Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive

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Passion for Public Health
May 4, 2022 —
From a young age, Dr. Claire Betker [BN/77] felt called to the nursing profession. She was captivated by stories of her maternal grandmother, a registered nurse whom neither she nor her mother ever had a chance to know.

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Trustworthy Transmission
May 3, 2022 —
How to clearly communicate health information is a central research question for Dr. Michelle Driedger, a professor of community health sciences in the Max Rady College of Medicine.

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Advancing Antimicrobials
May 2, 2022 —
What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal.

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In the Genes
April 29, 2022 —
When Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf’s mother passed away at 65, she was taking more than 15 medications for diabetes, gout, anxiety and high blood pressure. Some of the drugs didn’t seem to be effective, and others caused side effects.

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UM global public health research partnership contributes to saving mothers and newborns in India
April 26, 2022 —
Transformational investment supports partnership of UM researchers and government of Uttar Pradesh, India to improve survival for mothers and babies.

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Simulation training creates lifelike scenarios for students
April 25, 2022 —
The Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility (CLSF), a key component of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Clinical Learning and Simulation Program, helps to make the transition from classroom to hospital more comfortable for students.

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Pharmacy Research Day highlights studies of drug effects, multiple sclerosis data
April 21, 2022 —
A graduate student who won the award for the best oral presentation at the College of Pharmacy’s Research Day says it’s gratifying to conduct research that has strong potential to benefit patients

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Measuring the mental health of military members
April 20, 2022 —
A new series of studies looking into the mental health of Canadian Armed Forces members aims to better understand the connections between mental health and military service.

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UM researcher publishes back-to-back in prestigious journal, files 3 patents for innovative material
April 18, 2022 —
UM's Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra has recently published three papers on synthesis and application of new MXene based materials in one of the world’s most prestigious journals in the field of nanotechnology, Advanced Functional Materials.

Winnipeg Free Press: A ‘remarkable physician leader’
April 18, 2022 —
Dr. Marcia Anderson celebrated for her service to Indigenous people and other communities