#UCalgary researchers find 66 to 75% of unhoused people have an underlying mental health condition, pointing to a vital need for interventions to address homelessness and support the mental health needs of those experiencing homelessness: bit.ly/444S7yY Calgary Health Foundation

A Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research study in CMAJ shows that individuals with opioid use disorder are less likely to receive palliative care. Dr. Jenny Lau (@JelauPC) highlights the need for better support and training for #healthcare providers. > uhnresearch.ca/news/closing-p…; doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.2…

Thanks for this opportunity Research Canada! I'll be discussing some of our Brain Canada CIHR CIHR-IHDCYH SickKids Foundation funded research testing eMH resilience-building tools for youth. LakeheadU Research and Innovation Coping Research Lab Looking forward to hearing from other presenters as well!

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the 12 esteemed researchers who will be presenting at our upcoming virtual event on #eHealth innovations in Canada! 🇨🇦🔬

Don't miss the chance to learn from these leading experts! Register to attend: rc-rc.ca/phrc-virtual-e…

In today's Media Digest: A Lady Davis Institute study shows, for the first time, that combining two effective medications for type 2 #diabetes can result in further reductions of cardiovascular and renal events

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In today's Media Digest: Pfizer Canada and McMaster University have announced a significant project aimed at addressing critical gaps in #healthequity in the development and delivery of vaccines

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healthsci.mcmaster.ca/pfizer-canada-…

'So far, our teams and patients have utilized Voyce more than 9,000 times accessing 85 distinct languages and dialects.' We're working to implement the Voyce Global language interpretation services across all our patient-facing areas. OBIO hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/voyce/

In today's Media Digest: CysticFibrosisCanada is investing more than $2 million in research responding to the needs of people impacted by #cysticfibrosis !

Learn more about this incredible investment: cysticfibrosis.ca/news/cystic-fi…

Dive into the future of health care with us on May 8! This virtual #HealthResearchCaucus event will spotlight the latest eHealth innovations shaping Canada's health care landscape 🇨🇦🔬

Register to attend and explore the event details at rc-rc.ca/phrc-virtual-e…

Fascinating session on how we do/don’t/ought to give and receive external advice to government for better policy. Spoiler alert: the devil is in the implementation & championing of the intent. Commend those past and present who take these crucial roles. #ResearchMoney2024

Honoured to follow the inspiring opening session with Frédéric Bouchard Tabatha Bull & Maydinne Andrade of Canadian Black Scientists Network, and to help this crew unpack and reflect on Budget 2024 as R$ conf kicks off in Ottawa today. Thanks, Paul Dufour, for teeing up Laurent, Omer, Dave and me.

In today's Media Digest: Thanks to a Canadian Cancer Society challenge grant​, the BC Centre for Disease Control and BC Cancer are launching a study to combat online misinformation about #cancer causes and prevention.

Learn more: bccdc.ca/about/news-sto…

Provincial Health Services Authority Dr. Hedy Fry

In today's Media Digest: BD Canada has partnered with Mackenzie Health to launch a first-of-its-kind technology in Canada designed to help reduce IV pump programming medication errors

Learn more about this exciting #medtech : bd.com/en-ca/about-bd…

'It was really interesting to see the SARS-CoV-2 booster dose have such a huge increase in protective longevity capacity as compared to the primary series of two doses,' says lead author YorkU - Science's Chapin Korosec about study published in Scientific Reports. yorku.ca/news/2024/04/1…