COVID by the community: new localized data shows virus levels in Calgary wastewater
Globalnews.ca
“A joint research project between the University of Calgary, City of Calgary and Alberta Health Services monitoring COVID-19 levels in wastewater is …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, community health, wastewater, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services
The sudden shift to online psychiatry has brought unexpected benefits
The Globe and Mail
“David Goldbloom is a psychiatrist and senior medical advisor at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He is the author of We Can Do Better: …”
TAGS: pandemic, virtual care, mental health, access to care, psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and mental health
To stop fourth wave, province should re-examine tiered reopening framework, expert says
Ottawa Citizen
“However, Doug Manuel, senior scientist with The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s clinical epidemiology program, says Ottawa itself is in good …”
TAGS: fourth wave, pandemic, public health, COVID-19, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
When will things go back to normal?
CBC.ca
“Melissa Haussman, a political science professor at Carleton University, says both populations would not only have to achieve a certain vaccination …”
TAGS: pandemic, public health, COVID-19, vaccination, Carleton University, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Sunnybrook startup aims to streamline breast cancer surgeries
The Globe and Mail
“A new startup using technology developed at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre promises to improve the breast cancer surgery …”
TAGS: cancer, women’s health, breast cancer, surgery, medical technology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
ICU survivors are at a higher risk for suicide and self-harm, new research shows
Ottawa Citizen
“… a critical care fellow at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, … Research Institute and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa.”
TAGS: pandemic, mental health, survivors, ICU, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
‘Drive very slowly’: UBCO research looks at speed bumps and pregnancy
Globalnews.ca
“UBC Okanagan researcher Hadi Mohammadi and his colleges at the Sharif University of Technology wanted to see how those bumps were impacting …”
TAGS: pregnancy, developmental health, maternal health