Daily Media Digest November 9, 2018

CBC.ca
“(University Health Network). Clarke said he would support its use with injured soldiers in a battlefield situation, as the Pentagon has proposed in the …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, sufentanil pill, FDA, pain management

 

UCalgary News
“However, research shows that up to 30 per cent of people who have had a concussion may have ongoing symptoms that last much longer and can …”
TAGS: concussions, research symposium, public talk

 

National Post
“Programs like START can perhaps better handle the inpatient crisis using a dedicated multidisciplinary team of practitioners.”
TAGS: opioid crisis, hospital care, addiction

 

IT World Canada
“The Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre, formerly known as Douglas Mental Health University Institute, …”
TAGS: patient assessment, health care, mental health, technology

 

CBC.ca
“It’s long been known that Alzheimer’s patients often retain musical memories, even when recall of names, faces and places has been lost as the …”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s, patients, music, memory

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“This research is aiming to identify specific chemovars (strains) of cannabis using DNA marker-assisted technology to ensure desired chemovars …”
TAGS: cannabis, Research, NSERC

 

The Coast Halifa
“Now, with funding from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Goldberg and Aston have collaborated with playwright Annie Valentina to bring …”
TAGS: LGBTQ+, women’s health, birth, arts-based research

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“”On Aboriginal Veterans Day, we honour and remember the First Nations, Inuit and Métis people – past and present – who have served our country with great pride and sacrificed for our freedom…”
TAGS: Indigenous, veterans