Daily Media Digest November 13, 2018

CBC.ca
“Dr. D.J. Cook, a neurosurgeon and professor at Queen’s University, is teaming up with local hospitals and medical device manufacturer ArcheOptix on …”
TAGS: brain scans, technology, medical device

 

The Globe and Mail
“The latest findings echo a 2014 study by researchers from the University of Manitoba that showed individuals across Canada who had experienced …”
TAGS: mental health, traumatic injury, suicide

 

The Sudbury Star
“Health Sciences North, along with its affiliate, Health Sciences North Research Institute, is ranked among Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals for a …”
TAGS: Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals, Dominic Giroux

 

The Globe and Mail
“There’s a lot of cultural barriers that need to be addressed when it comes to Indigenous health. Even my friends, who have passed away, would take …”
TAGS: Indigenous, cancer patients

 

CBC.ca
“… from the Public Health Agency of Canada, TB rates are almost 300 times higher among Inuit than for the non-Indigenous Canadian-born population.”
TAGS: Indigenous, tuberculosis, community-based health care

 

Toronto Star
““It’s a reasonable statement to say it could have impact on the developing brain,” said Matthew Hill, a neuroscientist with the University of Calgary who …”
TAGS: cannabis, legalization, teenagers, children

 

Varsity
“Steinhart is the Head of the Combined Division of Gastroenterology for Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network. “We’re trying to …”
TAGS: Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel disease, Research, genetic predisposition

 

TheSpec.com
“”It’s creating a real lost generation,” said the professor of pathology and molecular medicine at McMaster University. “This crisis is one that is really …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, overdose deaths

 

iPolitics.ca
“Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef teams up with Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor for a morning visit to a Moncton retirement home, …”
TAGS: politics, federal election, Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, Maxime Bernier

 

The Globe and Mail
“Alberta Health Services / AHS, Edmonton. Health care; 46,765 employees. Maintains a dedicated Health and Wellness Action Plan in support of …”
TAGS: Canada’s Top Employers, workplace innovation