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George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation News Archive

Health care professional listening to a patient's heart rate using a stethoscope. Patient is laying in a hospital bed.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Innovation meets research: Canada’s newest Academic Contract Research Organization

March 24, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba Academic Contract Research Organization, situated at the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, is a new innovative unit in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences to strengthen Manitoba’s capacity for leading and conducting human clinical trials.

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Research and International

Can mental illness be passed down through generations?

November 14, 2024 — 
Dr. Amani Hamad, assistant professor of community health sciences, has been awarded a prestigious Canada Research Chair in population data science and data curation.

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Research and International

Café Scientifique Spring 2023 Season concludes

June 7, 2023 — 
Presentations featuring 24 UM researchers available for online viewing.

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Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy was significantly associated with infant body mass index at one year of age. // Photo: Wikimedia

Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of long-term weight gain, heart disease and other health issues

July 17, 2017 — 
Researchers from George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation conducted a systematic review

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Salah Mahmud Speaking with colleagues

Community Stories

Preventing cancer: Research into the use of common medicines might help

February 3, 2015 — 
Dr. Mahmud is engaging in patient-oriented research to study the effects of medication such as Aspirin, in the prevention of cancer.

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Inspired to give

November 10, 2014 — 
How one prominent donor turned others’ generosity into a lifetime of giving

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Taking probiotics can be good for you … but does not prevent childhood asthma: Study

December 17, 2013 — 
Study analyzes health benefits of probiotics on babies in utero or up to 12 months old

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