Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Flattening the Curve: UM researchers launch province’s first clinical trial to combat COVID-19
March 25, 2020 —
Manitoba’s first clinical trial to test whether a malaria drug can prevent people from contracting COVID-19 is being led by a team at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, and today it begins recruiting volunteers to participate in the study
Radio Canada International: Health authorities dealing with ‘fundamental shift’ in COVID-19 spread
March 25, 2020 —
Professor Jason Kindrachuk explains
Profile of MB Chief Medical & Nursing Officers, alumni Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa
March 24, 2020 —
In a feature profiling Canada's Chief Medical Officers across the country, Giuseppe Valiante of the Canadian Press noted two outstanding UM alumni
CBC: UM med students step up to volunteer in fight against COVID-19
March 24, 2020 —
Over 200 students in medical, dentistry, pharmacy, other faculties volunteering
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Stay mentally healthy while staying at home
March 23, 2020 —
Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, we will be spending a lot more time at home in the coming months. Here's how we can maintain our mental health.
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Psychology meets dentistry
March 20, 2020 —
If someone had told Dr. Dieter Schönwetter when he graduated with his PhD in social psychology that one day he would be a worldwide expert in dental education, he would have shook his head in disbelief.
UM researchers receive federal and provincial funding for COVID-19 projects
March 20, 2020 —
UM researchers have received funding for projects directly related to COVID-19, including one that looks at a promising vaccine
CBC: Model, don’t shame, when people fail to follow COVID-19 advice, experts say
March 20, 2020 —
Dr. Kelly MacDonald weighs in
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Focus on mental health and advocacy at graduate nursing event
March 19, 2020 —
Over 50 nursing students, educators and professionals recently attended the 10th annual Advanced Practice Nursing Conference in Marshall McLuhan Hall at Fort Garry campus to examine the role advanced practice nurses play in mental health advocacy and care.
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CIHR supports UM researchers in quest to curtail rheumatoid arthritis in Indigenous populations
March 18, 2020 —
A Rady Faculty of Health Sciences research team was awarded $1.6 million dollars from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a multipronged project focused on rheumatoid arthritis in First Nations people that will include a clinical trial to see whether the combination of turmeric, omega-3 and vitamin D can reduce the risk of the autoimmune disease