Daily Media Digest November 2, 2021

Regular screening for tuberculosis in Inuit communities is cost-effective
McGill University Health Centre
“… Director of the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and Senior Scientist in the Translational …”
TAGS: tuberculosis, respiratory health, screening, translational research, Inuit health, McGill University Health Centre

Joint research on soil bacteria via McMaster University shows potential for anti-malaria drug …
Global News
“Researchers from McMaster and the University of Hamburg say a new compound derived from common soil has the properties to kill one of the most …”
TAGS: anti-malaria, bacteria, innovative research, McMaster University

Sask. prof hopeful work on a new MS treatment could stop disease progression
Leader Post
“Ongoing research led by Michael Levin shows protecting a certain cell protein helps restore nerve cells, preventing the long-term degeneration often seen in MS patients.”
TAGS: multiple sclerosis, nerve cells, degenerative disease, innovative research, treatment options, University of Saskatchewan

Get your kids’ exercise habits in good shape – here’s why
Hamilton Health Sciences
Exercise is just what the doctor ordered! Experts at McMaster Children’s Hospital say exercise — even just playing outside — is part of a healthy lifestyle and contributes to a child’s physical and mental health.”
TAGS: physical health, children and youth health, exercise, healthy lifestyle, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences

UBC researchers develop new test to diagnose aggressive childhood brain tumours
UBC Faculty of Medicine – The University of British Columbia
“Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine and BC Cancer, in partnership with BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), have developed a …”
TAGS: brain tumors, cancer, innovative research, diagnosis, Provincial Health Services Authority BC

Study finds younger, male Western University students hooked on vaping – CBC.ca
CBC.ca
“A London, Ont., researcher is sounding the alarm about what he calls a “public health crisis” among young people who vape.”
TAGS: lung health, respiratory health, vaping, public health, Western University