What wastewater can tell us about where Omicron is heading
Toronto Star
“There are some early signals that Omicron may have plateaued in Toronto and several other cities in Ontario, found in what residents are flushing down the toilet.”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, vaccine, Omicron variant, wastewater, Ryerson University
Helping kids deal with the mental burdens of COVID – McGill Reporter
McGill Reporter – McGill University
“Thanks to funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, a McGill Professor and Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health and Suicide …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, children and youth health, McGill University
WHL’s vaccine mandate worked perfectly; could that lesson be applied everywhere? | CBC News
CBC
“Vaccination incentives in sports leagues ‘relevant’. Timothy Caulfield, an author, professor and Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, University of Manitoba, RI-MUHC
Prominent neuroscientist to advance brain research through new SFU institute – SFU News …
Simon Fraser University
“Taking brain research in promising new directions is at the heart of a new Simon Fraser University (SFU) research institute, to be led by renowned …”
TAGS: brain research, mental health, neuroscience, Simon Fraser University
Recent snowstorm led to uptick in heart attacks overnight – CTV News Ottawa
CTV News Ottawa
“The University of Ottawa Heart Institute saw an uptick in heart attack patients Monday night directly related to shovelling snow, …”
TAGS: heart attack, cardiac health, The University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Vision realized: Pilot project to deliver eye care to Indigenous children – University of Toronto
University of Toronto
“He and his supervisors – Helen Dimaras, a scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program at the SickKids Research Institute and an …”
TAGS: eye care, children and youth health, access to care, SickKids Research Institute