — you’ll be less hungry and you’ll lose weight — we have no idea whether or not this would carry over into humans,” cautioned Dr. Daniel Drucker, of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto and …”
TAGS: body weight, internal cells
Vancouver Courier
“The medical director of Vancouver Coastal Health’s travel clinic says a new shingles vaccine recently approved in Canada offers more benefits than Zostavax, the drug approved more than a decade ago. “You can give Shingrix to people who are immune compromised because it’s a killed vaccine, not a …”
TAGS: vaccine, shingles
CTV News
“… Health in Toronto will create the Discovery Fund to support next-generation scientists conducting research aimed at directly transforming care. CAMH president and CEO Dr. Catherine Zahn says the money will be invested in fundamental research and clinical innovation to improve the mental health of …”
TAGS: CAMH, donation
Calgary Herald
“These steps are intended to support actions Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services have taken to expand access to treatment. We need to identify people at risk and get them whatever help is appropriate. Physicians have the same duty to provide compassionate care to people who use substances …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, Alberta
CBC.ca
“Dr. David Juurlink, head of clinical pharmacology and toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and a recognized opioid expert, said he is “not at all surprised” at the number of people who reported that someone close to them was dependent on opioids. “The drugs are just that …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, angus reid poll
Globalnews.ca
“WATCH: January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and while research has still not produced a cure, scientists are working to develop a wide range of therapies to slow the disease. Raquel Fletcher has the story. X. – A A +. Listen. Quebec City researchers have created a new tool, called the Quoco test, …”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s Disease, new research
CBC.ca
“Western University has announced the creation of Ontario’s first network of Indigenous health training, aimed at allowing Indigenous people a stronger hand in not only participating in health research but directing it in ways that will benefit their local communities. The network officially launched Thursday …”
TAGS: Indigenous-led health training network, Ontario
Globalnews.ca
““The college was one of the first organizations that identified prescription opioid use as a significant problem, going back over 10 years,” said Dr. Hakique Virani, a public health and addiction medicine specialist at the University of Alberta. “Unfortunately, it didn’t pick up the amount of steam, in terms of a …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, doctors