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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.

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New research lab focuses on health care interaction

May 8, 2016 — 
Enhancing students’ and clinicians’ empathic communication skills with patients, families and caregivers

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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

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National award goes to population health pioneer

March 3, 2016 — 
PIR has awarded one of only seven national research awards to Professor Roos

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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.

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Data from CancerCare Manitoba now housed at MCHP, will lead to better research and care for cancer patients

January 15, 2016 — 
Opening doors to new opportunities for cancer research in Manitoba

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Op-Ed: A wake-up call for the country

December 22, 2015 — 
As many as 40,000 Canadians are affected by kidney failure -- a problem that is increasing across the country, with significant consequences for our health system.

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Report on chronic kidney disease in Manitoba to be issued Dec. 3

December 2, 2015 — 
Study to be released tomorrow recommends new comprehensive public health strategy

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Preventing FASD

October 7, 2015 — 
A new report by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba finds the InSight Mentoring Program is helping women with alcohol addictions make healthier choices while pregnant and once they’ve given birth.

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Manitoba can do better for children in care

June 8, 2015 — 
Release of “The Educational Outcomes of Children in Care”

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