Daily Media Digest September 18, 2019

Globalnews.ca
“A new study from the University of Manitoba has found a widening health gap between First Nation people and other Manitobans.”
TAGS: First Nations, Indigenous, health gap, University of Manitoba

 

The Hill Times
“BIOTECanada, the industry association that represents more than 200 Canadian biotechnology companies, has been in talks with Innovation, Science …”
TAGS: biotechnology, industry data, ISED, BIOTECanada

 

CBC.ca
“A history of suffering from migraines is a “significant risk factor” for developing different forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to a …”
TAGS: dementia, migraines, University of Manitoba, University of Waterloo

 

Times Colonist
“Vaping causes severe illness in otherwise healthy young adults and teenagers. It causes a life-threatening, life-shortening and sometimes deadly lung toxicity and injury …”
TAGS: vaping, lung health

 

CBC.ca
“Cannabidiol, or CBD oil, is promoted for a wide range of medical conditions. Recently, a review for doctors weighed the science behind the claims.”
TAGS: cannabidiol, pain management

 

CTV News
“The new nurse practitioners will be hired across all five Alberta Health Services zones, many working with patients in underserved communities.”
TAGS: nurse practitioners, remote communities, Alberta

 

hriportal.ca
“When Drs. Banting, Best, Collip and MacLeod discovered insulin in Toronto in the summer of 1921, they saved the lives of millions of people around the world.”
TAGS: diabetes, Your Candidates, Your Health