Daily Media Digest May 29, 2018

Red Deer Express
“Mayor Tara Veer and representatives of Alberta Heather Services (AHS) met last week to talk about supervised consumption services and other health …”
TAGS: Alberta, provincial strategy, opioid crisis

 

Saskatoon StarPhoenix
“Young Innovators: U of S study targets enzyme’s role in breast cancer … (photo by Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan) DAVID STOBBE / …”
TAGS: young innovators, University of Saskatchewan, breast cancer, enzymes

 

EurekAlert (press release)
“… Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Neurosurgery) of Canada or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, AC.”
TAGS: biomarkers, subconcussive head trauma

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“That is why the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities,announced more than $158-million …”
TAGS: 800 research projects , government funding

 

CTV News
“Researchers at McMaster University recently decided to assess how well the program has been doing by looking at the health of residents in three …”
TAGS: preventive care clinics, reduce 911 calls, health study, McMaster University

 

CMAJ
“METHODS: We undertook a population-based retrospective cohort study using Ontario’s administrative health and vaccination databases from 2007 to …”
TAGS: human papillomavirus vaccination, autoimmune disorder

 

EurekAlert (press release)
“This study was funded by the Canada Research Chair Endorsement, Loblaw Cos. Ltd., and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).”
TAGS: Vitamins, Minerals, health

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“The Mental Health Self Check gives Canadian women an easy, accessible … This year, races are taking place in 17 cities across Canada, with the …”
TAGS: mental health, tool kit, women’s health, CAMH

 

Globalnews.ca
“The live kidney donor program has been in operation at Kingston General Hospital for almost a year now. Eight successful transplants have already …”
TAGS: liver, transplant, Kingston General Hospital, kidney donor program