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NEWS FROM JUNE 5, 2020

Ottawa researchers launch study of pandemic’s impact on homeless
Ottawa Citizen
“The team, led by Dr. Smita Pakhalé of The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, has been awarded $225,000 to examine how the pandemic has …”

Antioxidants in brain linked to better outcomes for patients with psychosis: London researchers
Globalnews.ca
“A study out of Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute suggests that increased antioxidant levels in the brain are linked to quicker …”

Hydroxychloroquine not effective in preventing the development of COVID-19 when used as post …
RI-MUHC
“… at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), in collaboration with partners at the Universities of Manitoba and Alberta.”

COVID-19 vaccine hunters and the ‘warp speed’ race that could test public trust
National Post
“A survey by researchers in Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, in partnership with Abacus Data, found that while a strong …”

Ontario appoints Jane Philpott to lead pandemic data effort
The Globe and Mail
“Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has appointed former federal cabinet minister Jane Philpott to lead its pandemic data effort, in a bid to better integrate the province’s fragmented health care system in the face of the COVID-19 fight.”

Labs across Canada tracking COVID-19 mutations to understand which are circulating and …
CBC.ca
“Darryl Falzarano is a research scientist at the VIDO-InterVac laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. His team is a front-runner in …”

NEWS FROM JUNE 4, 2020

New NSHA study looks to help COVID-19 patients when second wave hits
HalifaxToday.ca
“That’s the inspiration behind the name of a new study from the Nova Scotia Health Authority called COVIC. The study will test the treatments of patients …”

News Release: CIHR & CFN filling the gap in COVID-19 research
Canadian Frailty Network
“As we have seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults living with frailty have been disproportionately affected with …”

Hydroxychloroquine fails to prevent COVID-19 in those at high risk, trial shows
CBC
“The drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been the subject of heated debate as a potential treatment for COVID-19, was not effective in preventing the disease in Canadians and Americans at risk, according to the first gold standard clinical trial.”

U of T creates online COVID-19 discussion forum
Varsity
“This is the university’s latest initiative in its newfound partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), which was announced …”

Coronavirus super-spreaders: Who — or where — are they?
YorkU
“The term “super-spreader” typically refers to certain individuals who, for reasons that are not fully understood, have a number of biological characteristics that enable them to spread a disease with greater capacity than most people.”

SFU, Providence Health Care develop AI tool for quicker COVID-19 diagnosis
sfu.ca
“Simon Fraser University researchers and Providence Health Care (PHC) are collaborating on a new artificial intelligence tool that will help diagnose COVID-19…”

NEWS FROM JUNE 3, 2020

McGill Professor implementing AI tech to predict and monitor COVID-19 in long-term care residences
McGill Reporter (blog)
“… in McGill’s Department of Family Medicine and affiliated scientist at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of Jewish General Hospital.”

Helping leaders make public health decisions during COVID-19
QueensU
“Queen’s researcher Dongmei Chen (Geography and Planning) is working on a project that will help decision-makers access vital information they need for their public health response to COVID-19 and future infectious disease pandemics.”

McMaster University’s winning ideas to address some of the biggest challenges of COVID-19
TheSpec.com
“Devereaux at the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster and Hamilton Health Sciences. It also involves St. Joseph’s Healthcare and other …”

NS researchers to study treatments on COVID-19 hospital patients
CBC.ca
“The study is set to take place at six Nova Scotia Health Authority sites across Nova Scotia. Nova Scotians hospitalized with COVID-19 will be invited to …”

Keep wearing masks and social distancing — it works, new McMaster study says
CBC.ca
“Keep wearing masks and social distancing — it works, new McMaster study says … With the coronavirus still new, health officials have relied on studies … Still to come are results from more rigorous experiments in Canada and…”

Artificial intelligence helping Vancouver researchers diagnose COVID-19
CityNews Vancouver
“Simon Fraser University and Providence Health Care are working on the artificial intelligence tool. Researchers say it will help healthcare …”

How soon should you be tested after exposure for COVID-19? Your questions answered
CBC.ca
“… test if you have symptoms, according Dr. Matthew Cheng, a microbiologist and infectious disease specialist at the McGill University Health Centre.”