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A standing boy clutches his stomach in pain.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Appendectomy or antibiotics: which is a better choice for children’s appendicitis?

January 17, 2025 — 
Dr. Richard Keijzer, a pediatric surgeon and professor of surgery in the Max Rady College of Medicine at UM, was part of an international research team that has just published a study comparing the two treatment approaches.

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Portrait of Dr. Zulma Rueda in her lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Listening to Experience

January 8, 2025 — 
When Dr. Zulma Rueda was studying tuberculosis (TB) transmission in Colombian prisons as part of her PhD research 14 years ago, some prisoners approached her.

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Student holding a piece of lab equipment.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

A science story of giving

December 18, 2024 — 
Six Winnipeg middle schools or high schools have received brand-new lab equipment – a gift designed to spark curiosity and provide students with high-quality tools to explore the world of science.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady scientists receive funding support for research to advance precision medicine

December 17, 2024 — 
Funding to drive breakthroughs in precision medicine, tackling cancer, neurological disorders, and therapy resistance.

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Closeup of a person's ear.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Electrical stimulation of ears shows promise for treating ulcerative colitis: UM study

December 16, 2024 — 
A simple, non-invasive treatment focused on the ears could one day provide relief for people with ulcerative colitis, a UM research study has found.

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Dr. Jude Uzonna is seated in his lab. He uses scientific equipment from behind a protective shield.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty scientists receive nearly $10 million in CIHR funding

December 11, 2024 — 
Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded more than $9.9 million in the latest round of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project funding.  

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A student wearing a VR headset tries navigating a health-care scenario at the RadyVerse launch.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Roundup: Memorable Rady Faculty stories of 2024

December 10, 2024 — 
It’s been a year of exciting news in the areas of education, research and community service across the five colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Here’s a look at 10 of our most notable stories of 2024.

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Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

Faculty of Arts

UM in the news: Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024

December 8, 2024 — 
UM experts and researchers were featured in media stories locally, nationally and globally. Read on to find out who were the Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024.

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Sabine Mai

Research and International

Medical breakthrough provides hope for early risk stratification of a deadly blood cancer

November 29, 2024 — 
Dr. Sabine Mai publishes groundbreaking study shows early risk stratification of smoldering multiple myeloma, a precursor state to multiple myeloma, a deadly form of blood cancer.  

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Three students stand in front of a sundance lodge.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Sundances offer students ‘crash course in culture’

November 27, 2024 — 
A program through the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC) at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is helping students connect with Indigenous communities through ceremony. 

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