September 3, 2019
PURE – Changing global patterns of death and disease
Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) research, published in The Lancet on September 3, 2019 and presented at the European Society...
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September 2, 2019
Non-physician health workers in Colombia, Malaysia
Concerted effort by friends, family and non-physician health workers can make a dramatic difference in reducing the risk factors for...
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September 2, 2019
Implications of obesity on CVD and death: PURE study findings
Darryl Leong, an investigator at Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), presented the findings of data analysis from the global Prospective...
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August 16, 2019
Lancet: NeuroVISION finds ‘silent’ strokes common after surgery
PHRI researchers have discovered that covert – or ‘silent’ – strokes were common in seniors after they had elective, non-cardiac...
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July 3, 2019
PHRI at ESC Congress 2019
PHRI had a strong presence at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 in Paris, France: SUNDAY, SEPT. 1...
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June 11, 2019
REWIND in The Lancet and ADA 2019
Simultaneous publication by The Lancet journal – in two [full text] articles, one on renal outcomes, the other on CV...
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May 16, 2019
PHRI Scientist Named McMaster University Scholar
Dr. Michael McGillion, a scientist with the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), has been named a 2019 University Scholar by...
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May 14, 2019
Cyclone Idai Donations
Population Health Research Institute has raised a total of $17,698 for families affected by Cyclone Idai – with donations from...
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May 8, 2019
PURE in THE LANCET Global Health
Results from PHRI’s PURE study have been published in two articles this spring in THE LANCET Global Health Journal –...
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April 2, 2019
PHRI Brain Health Initiative
Age-related cognitive decline and dementia are huge public health problems that have touched most of us through afflicted family or...
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March 19, 2019
Big Data in Clinical Research: Standing Room only for Janice Pogue Lecture
The 3rd annual Janice Pogue Lectureship drew large crowds to PHRI on March 18, 2019, who came to hear Prof. Lisa...
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March 8, 2019
PHRI Research Retreat 2019
Frailty, renal disease, brain health and nutrition were key topics of discussion at the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) Retreat...
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February 28, 2019
Lowering Blood Pressure, Cholesterol May Not Improve Cognition
Results from a PHRI study show that drugs lowering blood pressure and cholesterol may not slow the decline in thinking...
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February 26, 2019
JAMA: Hospital to Home Care for Heart Failure Patients
Dr. Harriette Van Spall, PHRI investigator The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published “Effect of Patient-Centered Transitional...
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February 25, 2019
Diet and CVD: PURE messages
Andrew Mente discusses Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: Messages From the PURE study, analyzing data from low- and middle-income countries, as...
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