07/26/2017
Celebrating Health Research - CIHR My research during the last four decades has led to a fascinating story about “placenta,” the organ that nourishes a fetus by exchanging oxygen and...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. En français : http://bit.ly/2bcLxQk
CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system for Canadians. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 13,700 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
07/26/2017
Celebrating Health Research - CIHR My research during the last four decades has led to a fascinating story about “placenta,” the organ that nourishes a fetus by exchanging oxygen and...
07/24/2017
Celebrating Health Research - CIHR In 2003, Dr. John Oliffe founded the Men’s Health Research program with the goal of emphasizing the positive elements of multi-faceted, culturally...
06/21/2017
Dr. Nadine Caron, first female First Nations general surgeon in Canada.
Dr. Nadine Caron : National Aboriginal Day In conversation with Dr. Nadine Caron, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Northern Medical Program
06/21/2017
Happy !
Dr. Carrie Bourassa: Happy National Aboriginal Day Dr. Carrie Bourassa, Scientific Director, CIHR’s Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH)
05/16/2017
Tonight, watch the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes ceremony here live !
05/11/2017
Reducing South Sudan’s high maternal and child mortality rates by raising the profile of community health workers.
Improving outcomes: Social enterprise models are improving health care... South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan in 2011. After almost a half century of armed conflict and associated strife, the world’s youngest...
05/01/2017
Food access is everyone’s business ! http://ow.ly/Shti30bkCRm
04/27/2017
Cancer Awareness Month – Researcher Profiles - CIHR Dr. Brad Nelson is seeking novel ways to decipher the way the immune system responds to high-grade serious ovarian cancer (HGSOC) in order to...
04/05/2017
April is Cancer Awareness Month in Canada.
Cancer Awareness Month – Statement from Dr. Stephen Robbins - CIHR Who hasn’t met someone who has a powerful cancer story to share? About 2 in 5 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 4 Canadians...
03/14/2017
Decoding the brain-body communication system - CIHR The body operates a sophisticated, multi-layered defense system designed to minimize damage from external forces and internal foes. Organs and...
03/10/2017
Bullying: We all have a role to play in stopping it! - CIHR According to the UNICEF report Child Well Being in Rich Countries, out of 29 nations, Canada is ranked 21st when it comes to the incidence of...
03/08/2017
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