Daily Media Digest May 28, 2018

CTV News
“Hundreds of people put on their running shoes in Bedford, N.S. on Sunday, all in support of the IWK Health Centre. The ‘IWK 5k in Memory of Jessica’ …”
TAGS: IWK Health Centre, Walk, fundraiser

 

BlackburnNews.com
“The PODS were co-developed by University Health Network’s OpenLab, patients, and healthcare providers. They were designed for patients and …”
TAGS: New Tool, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) , patient care, University Health Network, Openlabs

 

CBC.ca
“The University of Alberta’s School of Public Health is getting a northern touch. The school announced Wednesday it’s appointing five adjunct ..”
TAGS: University of Alberta, public health, Indigenous health

 

AuntMinnie
“While Canada’s physicians rank among the best in the world, the country’s healthcare system comes up painfully short when it comes to care …”
TAGS: IT, Innovation, healthcare, Canada

 

The Globe and Mail
“Serious AI touches areas as vital as transportation, environmental science and health care. But at the moment, much research is following the ..”
TAGS: AI, solving problems, Health care

 

CBC.ca
“A doctor from Newfoundland and Labrador is working on a device for smartphones that could help diabetics keep their feet on the ground. “This piece …”
TAGS: testing technology, diabetes, amputation

 

The Globe and Mail-13 hours ago
“The study, published on Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, should … drug-innovation fund and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.”
TAGS: HPV vaccine, risk of autoimmune disorders

 

CBC.ca-15 hours ago
“In research published in the journal Aging and Mental Health, Jones and her colleagues argue that while community exercise programs can be excellent tools …”
TAGS: BC Researchers, hearing loss, loneliness

 

Ottawa Citizen-2 hours ago
“On this front, Canada’s universities are positioned to play a central role in creating collaborative health research hubs connecting health, medicine, law, …”
TAGS: AI, Artificial intelligence, healthcare