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Study: Eating peanut while breastfeeding and early peanut introduction may help protect against peanut allergy in children

September 14, 2017 — 
A new study suggests that infants whose mothers ate peanut while breastfeeding, and who are introduced to peanut by 12 months, may have a lower risk of developing a peanut allergy later in childhood.

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‘I’ve wanted this for so long’:

September 12, 2017 — 
Students persevere to earn places in dentistry and dental hygiene classes.

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Duo inducted into RSC college

September 12, 2017 — 
Professors Tracie Afifi and Salah Mahmud have been elected as members of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

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Dispensing wisdom

September 7, 2017 — 
For many students, working through the summer is a bitter pill but students in the summer research program say it’s a sweet way to gain experience.

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Record demand shown for physician assistant program

September 6, 2017 — 
The U of M physician assistant program attracted a record number of applicants this year.

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Youth struggle with access to mental health and addictions care, study shows

August 30, 2017 — 
People with mental illness in Manitoba have better access to family doctors and rely less on emergency departments than in four other Canadian provinces, a comparative study has found

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Managing risk, managing pain

August 29, 2017 — 
New charting technique helps physicians better care for opioid users.

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New med students urged to serve with passion, humility

August 25, 2017 — 
The diverse Class of 2021 was welcomed to medical school with inspiring speeches and inaugural white coats.

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McDermot Ave. pedestrian and cycling connection coming

August 24, 2017 — 
The City of Winnipeg starts construction starts Monday, Aug. 28 on a new east-west pedestrian and cycling connection

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A 2011 literature review commissioned by the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services found that while the number of university students living with mental illnesses continues to grow, more students are starting to come forward to seek help. // Photo from iStock

Mothers of children with FASD at increased risk for suicide, U of M study

August 24, 2017 — 
First Canadian study to analyze health data to quantify the burden of suicide among mothers of children with FASD

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