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In On It
By Krista Baliko for University of Regina Discourse Magazine (see original post) Making decisions about our health is a human right - one...
University of Regina
Oct 19, 20222 min read


A recipe for success: USask researchers champion improved MS care with a ‘local flavour’
Contributed by the University of Saskatchewan ( see original post ) Multiple sclerosis (MS), which affects one in 3,000 Saskatchewan...
University of Saskatchewan
May 26, 20225 min read


USask-led multi-disciplinary team helping to develop strategy for virtual care
Contributed by the University of Saskatchewan ( see original post ) “Virtual care has greatly improved patients’ access to their doctors...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 5, 20223 min read


Smile: Community-led research supports better oral health in Indigenous community
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Former mayor of La Loche, Robert St. Pierre has had firsthand experiences with the challenges his community...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Apr 4, 20224 min read


Supporting solutions to Saskatchewan's growing addictions problem
By Greg Basky for SHRF Addiction is a growing problem in many parts of Canada and around the world. On the prairies, stress, boredom, and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 30, 20226 min read


New funding program supporting projects aimed at advancing reconciliation in Saskatchewan
By Greg Basky for SHRF Abdul Raouf was brought to tears several times while he was helping identify unmarked graves with ground...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 16, 20225 min read


Mood and the menopause transition
Research shows depression during perimenopause is more common than you might think. By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF and University of...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Feb 1, 20227 min read


CHCHD2: Novel gene to help target treatments for Parkinson’s
By Greg Basky for SHRF and University of Regina's Winter 2022 issue of Discourse Magazine. The world desperately needs better treatments...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Feb 1, 20223 min read


Neurologist Ali Rajput has devoted his career to improving quality of life for people with Parkinson
By Greg Basky for SHRF Dr. Ali Rajput’s career-long drive to improve treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20226 min read


U of R’s Mohan Babu advancing science on role of mitochondria in disease, nurturing next generation
By Greg Basky for SHRF Leading edge research being done by the University of Regina’s Dr. Mohan Babu is improving our understanding of...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


A bright future: USask team breaking new ground in Parkinson’s research
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Chris Phenix says a bit of luck is required whenever researchers are developing new chemical entities or...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Interdisciplinary research team examining how technology can help improve delivery of home care
By Greg Basky for SHRF A couple of years ago, leaders from Eden Care Communities came to Tim Maciag with a challenge: Could his software...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Homegrown digital platform aims to help remote Metis community protect citizens from Covid
Technology giving local leaders information they need to improve health outcomes among residents By Greg Basky for SHRF Population health...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


SK researcher investigating virus that has evolved to cause polio-like disease in children
By Greg Basky for SHRF In 2012, hundreds of young children in the US started developing a mysterious condition that left them unable to...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Focusing on the positives: using narrative inquiry to understand leadership in Indigenous youth
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Some of the most powerful moments researcher Michael Dubnewick has witnessed at the Growing Young Movers...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Bringing Together Healthcare Providers and Family Caregivers
Researchers create digital educational tools for healthcare providers aimed at increasing the quality of care in long-term and assisted...
University of Saskatchewan
Jan 11, 20222 min read


Tapping experiences of SK speech-language pathologists, audiologists to identify gaps, opportunities
By Greg Basky for SHRF Saskatoon audiologist Charlotte Douglas says it isn’t the children whose hearing problems she identified early and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 9, 20213 min read


Research projects exploring how tech can improve care and communication, during and after ICU stays
By Greg Basky for SHRF Through its Solutions Program, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is funding a pair of projects...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 21, 20216 min read


SK-produced COVID comics communicate pandemic science through engaging medium
By Greg Basky for SHRF A team of scientists, clinicians, and students at the University of Saskatchewan has come up with a novel way to...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 19, 20213 min read


Paving the way for a more resident- and family-centred model for long-term care
SHRF-supported network of researchers, physicians, clinicians, students, and family members launched in response to pandemic lockdown By...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jul 8, 20216 min read
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