Shedding light on the emerging viral disease
Monkeypox, first identified in non-human primates in 1958, has become a global outbreak with over 50,000 cases worldwide. On Aug. 19, Manitoba Deputy Chief Provincial…
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The easy way out of caring for people
In the first episode of Futurama, our hapless hero Philip J. Fry arrives in the year 2999 and stumbles upon one of the future’s popular…
U of M studies COVID-19’s impact on kids’ conditions
A University of Manitoba research project seeking to provide data on how COVID-19 and related conditions have affected children has received over $433,000 in funding…
Conservatives are an imminent threat to health care
As social conservatism has slowly lost traction, the economic state of affairs of Conservatives has remained firm despite the evident disruption this has caused to the health system throughout Canada.
Fourth vaccine dose available to elderly Manitobans
Fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines are now available for anyone aged 70 or older and Indigenous people older than 50 in
Manitoba.
High-risk, high-reward funding for amniotic fluid study
Chris Pascoe, an assistant professor in the Max Rady college of medicine, has been awarded funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support his research into investigating the causal link between smoking mothers and poor infant lung health.
Measuring health equity in First Nations children
The week of March 21 to March 25 was Health Equity Week in Manitoba. The purpose of the week was to acknowledge and work to improve the equitability of health-care services among diverse communities in Manitoba. The week’s events were supported by Shared Health, CancerCare Manitoba, the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Excellence Canada, Indigenous Health and all five Manitoban regional health authorities.
Manitoba lifts most remaining COVID restrictions
Manitoba has eliminated most COVID-19-related restrictions and health orders, however, the University of Manitoba is continuing its mask and vaccine mandate until at least the end of the 2022 winter term.
A vision for a just recovery in Winnipeg’s inner city
Two years after a state of emergency was declared for the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Manitoba is ushering in a return to normalcy.
Stefanson exaggerated ICU capacity during third wave
During last year’s third wave of COVID-19, Heather Stefanson claimed Manitoba’s health-care system could handle dozens more critically ill cases five days after a top health official discussed the possibility of out-of-province ICU patient transfers.