More than a refill: Pharmacists are filling the gaps in health-care and it’s great news for patients
Regina Leader Post
“… as community health-care hubs,’ says Sandra Hanna, a practicing pharmacist and CEO of the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada. GETTY …”
TAGS: patient care, pharmacy, healthcare, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
Research done in Montreal could lead to treatment for aggressive form of breast cancer
Global News
“Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun and his team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre not only identified which group of genes …”
TAGS: breast cancer, innovative research, genetics, women’s health, RI-MUHC
Gilead Sciences Announces $24 Million in Grants to Help End the HIV Epidemic for … – Stockhouse
Stockhouse
“Funding Will Reach Under-Resourced Communities Most Impacted by the HIV Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic –. Gilead Sciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: GILD) …”
TAGS: HIV, innovative research, funding, Gilead Sciences Inc.
AHS, RCMP partner to support mental health
Alberta Health Services
“The Regional Police and Crisis Team (RPACT) — a partnership between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Alberta RCMP — is comprised of AHS …”
TAGS: mental health, de-escalation, crisis care, Alberta Health Services
Early COVID-19 restrictions impacted runners’ training habits, study finds – University of Calgary
University of Calgary
“Using data from the Wearable Technology Research and Collaboration (We-TRAC) Citizen Science program, researchers followed runners’ training habits …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, physical health, University of Calgary
Ontario heading into another COVID-19 wave, expert says | Globalnews.ca
Global News
“Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases expert with University Health Network, said if you look around the province, and at “wastewater signals,” …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, infectious disease, public health, University Health Network
Researchers to study burnout among female health-care workers – University of Toronto
University of Toronto
“Sriharan was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to lead a team of researchers to study the experiences of …”
TAGS: women’s health, healthcare workers, burnout
| Upcoming 2022 Canada Gairdner Awards Announcement “On Tuesday, April 5 at 10:00 am ET, President & Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation, Janet Rossant will announce the 2022 Canada Gairdner Award laureates. Join us as we celebrate this year’s laureates at an interactive online event featuring this year’s laureates.” Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Time: 10:00am ET |