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SHRF-funded project to identify alternatives to mental health- and addiction-related ER visits
By Greg Basky for Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) In Saskatchewan, some people with mental health and addictions problems...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Dec 15, 20202 min read
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Digital Connection
New online resource helps child services workers support the mental health and well-being of vulnerable children and adolescents By Greg...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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Recognizing the Impact of Dr. Humphrey Fonge
How his work has improved the lives of cancer patients in Saskatchewan By Nikki Desjardins for SHRF Supporting early career researchers...
Nikki Desjardins for SHRF
Dec 3, 20204 min read
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Eating Pulses Improves Cardiometabolic (EPIC) Health
Mitigating risk factors (diabetes, obesity, hypertension) associated with COVID-19 complications through promotion of dietary consumption...
SHRF
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Nurturing Warriors
Using Positive Space to Move into Hard Topics By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF Little is known about the mental wellness and health risk...
Kathryn Thompson for SHRF
Nov 6, 20205 min read
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Every dog should have its day
By Renee Greene for Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) When Jordan Woodsworth was determining her PhD research...
SCPOR
Nov 5, 20205 min read
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Virtual Reality Training Videos on PPE Keep Saskatchewan Paramedics Safe During Pandemic
By Greg Basky for SHRF Prior to March 2020 Saskatchewan’s 2,000 paramedics rarely needed to gear up with full personal protective...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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A Man’s Best Friend
Raising Awareness for New Treatments for Invasive Fungal Infections in Companion Dogs By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF We all know someone...
SHRF
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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SHRF-Funded Research Projects Hold Potential to Improve Prevention, Treatment of Opioid Addiction
By Greg Basky for SHRF Opioid misuse continues to take a heavy toll on individuals, families and communities in Saskatchewan. While...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 3, 20204 min read
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Real-time Solutions
How an interactive app is helping Saskatchewan surgeons face the pandemic During a pandemic, a physician’s biggest risk is exposure. When...
SHRF
Nov 2, 20203 min read
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Online therapy dog program to continue this fall following positive survey results
By Shannon Boklaschuk, University of Saskatchewan Responses to a recent survey that asked members of the University of Saskatchewan...
University of Saskatchewan
Sep 3, 20204 min read
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COV3R: U of R’s genome capture project detects COVID-19, the flu, or anything else that ails you
By Genome Prairie and University of Regina Advancement and Communications You’ve got a cough. You’re short of breath. You’re weak,...
University of Regina
Jul 28, 20205 min read
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Researchers offer online support program for people with MS, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injury
By Usask Research Profile and Impact Office During the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers in...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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Using Virtual Reality to Help Nursing Students
By Kylie Kelso for the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan One of the best ways a student can learn is through hands-on...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 9, 20202 min read
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Relationship-Centred Research: Dr. Holly Graham Begins Her Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing
By Nikki Desjardins for SHRF When Dr. Holly Graham started in her faculty position at the College of Nursing, her interest was in...
Nikki Desjardins for SHRF
Apr 7, 20204 min read
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USask researcher to explore impact of meditation on migraine headaches
By Shannon Boklaschuk for the College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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Finding New Ways to Prevent and Treat Fungal Infections
This article was original shared in the University of Regina's spring/summer issue of Discourse Magazine. Fungal infections, relatively...
University of Regina
Oct 23, 20191 min read
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Understanding miyo-māhcihowin (good health and well-being) among Indigenous Peoples living with IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) among Indigenous Peoples research group aim to estimate the epidemiology of the disease
SHRF
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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People Living with MS Eager to Take Part in Research for Increased Physical Activity
When a research project sees high recruitment rates, it speaks to the engagement and relevance of the research topic.
SHRF
Oct 22, 20193 min read
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Rural Patients Join Research Team to Help Identify Gaps in Care for Those Living with IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a lifelong chronic illness that causes damage within the intestinal system. Patients living with IBD...
SHRF
Oct 21, 20193 min read
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