Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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UM project to enlist community members in improving services for patients with HIV, other infections
December 18, 2025 —
An innovative UM-led project will train people with lived experience from across the Prairies to work with researchers on developing clinical trials focused on HIV and sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBIs), such as gonorrhea and syphilis.
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Pharmacy students honour outstanding educators at annual awards
December 18, 2025 —
Three educators who go above and beyond to inspire future pharmacists were celebrated for their teaching excellence at the College of Pharmacy’s 2025 Academic Awards Ceremony.
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Chronic diseases decline, but diabetes shows alarming growth, new Manitoba ‘health atlas’ reveals
December 18, 2025 —
The rates of heart attacks, strokes and nearly every major chronic disease have declined over the past two decades in Manitoba, but the rate of diabetes is soaring, says a comprehensive data study conducted by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) at the University of Manitoba.
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Infections of Inequity
December 17, 2025 —
Souradet Shaw [BA/97, M.Sc./09, PhD/18] is an expert at analyzing public health data to shed light on the spread of infectious diseases.
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Holiday message from the Rady Faculty deans
December 16, 2025 —
Season's Greetings, everyone, and congratulations on all the hard work you have put in this year across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Refilling the Cup
December 16, 2025 —
As a researcher focused on nursing education, Dr. Marnie Kramer is increasingly interested in learners’ emotional needs and responses to stressful situations.
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UM co-leads first-of-its-kind national study on MS health
December 16, 2025 —
A team of researchers launched a national study in Nov. 2025 to better understand how biological and social factors can influence health outcomes for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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‘Just a Dentist’
December 15, 2025 —
When Tom Colina [DMD/89] became the first Filipino dentist to open a practice in Winnipeg in 1993, he didn’t see it as a significant milestone.
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Relationship & Respect
December 15, 2025 —
The year was 1991. Dr. Shannon McDonald was working as a cashier at a Winnipeg grocery store when she made the life-changing decision to pursue a degree in medicine.
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CBC Weekend Morning Show: Patient artwork makes an “invisible” condition visible
December 14, 2025 —
Jen Sebring, researcher at the University of Manitoba, tells host Nadia Kidwai why they turned to art to understand the experience of people living with functional neurological disorder.