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A sick baby in hospital, hooked up to many wires and tubes.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba urged to protect all newborns against RSV with antibody shots

November 8, 2024 — 
Manitoba urged to protect all newborns against RSV with antibody shots

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Dr. Ayush Kumar.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Medscape: Canada’s First Nations Communities Call for Clean Water

September 23, 2024 — 
Canada's First Nations Communities Call for Clean Water

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Jason Kindrachuk

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CTV News: Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa

September 13, 2024 — 
Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa

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Winners and judges pose together with the Falling Walls Manitoba trophies.

Research and International

Introducing the 2024 Falling Walls Lab Manitoba winners

September 12, 2024 — 
Twelve contestants presented their groundbreaking ideas at the Falling Walls Lab Manitoba competition.

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3D render of mpox virus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Scientific American: How Deadly Is Mpox, What Vaccines are Effective, and Other Questions Answered

August 30, 2024 — 
How Deadly Is Mpox, What Vaccines are Effective, and Other Questions Answered

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Portrait of Dr. Jason Kindrachuk.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

NPR: Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks — and lacks vaccines

July 17, 2024 — 
Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks — and lacks vaccines

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Dairy cow // Wikipedia

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Forbes: Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds

June 28, 2024 — 
Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds

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Jason Kindrachuk

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC News: Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk

May 30, 2024 — 
Canadian scientists launch early warning system to spot traces of H5N1 bird flu in milk

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Dr. Zulma Rueda headshot.

Research and International

Meet Zulma Rueda, 2023 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category

May 24, 2024 — 
Dr. Zulma Rueda is the 2023 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Health Sciences category.

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Herd of cattle in a field

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CTV Winnipeg: ‘A big concern for us’: Virologist on danger of avian flu outbreak coming to Canadian cattle

May 7, 2024 — 
'A big concern for us': Virologist on danger of avian flu outbreak coming to Canadian cattle

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