Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
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Rady students step up to help with COVID-19 response in Manitoba
April 6, 2020 —
Over 600 students across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have stepped up to assist with COVID-19 response efforts.
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UM helps with pandemic preparedness in India
April 3, 2020 —
A University of Manitoba-led health unit is helping the most populous state in India prepare for the escalation of COVID-19.
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UM researcher leads study on effective N95 mask decontamination during COVID-19 crisis
April 2, 2020 —
University of Manitoba clinician-scientists and their research partners at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) have identified effective standard hospital sterilization techniques that may enable in-demand N95 masks to be sterilized up to 10 times for reuse in clinical settings
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New analysis finds that Indigenous-led health care partnerships improve health outcomes
April 2, 2020 —
A new analysis by Rady Faculty researchers and Indigenous elders says evidence is emerging to suggest that Indigenous-led health care partnerships are improving health outcomes in Indigenous peoples.
CBC: Researchers report answer to global shortage of N95 masks amid COVID-19 crisis
April 2, 2020 —
UM's Anand Kumar, professor of medicine, said preliminary results suggest some masks could be decontaminated and reused up to 10 times
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Workshops aim to strengthen health-care research in Manitoba
March 30, 2020 —
Increased collaboration among health-care researchers, policymakers, clinicians and patients in the community will help build a health-care system that meets the needs of all people, organizers of a new province-wide initiative said.
CBC: Tap into Manitoba’s scientific community for help during pandemic, scientist says
March 30, 2020 —
Prof. Jason Kindrachuk weighs in
Courageous UM Med student just one of Winnipeg’s heroes
March 28, 2020 —
A feature article on local heroes by Winnipeg Free Press reporters Ben Waldman, Joyanne Pursaga and Ryan Thorpe includes a short profile of UM medical student Juan Mohadeb
CBC: UM med students step up to volunteer in fight against COVID-19
March 24, 2020 —
Over 200 students in medical, dentistry, pharmacy, other faculties volunteering
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Stay mentally healthy while staying at home
March 23, 2020 —
Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, we will be spending a lot more time at home in the coming months. Here's how we can maintain our mental health.