COVID-19 can wreak havoc on your body. So will it cause health issues decades down the road?
CBC
“Dr. Angela Cheung, a senior scientist-clinician at the University Health Network in Toronto, has spent much of the pandemic working with long …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, long COVID, comorbid conditions, University Health Network
Latest research says combination of throat and nose swabs provides better COVID-19 rapid …
CTV News Atlantic
“Nova Scotia Health is now recommending residents swab both their nose and their throat when doing 00:47. N.S. changes recommendations for rapid tests.”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, testing, public health, Nova Scotia Health
Montreal’s Jewish General helps identify protective gene variant against COVID-19 | The Laval News
The Laval News
“An international meta-study conducted by researchers at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Karolinska Institutet …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, genetics, Lady Davis Institute
Pinpointing a Genetic Change – Study reveals how a genetic change in the KRAS gene can make cancer resistant to therapy
UHN
“KRAS mutations have long been associated with driving cancer development and progression. These mutations are present in 25% of all tumours and are commonly found in lung, colorectal and pancreatic cancers.”
TAGS: genetics, cancer, risk factors, tumor, University Health Network
The HIV/AIDS crisis showed us how to equitably overcome a pandemic
The Globe and Mail
“The commemoration of humanity’s decades-long struggle to end the HIV pandemic reinforces crucial lessons for our fight against COVID-19.”
TAGS: pandemic, HIV/AIDS, public health, Ryerson University
Researchers bioengineering ‘bridge’ to help heal spinal cord injuries – Troy Media
Troy Media
“… who holds the Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Injury. “A successful treatment for a spinal cord injury cannot be one thing.”.”
TAGS: spinal cord, bioengineering, innovative treatment, mobility, Western University