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UM researchers launch preventative drug trial for health-care workers at risk of COVID-19

May 15, 2020 — 
UM researchers in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and McGill University, have launched an online clinical trial for health-care workers at higher risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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Celebrating Indigenous Nurses Day

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Celebrating Indigenous Nurses Day

May 13, 2020 — 
Today we celebrate Indigenous nurses and nursing students in Manitoba on Indigenous Nurses Day, part of the National Nursing Week.  This year’s theme is “Nurses: A voice to lead – Nursing the world to health.” Currently we have over 80 Indigenous nursing students enrolled in the College of Nursing, a great harbinger for Indigenous health professionals delivering care to Indigenous communities and beyond.

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Midwifery program offers support in Nunavut during pandemic

May 13, 2020 — 
In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 to Nunavut, three faculty members from the College of Nursing’s new bachelor of midwifery program have been working to support maternal and child health with a full-scope midwifery practice that includes antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care.

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A midwife examines a pregnant woman in a hospital setting.

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Midwifery degree program due for delivery in 2021

May 13, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba’s College of Nursing will introduce a bachelor’s degree program in midwifery in September 2021.

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Global clinical trial to test blood thinner on COVID-19 patients led by UM and UHN

May 12, 2020 — 
A large-scale international clinical trial to test whether the blood thinner heparin can help improve survival for COVID-19 patients launches this week, led by clinician-scientists from the University of Manitoba and the University Health Network.

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Navigating the ‘new normal’ post COVID-19 lockdown

May 8, 2020 — 
As the province starts to ease restrictions on public life, Manitobans who have been spending a lot of time at home physical distancing or isolating may be experiencing feelings of anxiety related to COVID-19 at the prospect of going out into the public

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Adult holds newborn baby's hand. // Image from iStock.

Breastfeeding is recommended during pandemic, but coronavirus has changed support systems

May 8, 2020 — 
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing health-care providers to change the way they support breastfeeding mothers

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Pharmacists play essential role in COVID-19 response

May 6, 2020 — 
As front-line health-care professionals, many pharmacists are playing an important role in patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic in community pharmacies, hospitals and other health-care settings including long-term care.

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Medical student using 3D printing skills to make face masks

May 5, 2020 — 
A second-year Max Rady College of Medicine student is using his 3D printing experience to help a group of physicians develop reusable silicone face masks to be used to protect health-care workers from COVID-19.

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Why are some COVID-19 tests false positives?

May 5, 2020 — 
In a story on CBC, medical microbiologist Dr. Philippe Legasse-Weins explains why some tests for COVID-19 turn out to be false positives, like the one case in Nunavut that turned out to be a mistake.

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