Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
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UM alum values her ‘phenomenal medical education,’ urges redesign of health system to ensure doctors thrive
February 28, 2025 —
Today’s medical students are extraordinary individuals with great capacity to contribute as physicians, but the health-care system must change to support them in achieving their best, a distinguished medical alum said at a recent UM awards dinner.
Medscape Medical News: Mental health worse after workplace injuries
February 28, 2025 —
Patients with workplace injuries have worse mental health outcomes over time than patients with non-workplace injuries: UM study
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Psychology Month feature: Improving lives of children and caregivers through research
February 24, 2025 —
February is Psychology Month, and it's a time to celebrate psychologists and the vital work they do, including research.
Research and International
The Conversation: U.S. cuts to HIV/AIDS funding will be detrimental for vulnerable groups in Kenya
February 24, 2025 —
On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to freeze foreign aid funding. This was followed by a stop-work order for dozens of life-saving humanitarian programs.
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UM professor creates novel podcast as resource for emerging scholars
February 14, 2025 —
A Rady researcher and faculty member, working closely with local radio station UMFM, launched a podcast designed as a resource for medical trainees and residents to help guide them on their journey to becoming a clinician scientist.
UM health researchers receive more than $9.6 million in federal funding
February 14, 2025 —
Health researchers at the University of Manitoba have been awarded more than $9.6 million in the latest round of project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
City News Winnipeg: University of Manitoba-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer
February 13, 2025 —
University of Manitoba-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer
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UM-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer
February 11, 2025 —
A new study from researchers at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has identified a possible treatment option and greater understanding of recurrent glioblastoma, a fatal form of brain cancer and the one that took beloved Canadian musician Gord Downie’s life in 2017.
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UM partner clinics in Nairobi fear for HIV patients after Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
February 4, 2025 —
For 45 years, the University of Manitoba has partnered with the University of Nairobi and the non-profit Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA) to achieve successful STI and HIV research, prevention, care and treatment programs to the most vulnerable communities in Kenya and in Africa.
Outstanding Rady Faculty grad students earn Dean’s Prize
January 23, 2025 —
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to 10 extraordinary graduate students in 2024.