Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
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CIHR supports UM researchers in quest to curtail rheumatoid arthritis in Indigenous populations
March 18, 2020 —
A Rady Faculty of Health Sciences research team was awarded $1.6 million dollars from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a multipronged project focused on rheumatoid arthritis in First Nations people that will include a clinical trial to see whether the combination of turmeric, omega-3 and vitamin D can reduce the risk of the autoimmune disease
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The science behind the social determinants of health
March 10, 2020 —
Dr. Sharon Bruce, new head of community health sciences (CHS) in the Max Rady College of Medicine, is taking the lead of a growing and changing department situated within an evolving discipline.
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Rady students advance to 3MT finals
March 4, 2020 —
Four Rady Faculty of Health Sciences grad students will be heading to the 3MT finals at the end of March.
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Face coronavirus with courage, UM alumnus urges medical peers
March 3, 2020 —
“We’re going to have to be strong,” author/physician Dr. Kevin Patterson said in a speech about doctors’ obligation to care for patients during a pandemic, regardless of the danger to their own health.
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Medicine Art Show now accepting submissions under theme “The Future is Now”
March 2, 2020 —
Submissions are now open to all Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ students, faculty and staff for the annual Max Rady College of Medicine Art Show!
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UM-led projects receive $4M in CIHR funding to discover role of microbiome in cervical cancer, asthma
February 28, 2020 —
A pair of University of Manitoba-led projects were each awarded $2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2 to study the microbiome in cervical cancer and the microbial causes of asthma.
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New anatomy head seeks to expand research, teaching through collaboration
February 27, 2020 —
Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch, in her new role as head of human anatomy and cell science, sees herself as an initiator and facilitator as the department enters a new phase of increased interdisciplinary collaboration in both innovative research and creative teaching.
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Med students aim to fill in sexual education gaps in high schools with new initiative
February 25, 2020 —
A new initiative aims to fill in the gaps in Manitoba’s current sexual education curriculum by training medical students to deliver workshops to high school students
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Winter river trails get Winnipeggers exercising outdoors, study shows
February 24, 2020 —
Dr. Jon McGavock was out for a run a few winters ago when he kept passing smiling people on a trail. Despite the cold, he noticed everyone seemed so happy. During that run he decided he had to study the impact of Winnipeg’s 10 km of frozen river trails.
The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund supports cutting-edge research
February 21, 2020 —
Thanks to a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund, an interdisciplinary team in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will create heart tissue using a 3D bioprinter to study the development of diabetes