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 […]

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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 […]

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Roberta Woodgate, Faculty of Nursing professor at the University of Manitoba, has been awarded a research chair in child and youth health from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Woodgate has been a trailblazer in this area of medical research. Prior to her research in this field, the voices of children and youth were […]

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D’après une nouvelle étude, l’administration d’hydroxyéthylamidon, un expanseur du volume sanguin à base de maïs couramment utilisé pour réanimer des patients gravement malades et ayant une basse pression artérielle, s’avère plus dommageable que bénéfique.
Une équipe de recherche dirigée par le Dr Ryan Zarychanski du George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) de l’Université […]

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A new study shows the use of corn-based hydroxyethyl starches (HES), the most common blood volume expanders used to resuscitate critically ill patients with low blood pressure, may be doing more harm than good.
A team of researchers led by Dr. Ryan Zarychanski at the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) at the […]

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On Thursday, February 14, 2013, Dr. Harvey Chochinov, University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, is giving a presentation on the dignity of people with disabilities.
Last month, he released a major paper in the journal Cancer on the importance of caregivers’ actions to reduce stress in people living with cancer. The article provided […]

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One of the world’s outstanding medical researchers in the field of breathing and lung function is coming back to his alma mater to talk about his work.
Born in Winnipeg and a graduate of the University of Manitoba, Dr. James Hogg’s brilliant career and uniquely-blended background in pathology, pulmonary physiology and molecular biology has leveraged over […]

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