TORONTO – Dr. Crystal MacKay (pictured), one of West Park Healthcare Centre’s scientists, is at the forefront of research into virtual rehabilitation, and has been awarded a prestigious grant to further her work.
Dr. MacKay is heading a study to determine how patients perceive and experience compassionate care in virtual rehabilitation – and she’s being supported with a grant through AMS Healthcare.
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TORONTO – Brain researchers, clinicians, and people interested in brain health are celebrating the launch of an innovative new research study employing the best of brain health assessment techniques and technologies, in the comfort of participants’ homes and communities.
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TORONTO – Basketball fans are invited to get in the game in support of leading-edge research as part of a new fundraising event by Sinai Health Foundation in partnership with the Toronto Raptors.
The new signature event, called Raptors for Research, marks Sinai Health Foundation’s largest-ever public peer-to-peer fundraising event. The premier 3x3 basketball tournament takes place on March 20, 2022 and will see Canadians lace up their sneakers and get on the court in support of Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI).
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TORONTO – BrainFx, a wholly owned subsidiary of Highmark Interactive, announced its collaboration with Mayo Clinic to assess the impact of “Long COVID” or “Post-COVID-19 Syndrome” on cognitive function. Long COVID, according to recent studies, affects somewhere between 10 and 40 percent of people who have had COVID-19, even in those with mild or no symptoms. The most common symptoms of Long COVID include shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction (or ‘brain fog’) and fatigue and can negatively impact a person’s ability to complete their daily activities, including work or school.
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EDMONTON – An extraordinary big data research project at the University of Alberta, in partnership with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, seeks to deliver specialized care and personalized therapies to Canadians living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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TORONTO – In a field as complex as cancer research, sometimes scientists struggle to sing from the same proverbial songbook. Cancer data are complex to analyze and subtle differences in the way they are handled could lead to seemingly discordant results.
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GUELPH, Ont. – Homewood Research Institute (HRI) is excited to announce a significant national research initiative on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals and public safety personnel. This urgently needed research is funded by a one million dollar donation from Homewood Health, with work being led by internationally renowned researchers and clinician-scientists from McMaster University working in close collaboration with HRI, the Centre for Excellence on PTSD and leading researchers and organizations across Canada.
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TORONTO – A transformative gift of $50 million donated by Garry Hurvitz (pictured) to SickKids Foundation was announced, unveiling the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health and the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health.
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TORONTO – An in-depth analysis by the Ontario Medical Association of the 13.5-per-cent daily pay gap between male and female physicians suggests that a multipronged approach will be needed to achieve gender pay equity in medicine.
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CALGARY – An alarming percentage of children and adolescents living through the COVID-19 pandemic are experiencing a global-wide mental health crisis, according to a new University of Calgary study published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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