Daily Media Digest March 23, 2022

How Alberta cattle are helping research on antimicrobial resistance | CBC News
CBC
“Researchers at the University of Calgary are using Alberta beef and … Several institutions across Alberta (including U of C, the University of …”
TAGS: antimicrobial resistance, public health, innovative research, University of Calgary

Surgical delays due to COVID-19 could lead to shorter life spans for cancer patients: study
CTV News Toronto
“As the province quickly pulls back pandemic restrictions and the health-care system steams ahead, a research paper published in the Canadian Medical …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, cancer, access to care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Virologist from Edmundston thinks of N.B. deer as she studies COVID-19 | CBC News
CBC
“(Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre). 16. comments. Having grown up in Edmundston, Dr. Samira Mubareka says she’s well aware of the interaction …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, human-animal interactions, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of New Brunswick

Asherman’s: rare, difficult-to-diagnose condition and at the source of infertility
McGill University Health Centre
“Welcome to the McGill University Health Centre. Home · News · News; Asherman’s: rare, difficult-to-diagnose condition and at the source of …”
TAGS: diagnosis, infertility, women’s health, McGill University Health Centre

MRI innovation makes cancerous tissue light up and easier to see – University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
“In the largest study of its kind, the researchers collaborated with medical experts at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, several Toronto …”
TAGS: MRI, medical technology, cancer, diagnosis, University of Waterloo

RI-MUHC team receives Discovery of the Year Award from Québec Science magazine
McGill University Health Centre
“The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and healthcare research centre.”
TAGS: biomedical research, health care, RI-MUHC

The Walrus Talks at Home: Pharmacare
The Walrus
“… of Health Policy Research, National Institute on Ageing; Durhane Wong-Rieger, President & CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders …”
TAGS: pharmacare, panel, CORD