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Funding Science in Canada: How two decades of stagnant grant funding has rendered Canada non-competitive in the biomedical science and medical research sector

If you’re not a scientist you can be forgiven for thinking the hard part of research and discovery is having an…

Hey Hey Rise Up : A local team provides medical supplies for Ukraine

The title of this blog is inspired by Pink Floyd’s new recording, Hey Hey Rise Up, performed with the Ukrainian singer …

Vaccines for COVID-19: Why are some Canadians allergic to the truth?

On some future earth a horrible disease threatens to destroy humanity. Against all odds, scientists find a cure! Even more improbably they mass…

Canada’s Vaccine A+

An interview with Dr. Gayle Pulle from Health Canada reveals how a dedicated team worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the approval…

When COVID-19 Attacked Our Family

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton (poet…

Myth Busters-Five Myths About the Hidden Curriculum Debunked

Dr. Karen Schultz, Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education and Dr. Stephen Archer, Head, Department of Medicine (thank you to our 6…