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Two Manitoba alumni inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

May 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · Agriculture, Alumni, Health, History, Medicine, News Release, Research

Two distinguished graduates of the University of Manitoba are among six new laureates inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame at a gala event today in Halifax.
They are: Winnipegger Dr. Arnold Naimark, former dean of medicine, the ninth president of the University of Manitoba and currently president emeritus; and Dr. David MacLennan, from Swan […]

Visionary Conversations: Global pandemic, future apocalypse?

April 16th, 2013 · No Comments · Health, History, Medicine, News Release, Outreach, Research

The next session of the award-winning Visionary Conversations series presented by the University of Manitoba will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Visionary Conversations is an engaging, interactive speaker series that brings together world-class minds to present and discuss issues with the audience that are critical to the future of our community, our country […]

Continuity of family doctor’s care best

March 21st, 2013 · No Comments · Health, Medicine, News Release, Research

A new study by The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) at the University of Manitoba has found that Manitobans with chronic conditions visit doctor’s offices about seven times each year. The majority of the visits are to a family doctor.
The study, Understanding the Patterns of Ambulatory Care in Manitoba, looked at ambulatory care: any […]

“What’s wrong with your leg?”

March 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Education, Health, Kinesiology, Medical Rehabilitation, Medicine, News Release, Nursing, Outreach, Peace and Justice, Research, Students, human ecology, infrastructure, psychology

On Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 3:00 pm., Karina Cardona Claros, a student in the department of environment and geography, will be presenting a talk titled “Creative Skills for Confronting the Ableist City: Resisting Immobility Following Spinal Cord Injury.”
Cardona Claros will be telling the story of growing up with a visible disability, and how it […]

It’s nutrition month!

March 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Advisory, Agriculture, Health, Outreach, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceutica, human ecology

The department of human nutritional sciences is hosting a public lecture on satiety and weight management by Dr. Susan Raatz, nutrition scientist with the USDA. In addition, attendees will have a chance to interact with experts from human nutritional sciences to discuss the role of food in maintaining health and to sample some healthier versions […]

High-potency statins linked to acute kidney injury

March 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Health, Medicine, News Release, Research

In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers found that patients taking higher strength statins face a small increase in the risk of acute kidney injury. Published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the research was conducted by the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES).
The study found a […]

Canada Research Chairs get more funding

March 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Health, History, Indigenous, Medicine, News Release, Nursing, Outreach, Peace and Justice, Research, Science, environment, political studies, sustainability

Cancer is now the leading cause of death in Canada and infections are still a significant cause of death and suffering. It is becoming increasingly clear that infections cause many cancers with 20 per cent of cancers worldwide are caused by preventable or treatable infections such as H. pylori, the human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis […]