Healthy People & Health Care Systems
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Dr. Sanja Stanojevic – Diving Deeper into the Under-represented canadian CF Population
“Research Nova Scotia is proud to partner with Cystic Fibrosis Canada to support Dr. Stanojevic, an early-career researcher at Dalhousie University,” says Stefan Leslie, CEO of Research Nova Scotia. “This work will address issues of health equity and access in segments of our population that are currently underrepresented in CF treatment and research.” The following…
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Study: How do Atlantic Canadian Universities perform in campus alcohol policies?
This article was written by St. Francis Xavier University ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — The Campus Alcohol Policy Project (CAPP), led by Dr. Kara Thompson, Director of the SHEA (Substance Use & Health in Emerging Adulthood) lab and Associate Professor of Psychology at StFX, brought together alcohol policy experts and stakeholders from 12 Atlantic Canadian…
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SMU Professor Examines Virus Spread in Nova Scotia
The following article was created and originally posted by Saint Mary’s University. Article be SMU Professor Dr. Yigit Aydede, published in scientific reports, examines virus spread in Nova Scotia. Understanding how influenza and other viruses such as COVID-19 migrate from one community to the next is key to predicting where disease will spread and determining how…
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Removing Guess Work for Clinicians to Enable More Efficient and Effective Care for Patients: There’s an App for That
NEW HEALTH INVESTIGATOR GRANT RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHT: DR. RYAN E.R. REID A clinician doesn’t have to guess patients’ cholesterol levels; they can do a blood test. However, clinicians can’t objectively measure patients’ level of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep time. These measures must be self-reported without a known universal scale of what defines high or…
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Research Nova Scotia invests $250K in Dalhousie University Research Team for Emerging Poxvirus Surveillance
June 19, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Dalhousie University researcher Dr. David Kelvin, is launching an $850,000 research project to strengthen global and regional health security through the surveillance of emerging poxviruses in humans, domestic animals, livestock living around humans, as well as wildlife. Research Nova Scotia is investing $250,000 in the project, the Canadian Institutes…
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Research Nova Scotia Investing an Additional $1.1 Million in Infection Control Research in Long-Term Care Facilities
June 7, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Research Nova Scotia is investing an additional $1.1 million to test whether UV lights installed in long-term care (LTC) facilities will reduce respiratory viral infections (RVI) among LTC residents. “The foundational work completed as part of a pandemic response has established Nova Scotia as a leader in this area…