Saskatoon lab CEO details human trials for Canadian COVID-19 vaccine that doesn’t need …
CTV Toronto
“I mean this is why we’re here, this is what VIDO-InterVac is all about. We were the first in the country to isolate the virus the first to have an animal model …”
TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, human trials, public health, infectious disease, VIDO-InterVac, University of Saskatchewan
VIDO-InterVac prepares for human trials with COVID-19 vaccine
paNOW
“It’s the kind of start to a new year that researchers at Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac were hoping for. CEO Volker Gerdts says they are days away from the …”
TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, human trials, public health, infectious disease, VIDO-InterVac, University of Saskatchewan
Virtual clinic gives health care access to Alberta’s isolated Indigenous communities
CBC.ca
“The Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic is a new health service, launched on Dec. 1, that will provide health care access to Indigenous people in …”
TAGS: Indigenous community, virtual clinic, rural community, health care access, Alberta Health Services
Vaccinating prisoners a matter of public health, says researcher
CBC.ca
“”It’s impossible to stay safe when you’re incarcerated,” said Linda Mussell, a PhD candidate at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., has been studying …”
TAGS: vulnerable population, COVID-19, public health, vaccination, Queen’s University
New UBC research partnership connects patients with virtual health communities
UBC Faculty of Medicine
“New UBC research partnership connects patients with virtual health communities. By Stephanie Chow | January 6, 2021. Researchers with UBC faculty …”
TAGS: virtual health, rural health, community health, public health, access to healthcare
‘The next big step’: U of T researchers pursue a treatment for vision loss
News@UofT
“But an interdisciplinary team of scientists, funded by the University of … and mental health program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and an …”
TAGS: vision loss, innovative research, novel treatment, SickKids Research Institute
‘I’ve never seen numbers like this’: Opioid-related deaths are on the rise
CTV News
“While cannabis and opioid use both have risks for dependency, Ware said that the level of risks and addiction is not the same. “If you take opioids in …”
TAGS: opioid, addiction, mental health, overdose, at-risk population