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Global gaps in inflammatory bowel disease care revealed in study led by UM

November 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Charles Bernstein led the first global study on health-care spending for IBD, aiming to identify key areas in disease management and highlight gaps in diagnosis, treatment and access to care.

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Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty

November 21, 2025 — 
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Number of Manitobans using MAID levels off

November 20, 2025 — 
Salina Pirzada, a PhD student in the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba whose thesis is about why patients request MAID, said the numbers have likely plateaued for now

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Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day

November 17, 2025 — 
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Graduands seated for convocation at Bannatyne campus. University of Manitoba president Michael Benarroch addresses them from the stage.

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New Rady grads encouraged to stay curious, inspire others

November 12, 2025 — 
New graduates from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine celebrated at fall convocation Nov. 6 at Bannatyne campus. 

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Women must be equitably included in health research, WISDOM speakers say

November 10, 2025 — 
Women’s health continues to be negatively affected by the fact that most medical research is conducted on men, experts said at a recent UM symposium.

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CBC: Expert calling for Canada to have co-ordinated response to treat endometriosis

November 6, 2025 — 
CBC's Faith Fundal spoke with Dr. Devon Evans, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UM, who is calling on the government to treat endometriosis as a national problem.

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Early-career Rady researchers awarded New Investigator grants

November 4, 2025 — 
Five assistant professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are among 24 researchers who have received a total of nearly $1.8 million in New Investigator Operating Grants from Research Manitoba. 

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Rady Faculty Vanier Scholar feels she now ‘belongs in academic research’

November 3, 2025 — 
For Deanne Nixie Miao, receiving the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship has helped her feel that she fits in doing research in the lab.

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CBC: Canada at risk of losing measles elimination status

October 30, 2025 — 
Virologist and University of Manitoba assistant professor Julie Lajoie speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination status means and why vaccination is crucial.

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