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McMaster research and support to address pandemic trauma boosted with $4.5M
June 27, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
McMaster University researchers are receiving more than $4.5 million in federal funding to support projects related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among health-care workers related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Industry-funded studies more likely to find new treatments cost effective
June 23, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Medical industry sponsorship of economic evaluations on new treatments are more likely to be found cost-effective than independent research across a range of diseases.
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McMaster professor harnesses space-age tech to fight cancer
June 15, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Mehran Anvari is at the forefront of a project to develop robot-assisted biopsy and diagnostics for breast cancer
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Going all the way: Scientists prove inhaled vaccines offer better protection than nasal sprays
June 13, 2022 by Michelle Donovan
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Stopping the spread: McMaster researchers create rapid test for deadly infections in livestock, starting with pigs
June 10, 2022 by Wade Hemsworth
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Radiotherapy not always needed for early breast cancer
June 7, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Older women with early stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after undergoing surgery, McMaster University researcher Timothy Whelan and his team has found.
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How a tool sparked at McMaster is helping select medical school applicants worldwide
June 2, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Casper, an online assessment of personal characteristics, was first developed at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences to improve the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine’s admission process.
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Retirement home residents more likely to end up in hospital
May 30, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Residents of Ontario retirement homes have higher rates of hospital-based care compared to people in long-term care (LTC) facilities, say McMaster University researchers.
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Prone positioning may not be helpful for all hospitalized COVID-19 patients
May 27, 2022 by Mike Beattie
Prone positioning, or lying face down, does not significantly reduce the risk of intubation in hospitalized patients experiencing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from COVID-19, according to Hamilton-based researchers.
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Professor Emerita Karin von Schilling dies at 93
June 23, 2022
Karin von Schilling, a McMaster University School of Nursing (SON) professor who seeded problem-based learning internationally, died June 10.
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A day to “pause, reflect, celebrate and honour” National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2022
McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences joins Canadians across the country today to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.
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McMaster announces acting associate vice-president, Equity and Inclusion
June 21, 2022 by Daily News
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Heersinks visit campus to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship
June 16, 2022
A flurry of official openings and celebrations of innovation and entrepreneurship are accompanying the visit to McMaster University by Alabama-based philanthropists Marnix and Mary Heersink.
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Faculty welcomes new executive director of education services
June 15, 2022
Diana Nuredini, A two-time McMaster University alumna is returning to McMaster as the executive director of education services for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Thabane recognized for collaborative work
June 6, 2022 by Mike Beattie
McMaster University professor Lehana Thabane has been named the recipient of the 2022 Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work from the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC).
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Sheila Harms recognized with President’s Award
June 3, 2022 by Daily News
“Dr. Sheila Harms truly embodies the model of an exceptional educator who is innovative, hard-working, supportive and encouraging, and visionary in her ideas."
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Three new Canada Research Chairs and two renewals awarded
June 2, 2022
Three McMaster University scientists have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) and two more have received renewals of the honour created to promote Canada’s role as a global leader in medical innovation.
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Faculty adds new communications role
May 30, 2022
Gillian Earle has been hired for a new role as director of strategic communications and digital engagement for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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McMaster research and support to address pandemic trauma boosted with $4.5M
June 27, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
McMaster University researchers are receiving more than $4.5 million in federal funding to support projects related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among health-care workers related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Industry-funded studies more likely to find new treatments cost effective
June 23, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Medical industry sponsorship of economic evaluations on new treatments are more likely to be found cost-effective than independent research across a range of diseases.
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McMaster professor harnesses space-age tech to fight cancer
June 15, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Mehran Anvari is at the forefront of a project to develop robot-assisted biopsy and diagnostics for breast cancer
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Going all the way: Scientists prove inhaled vaccines offer better protection than nasal sprays
June 13, 2022 by Michelle Donovan
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Stopping the spread: McMaster researchers create rapid test for deadly infections in livestock, starting with pigs
June 10, 2022 by Wade Hemsworth
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Radiotherapy not always needed for early breast cancer
June 7, 2022 by Fram Dinshaw
Older women with early stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after undergoing surgery, McMaster University researcher Timothy Whelan and his team has found.
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Public health dean is Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor
February 22, 2022
The dean of a school of public health, known for his rigor in research methods and uncompromisingly truthful communication of research findings, will be the 2022 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor hosted by the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Lectures are March 8, 9 and 11.
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Conference will rethink clinical reasoning
February 14, 2022
Roughly 120 clinicians, patient advocates, students and research managers will attend the ReThink Clinical Reasoning Conference hosted by McMaster University.
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Heersink gifts launch collaboration between McMaster and University of Alabama at Birmingham
February 9, 2022
Multimillion-dollar gifts from philanthropists Marnix and Mary Heersink to McMaster and the University of Alabama at Birhmingham have laid the foundations for a close partnership on biomedical innovation and global health initiatives.
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Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates Black History Month
February 3, 2022
The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is celebrating Black History Month as part of the commitment to celebrate Black excellence, address injustices faced and amplify the voices and narratives across the Black community.
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Heersink $32M gift boosts McMaster’s biomedical and global health innovation
February 1, 2022
The gift will create the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship to educate the next generation of entrepreneurial health innovators.
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McMaster graduate and supporter hosts kitchen party for frontline heroes
November 24, 2021
A McMaster business school graduate and noted philanthropist is providing free admission to an iconic Newfoundland kitchen party in Toronto to say thank you to frontline workers who have given above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FHS town hall has focus on vaccination policy and return to work
August 25, 2021
A virtual town hall session for faculty and staff of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) on the impact of the pandemic, held Aug. 18, saw many questions on McMaster University’s mandatory COVID vaccination policy and on the plans for return to campus.
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Premier Doug Ford and key cabinet colleagues tour McMaster labs, thank researchers for their critical COVID work
August 17, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford personally thanked McMaster researchers as he and key members of his caucus, together with Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger, toured some of the laboratories where researchers are working to resolve critical issues related to COVID-19 – and to stave off the threat of similar problems in the future.
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McMaster expert helps keep athletes safe in Tokyo
July 23, 2021
Sports medicine expert and former elite athlete Margo Mountjoy has been to the Olympics a jaw-dropping nine times — 12 if you count the Youth Olympic Games.
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Screening to enter MDCL begins
June 8, 2020
In order to facilitate the ability for researchers, staff and students to move easily between the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL) and the Health Sciences Centre (HSC), changes in screening and masking protocols for MDCL are being introduced. The changes to enter both buildings begin Monday, June 8 for all McMaster faculty, staff and students.
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