Daily Media Digest June 12, 2018

EurekAlert (press release)
“A team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) report that teen and young adult (aged 14-24 years) type 1 diabetes … “
TAGS: diabetes, stigma, McGill University Centre (RI-MUHC)

 

CBC.ca
“Twenty-five grad students involved in Indigenous health research projects in the province are taking part in the week-long event. They’ll be joined by …”
TAGS: indigenous, health researchers, Mentorship Network’s (IMN) first-ever summer school, Laurentian University

 

Simon Fraser University News
“Health experts from Canada and India converged on SFU’s Surrey campus over the weekend to share details on how innovation and technology are …”
TAGS: health experts, social innovation, technological innovation

 

Richmond News
“In Richmond, while the city boasts one of the highest life expectancy rates in the country, Vancouver Coastal Health said from the results to a recent …”
TAGS: Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, study, unhealthy habits, men

 

EverythingGP
“Dr. Ogunsina, psychiatrist at the Fort McMurray opioid dependency treatment clinic, shows Minister of Health Sarah Hoffman how the clinic’s …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, treatment centre, Northern Alberta

 

CTV News
“… the lengthy wait times still come at a price: Previous research from the University of Toronto and the University Health Network found that adults who …”
TAGS: hip surgery, urgent, wait times

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“We invest more funding in life-saving CF research and care than any other non-governmental agency in Canada. Since 1960, Cystic Fibrosis Canada …”
TAGS: CF Research, cystic fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Fundraiser

 

CMAJ
“Trevor J.B. Dummer, Philip Awadalla, Catherine Boileau, Camille Craig, Isabel Fortier, Vivek Goel, Jason M.T. Hicks, Sébastien Jacquemont, Bartha …”
TAGS: pan-Canadian collaboration, Research, chronic disease prevention

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, a position she …”
TAGS: Nutrigenomix, Dr. Bibiana Garcia-Bailo, Director of Research & Development, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

 

McGill Newsroom
“McGill University today announces an agreement with CAE Healthcare, and DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical …”
TAGS: virtual reality training, spinal cord injury, McGill University Centre (RI-MUHC)

 

EurekAlert (press release)
“Researchers found that people were better able to remember the correct … Now in its 100th year, Baycrest is a global leader in geriatric residential living, … Baycrest is home to the federally and provincially-funded Centre for Aging …”
TAGS: Studying habits, make mistakes, learning, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care