Daily Media Digest November 1, 2017

hriportal.ca (press release)
A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in collaboration with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), will provide doctors and health decision makers with critical, pan-Canadian data on cardiac patient outcomes that could help improve the quality of in-hospital care.

TAGS: cardiovascular, CCS, CIHI

EurekAlert (press release)
“The researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Medicine has spent the last …”
TAGS: bones, metabolism, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM)

 

BIOTECanada
“Canada NewsWire (press release) MONTREAL, Oct. 31, 2017 /CNW/ – enGene Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of a proprietary Gene PillTM platform, has …”
TAGS: EnGene inc., biotechnology, BIOTECanada

 

TheChronicleHerald.ca
“Pamela Fralick, president of Innovative Medicines Canada, said she doesn’t know what changes Health Canada will propose for the Patented …”
TAGS: excessive cuts to drug prices, pharmaceuticals, Innovatiive Medicines Canada

 

CTV News
“Dr. Tanya Tulipan, a psychiatrist who works with new mothers at the IWK Health Centre, says women abandon children — a criminal offence — for all …”
TAGS: safe havens renewed, abandoned baby, IWK Health Centre

 

Globalnews.ca
“Michael Villeneuve, CEO of the Canadian Nurses Association, gave a free, public lecture on the future of nursing in Canada at the IWK Health Centre …”
TAGS: CNA, Michael Villeneuve, future of nursing

 

Science
“1Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G …”
TAGS: cell polarity, University Health Network

 

PR Newswire (press release)
“The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation at University Health Network is raising funds to lead the way in Personalized Cancer Medicine at the …”
TAGS: PRESIDENT & CEO Michael Burns, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, University Health Network

 

TheSpec.com
“A team of McMaster University researchers is partnering with members of two First Nations communities, including the nearby Six Nations of the Grand …”
TAGS: first nations, Health Research, McMaster University

 

UCalgary News
“University has record year in sponsored research income … Laval University, University of Calgary, McMaster University, University of Ottawa and the …”
TAGS: Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities

 

Markets Insider
“… their newborns is an incredible accomplishment in the global diabetes research agenda,” says Dave Prowten, President and CEO at JDRF Canada.”
TAGS: JDRF, study CGM, pregnant women, type 1 diabetes

 

McGill Newsroom
“Now, a new study from a Canadian team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) with funding from global …”
TAGS: rookie dads, McGill University Centre (RI-MUHC)

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2017 /CNW/ – For Diabetes Awareness Month in November, Diabetes Canada is highlighting the progress that has been made in …”
TAGS: Sugar, Diabetes Awareness Month, Diabetes Canada