Manitoba Centre for Health Policy News Archive
CBC: Teen suicide 3 times higher in Winnipeg’s inner city, study shows
November 17, 2016 —
The suicide rate for teens in Winnipeg's inner city is more than three times higher than average, researchers with the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have found
CIHR Foundation Grants awarded to U of M researchers
August 30, 2016 —
More than $8 million for 4 research projects at U of M
Caring for the caregiver
August 2, 2016 —
A new kind of research lab opened this spring at the Grace General Hospital, one focused on enhancing students’ and clinicians’ empathic communication skills with patients, families and caregivers
CTV: Should pitbulls be banned?
June 27, 2016 —
Researchers at the University of Manitoba studied Winnipeg’s pitbull ban and found that hospitalizations for dog bites went down overall
Global: New study in Winnipeg takes a look at how well your health care services work
June 7, 2016 —
It was put together by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba
CTV: $3 a day makes big difference for expecting low-income moms: Study
May 13, 2016 —
Marni Brownell's findings come from a study looking at Manitoba's Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit.
New research lab focuses on health care interaction
May 8, 2016 —
Enhancing students’ and clinicians’ empathic communication skills with patients, families and caregivers
Researchers find anti-diabetic drug not harmful to heart, as previous study found
March 23, 2016 —
Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding the risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications
National award goes to population health pioneer
March 3, 2016 —
PIR has awarded one of only seven national research awards to Professor Roos
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Drugs popular for treating type 2 diabetes found not to cause pancreatic cancer
February 23, 2016 —
Canada’s national drug safety network conducted the largest study ever to determine whether incretin-based drugs are associated with pancreatic cancer. Researchers concluded that no such association exists.