USask VIDO team receives $6M from international epidemic coalition | Globalnews.ca
Global News
“USask’s VIDO team has been granted $6 million — the first-ever award that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has given to …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic., funding, innovative research, VIDO InterVac, University of Saskatchewan
Alcohol and cannabis sales across Canada rose by over $2.6B during the pandemic, study suggests
CBC.ca
“Leslie Buckley, chief of addictions at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, says the pandemic made people more stressed …”
TAGS: pandemic , COVID19, stress, mental health, substance abuse, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Calgary doctor’s ventilator innovation could be a game changer in future emergencies | CBC News
CBC.ca
“It started with lots of late nights in Dr. Steven Roy’s garage. The critical care medicine fellow at the University of Calgary started building a …”
TAGS: ventilator, critical care medicine, medical technology, University of Calgary
It’s especially important to get a flu shot this year: U of T infectious disease expert Susy Hota
University of Toronto
“… and control at the University Health Network and an associate professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s department of medicine.”
TAGS: infectious disease, influenza, vaccination, flu season, University Health Network
What is a moral injury — and how can it be treated? | TVO.org
TVO
“… recalls Lanius, a psychiatry professor at Western University. “He said to me, ‘I cannot look anyone in the eye for fear that they will see the …”
TAGS: moral injury, mental health, psychiatry, treatment, Western University
Chantelle Walker, master of nursing student, explores the experiences of diabetes among Indigenous women in Southwestern Ontario
Ryerson University
“Chantelle Walker explores the experience of diabetes among Indigenous Women.”
TAGS: women’s health, nursing, diabetes, community health, Indigenous community health, Ryerson University
Improving care across Ontario一and beyond一for children and youth with depression – Newswire.ca
Newswire.ca
“CNW/ – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has launched a new free online tool to help improve the standard of care for youth living …”
TAGS: mental health, depression, youth health, access to care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Do I have to give up drinking if I have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation? – The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
“… and more vulnerable to contract from any trigger,” says Eugene Crystal, a cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.”
TAGS: cardiac health, atrial fibrillation, risk factor, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre