Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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New analysis finds that Indigenous-led health care partnerships improve health outcomes
April 2, 2020 —
A new analysis by Rady Faculty researchers and Indigenous elders says evidence is emerging to suggest that Indigenous-led health care partnerships are improving health outcomes in Indigenous peoples.
CBC: Researchers report answer to global shortage of N95 masks amid COVID-19 crisis
April 2, 2020 —
UM's Anand Kumar, professor of medicine, said preliminary results suggest some masks could be decontaminated and reused up to 10 times
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Nursing students provide ‘vital work’, join Health Links in fight against COVID-19
April 1, 2020 —
UM nursing students working directly in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus
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Student Survival Guide during COVID-19 pandemic
March 31, 2020 —
Here is a guide to help learners navigate life in this taxing time and help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Nature is having its own way, says UM virology expert
March 31, 2020 —
UM medical microbiologist and virology expert Dr. Kevin Coombs says that what we are seeing play out in the world today is nature is taking its course.
Hundreds of UM students volunteering to help fight against COVID-19
March 31, 2020 —
UM students Francis Arevalo and Thomas Koop are profiled as representative of students helping their community
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Workshops aim to strengthen health-care research in Manitoba
March 30, 2020 —
Increased collaboration among health-care researchers, policymakers, clinicians and patients in the community will help build a health-care system that meets the needs of all people, organizers of a new province-wide initiative said.
A treatment for COVID-19 will be found, reassures UM virologist
March 30, 2020 —
Winnipeg Free Press story notes that Dr. Yao is the lead investigator of a research team at UM studying a potential vaccine for COVID-19, one of six proposals selected by the federal government this month
Courageous UM Med student just one of Winnipeg’s heroes
March 28, 2020 —
A feature article on local heroes by Winnipeg Free Press reporters Ben Waldman, Joyanne Pursaga and Ryan Thorpe includes a short profile of UM medical student Juan Mohadeb
“Correlation does not equal causation,” says UM COVID-19 researcher
March 27, 2020 —
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, UM assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in emerging viruses, cautions that herbal or folk remedies against COVID-19 aren't to be trusted.