Daily Media Digest November 8, 2022

Attention innovators: Arthritis Society Canada funding solutions to arthritis
Arthritis Society Canada
“Arthritis Society Canada is investing in entrepreneurs to help them change the lives of people living with arthritis. Finalists to compete for $200,000 at the Arthritis Ideator AwardsTM in April 2023.”
TAGS: arthritis, entrepreneur, Arthritis Ideator Awards, Arthritis Society Canada

Novel discovery slowed prostate cancer growth by targeting its sugar coat
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
“A study headed by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researchers Dr. Nader Al-Nakouzi and Dr. Mads Daugaard has uncovered a vital clue behind the recurrence of prostate cancer following anti-androgen hormone therapy.”
TAGS: prostate cancer, hormone therapy, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Behind the Breakthrough – WINNER 2022 Canadian Podcast Award: ‘Outstanding Science Series’
University Health Network
“Behind the Breakthrough enters its fourth season of showcasing groundbreaking medical research and people behind it at UHN. This season features an all-star cast of award winning scientists…”
TAGS: health research, podcast, award, University Health Network

University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection
Global News
“The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic helped start a new diagnostic testing and research facility at the University of Calgary focused on infections …”
TAGS: diagnostic research, COVID-19 pandemic, infection, University of Calgary

‘We have the solutions right in our hands’: Building a better healthcare system in The Next 25
Faculty of Health Sciences | Queen’s University
“Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen’s Health Sciences, at a recent town hall event on the future of healthcare. “We’ve been doing this for a very long time. We …”
TAGS: medical education, healthcare system, Queen’s Health Sciences

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is the first hospital in North America to install Bayer’s next generation MEDRAD® Centargo CT Injection System, designed for optimizing workflow
Newswire.CA
“Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Bayer Inc. (Bayer) are excited to announce the launch and installation of the MEDRAD® Centargo CT Injection System, a new innovative injector from Bayer for computed tomography (CT), at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.”
TAGS: radiology, CT imaging, workflow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre