Daily Media Digest March 18, 2019

UCalgary News
“A joint University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) initiative is offering new hope to those with a …”
TAGS: clinical trial, rare disease, gene therapy

 

CTV News
“VR in medicine has several benefits for people of all ages – including pediatric patients, according to Wesolowski. Luxsonic is working with …”
TAGS: virtual reality, health care

 

Vancouver Courier
“That’s the model Providence Health Care is introducing by way of what’s known as a dementia village or “household innovation project,” which will …”
TAGS: dementia, seniors care

 

Globalnews.ca
“Sleep is important to health, said Charles Morin, the Canada research chair in sleep disorders at Laval University and president of the World Sleep …”
TAGS: sleep, health, sleep disorders

 

CBC.ca
“A McMaster University research institute has developed new guidelines for how quickly kids should become active again after suffering a concussion.”
TAGS: concussion guidelines, rehabilitation, children

 

CTV News
“Offered through the province’s existing mental-health system, the program will be run by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Health Centre in …”
TAGS: autism spectrum disorder, specialized care, mental health, children

 

UM Today (press release)
“The $10.4 million in funding for University of Manitoba researchers is part of a $275 million national investment by the Canadian Institutes of Health …”
TAGS: health research, federal funding, researchers

 

theday.com
“Four employees of Pfizer and one of Sonalysts are among the 50 people whose mentoring of others, leadership and innovation have gotten them …”
TAGS: women, leadership, innovation

 

CTV News
“Dr. Earl Rubin, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at MUHC, said the posts discredit the science that shows the necessity for vaccines. “20 to 30 …”
TAGS: vaccine schedules, vaccination , misinformation, infectious diseases

 

CBC.ca
“Timothy Caulfield, Canada research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, says Health Canada needs to stop licensing unproven …”
TAGS: vaccines, homeopathic remedies, Health Canada, infectious diseases

 

CBC.ca
“Senior ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have both resigned from cabinet, and Trudeau’s former principal secretary Gerry Butts has …”
TAGS: federal budget, Budget 2019, Bill Morneau, political Ottawa

 

CBC.ca
“New minister replaces Jane Philpott, who resigned over the government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair”
TAGS: political Ottawa, cabinet shuffle