Daily Media Digest October 15, 2018

University Affairs
““We see a lot of this with stem cells, for example. They will talk about giving stem cell injections or products that stimulate stem cells. They are trying to …”
TAGS: junk science, pseudo-science, health scams, Timothy Caulfield

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“At the centennial gala, Baycrest will celebrate its rich heritage and look forward to a future that includes building the new Kimel Family Centre for Brain …”
TAGS: health care and innovation, Health Research, 100th Anniversary Gala

 

Toronto Star
“CALGARY—University of Calgary researchers have found a way to make essential imaging tests safer for people at risk of acute kidney injury.”
TAGS: medical imaging, kidney damage, research

 

The Tri-City News
“Keynote speaker Dr. Marla Shapiro, a world-renown health expert and past-president of the North American Menopause Society, is presenting from …”
TAGS: women’s health, sexual health, menopause, Dr. Marla Shapiro

 

The Globe and Mail
“Just as surely as everyone desperately hopes the opioid death crisis in Canada will not get worse, latest federal indicators suggest that the number of …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, prevention, overdose deaths

 

McGill Reporter
“This work was performed in collaboration with Drs. Elie Matouk and Saul Frenkiel, McGill University Health Centre, Department of Respiratory …”
TAGS: cystic fibrosis, treatment, research

 

Globalnews.ca
“Guelph Medical Imaging unveils new ‘definitive’ exam to diagnose … DaTscan or Ioflupane is an imaging agent manufactured by GE Healthcare and …”
TAGS: Parkinson’s Disease, diagnostics technologies, medical imaging

 

Ottawa Sun
“It is information some people might not be comfortable with, acknowledged Dr. Peter Tanuseputro, an investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute …”
TAGS: predictive algorithm, death, individual health information

 

CBC.ca
“The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is leading the province with its Rapid Access Clinic, an innovative new central intake …”
TAGS: access to health care, Rapid Access Clinic, arthoplastic clinic

 

OttawaMatters.com
“For decades, many women suffering from heart diseases have been under-diagnosed, untreated and understudied. Manager of the Canadian …”
TAGS: women’s health, research toolkit, heart disease