January 25, 2021
Return to a traditional Haudenosaunee diet
The Healthy Roots pilot study started out as a 90-day community challenge: Could members of the Six Nations of the...
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January 14, 2021
Academic pediatrician joins PHRI
Health starts early – a fact that has driven much of PHRI’s research. We investigate prenatal health (genetics, maternal health...
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January 11, 2021
ACE2 head start for COVID-19 research
The Genetic Molecular and Epidemiology Laboratory (GMEL), was well into its ongoing research on the Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)...
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January 8, 2021
New investigators at PHRI
We welcome two Investigators to our ranks – both of whom are already known and respected at PHRI, as they...
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January 6, 2021
LAAOS III called out as a 2021 highlight
The PHRI trial that confirmed left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) decreases stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation has been...
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January 6, 2021
‘Gaming’ for equity and diversity in medicine
Soon after Sonia Anand, Senior Scientist at PHRI, was named Associate Chair, Equity and Diversity, Department of Medicine, McMaster University,...
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December 31, 2020
Access for whom?
We are all entering 2021 blind to a large extent; how we’ll interact with our colleagues post-pandemic remains to be...
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December 24, 2020
Helping our most vulnerable neighbours
When were unable earlier this month to hold our annual company-wide celebration of the contribution milestones of our employees, we...
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December 17, 2020
Welcome, new PHRI researchers!
Jason Roberts joins PHRI as a Scientist, where he is collaborating with Jeff Healey and Stuart Connolly on the arrhythmia...
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December 11, 2020
It was the best of teams at the worst of times
We got to thinking about what literary reference might best sum up the year 2020; and our twist on the...
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December 8, 2020
Celebrating staff contributions
Every year, we celebrate members of the PHRI family who have reached 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of...
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December 4, 2020
AHA20 Canadian perspective
PHRI researchers organized The Canadian Perspective: Breaking News from AHA 2020 with iMedicus, Canada’s livestream CME channel. PHRI Senior Scientist...
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December 1, 2020
Goodbye to early member of PHRI family
PHRI is turning a new chapter in our finance department with the retirement of Beena Cracknell, our long-time Director, Financial...
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November 30, 2020
2020 Highly Cited Researchers
PHRI Senior Scientists Stuart Connolly, PJ Devereaux, John Eikelboom and Salim Yusuf are again in the top 1% by citations...
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November 26, 2020
Racism and colonialism in medicine and public health
PHRI Senior Scientist Sonia Anand joined Ellen Amster, of the McMaster University Departments of Family Medicine and Religious Studies, in...
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