Daily Media Digest June 23, 2023

Six Outstanding Canadian Leaders in Health Join Canada’s Medical Hall of Fame
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF)
“These trailblazers underpin Canada’s role as a world-class leader in medicine and health science, and their outstanding accomplishments range from advancing standards and practices in aviation and aerospace medicine, to professionalizing midwifery throughout Canada.”
TAGS: innovative research, health sciences, medicine, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF)

Can probiotics improve outcomes for knee replacement surgery?
Western News – Western University
“Researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute are examining whether the use of a daily probiotic can improve outcomes in patients …”
TAGS: bone and joint health, probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University

St. Joseph’s to be first in Canada to offer new way to personalize medicine to treat cancer, other diseases
CTV News London
“St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Health Research Institute have partnered with General Electric HealthCare to be the first ‘centre of …”
TAGS: personalized medicine, cancer, Lawson Health Research Institute, GE HealthCare

New study gives clues on why exercise helps with inflammation
News@York
“Moderate exercise changes function of macrophage cells in bone marrow, new mouse-model research out of York University finds …”
TAGS: inflammation, exercise, immune system, York University

Results of an international clinical trial confirm the efficiency of an immunotherapy treatment for early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
“Researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute are examining whether the use of a daily probiotic can improve outcomes in patients …”
TAGS: cancer research, lung cancer, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

U of C professor advancing patient-centred management of heart disease
The Gauntlet
“Professor Tolu Sajobi from the University of Calgary spoke with the … Clinical Neurosciences in the School of Medicine at the U of C. Their work …”
TAGS: heart disease, artificial intelligence, patient experience, University of Calgary