Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive

January 27, 2016 — 
Half of Canadian soldiers were abused as children, study indicates

January 27, 2016 — 
Study found that such exposure was associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour. The risk had a stronger effect on the general population than military personnel, and the effect of exposure to child abuse was stronger than the effect of actual deployment-related trauma.

January 25, 2016 — 
$1.025 million to fund Indigenous business program, access to mental health services and aid students’ professional development

January 20, 2016 — 
Professor has developed a web tool to teach parents strategies to help their kids who are overly shy, anxious or fearful.

January 18, 2016 — 
She despises cilantro, loves everything else, and is passionate about food security. "I’m this tiny pint-sized person but I’m very ambitious and want to take the world by storm."

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

January 13, 2016 — 
Investment to Support Excellence in Health Care, Climate-change Research: Premier Selinger

January 12, 2016 — 
New equation that is 'extremely' accurate at predicting the risk of dialysis can save our health care system millions while improving patient care

January 11, 2016 — 
Fifty years ago, only 17 students graduated from what was then known as the School of Medical Rehabilitation. Today, over 150 students graduate from the occupational therapy, physical therapy and respiratory therapy programs every year and there are approximately 3,000 alumni.

January 6, 2016 — 
U of M prof invented pacemaker