Daily Media Digest September 23, 2019

The London Free Press
““It (the warning) was based on less than 100 case reports,” said study author Amit Garg, a scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, the research …”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s disease, treatment, risk

 

CBC.ca
“Women face unique biological circumstances that can disrupt sleep at different times in their lives, Bourjeily says — beginning when they get their periods, …”
TAGS: sleep disorders, women’s health

 

CBC.ca
“Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at the University Health Network, says there are probably under-diagnosed cases and undiagnosed …”
TAGS: Lyme disease, treatment, patients

 

CBC.ca
“”Alcohol and cannabis are often misconstrued as innocuous and less harmful substances, and I think that the core message here … is, that’s not the case,” said Barry Andres …”
TAGS: substance abuse, youth, Alberta

 

Montreal Gazette
“MUHC acquires “cutting-edge” heart MRI machine for research … The McGill University Health Centre acquired on Saturday Canada’s most … as well as some leading medical-imaging companies, to be able to see new things faster …”
TAGS: MRI, cardiac health, diagnosis

 

The Kingston Whig-Standard
“… senior scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and executive director of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, believes so, but it will be tough.”
TAGS: vaping, public health

 

UM Today (press release)
“The University of Manitoba now has 29 Fellows in the CAHS. “These outstanding clinician-scientists deserve this prestigious honour for their decades …”
TAGS: Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, hypertension, cancer patients

 

OttawaMatters.com
““There is so much great, creative work being done by really talented students across the country,” says Dr. McNally. “We thought these budding scientists needed a publication to recognize their work, while also giving them the chance to learn about other critical aspects of being a scientist …”
TAGS: students, publishing

 

CTV News
“Hundreds of Edmontonians pedaled for a cause on Friday morning in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Revolution Ride to Defeat Diabetes …”
TAGS: diabetes, fundraising