January 24, 2022
Stroke fellowship first for PHRI investigator
PHRI Investigator Aristeidis Katsanos, has become Fellow of the Canadian Stroke Consortium (CSC) and a Scholar in Stroke Medicine. He...
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January 17, 2022
Method innovation is a key part of lab’s mission
PHRI is uniquely advantaged by having the CRLB-GMEL support genetic and biomarker testing for our studies through the lab’s technology...
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January 13, 2022
Kudos to Colombian collaborator, Patricio López-Jaramillo
The University of Santander (UDES) – a private research university in Bucaramanga, Colombia – has elected Patricio López Jaramillo as...
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January 10, 2022
New research director for IM residency program
PHRI Scientist Darryl Leong is the new Research Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at McMaster University. The role...
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January 7, 2022
Studying colchicine to prevent and treat various conditions
PHRI researchers are investigating if colchicine – an anti-inflammation therapy – can prevent or treat various health conditions, in several...
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January 6, 2022
Top cardio advances of 2021 include LAAOS III
The PHRI-led trial, LAAOS III, has made the list of top advances in cardiology by several experts. Writing for Medscape,...
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January 3, 2022
Year in Cardiovascular Medicine and Trials: 2021
The American Heart Association (AHA)’s top heart disease and stroke research advances of 2021 included TIPS-3 led by PHRI Senior...
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December 10, 2021
COMPLETE gets full marks in evidence and recommendation
A PHRI trial has changed how the global medical field treats a heart attack involving a completely blocked coronary artery....
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December 7, 2021
First Nations communities collaborate in COVID-19 vaccine study
Update: As of mid-January 2022, participant recruitment is underway in all three First Nations communities. It is vital to have...
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December 3, 2021
Beware anger, emotional upset, physical exertion
The findings of a new INTERSTROKE study have made headlines in a leading newspaper in Ireland and elsewhere – warning...
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November 26, 2021
Boosters, kids’ vaccines at third townhall
Members of the COVID CommUNITY-South Asian study team at PHRI held its third public ‘townhall’ on COVID-19 vaccines last night....
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November 25, 2021
Health technology is not enough to improve patient outcomes
“There is a tendency to believe that if you put technology in place, like remote patient monitoring [RPM], it will...
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November 24, 2021
More new Research Fellows
We are delighted to welcome two more Research Fellows to PHRI! Maram Khaled is a pain physician, having obtained her...
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November 23, 2021
Cancer prevention, survivorship: new national centre
The Canadian Cancer Society has launched the Centre for Cancer Prevention and Support (CCPS) – a national hub of research...
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November 19, 2021
WHF Emerging Leader Diana Sherifali
The seventh annual cohort of the World Heart Federation (WHF) Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders program – with a special focus...
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