Headlines for March 9, 2017
Toronto Star
U of T aims to attract more black med students
University of Toronto’s faculty of medicine launches a new application program to boost enrolment and reflect the diverse population.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Indigenous doctor numbers growing
Seventy-one indigenous doctors have graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan since 1972.
CBC
Malicious emails at Moncton university prompt action at UPEI
UPEI has taken steps to tighten its own email security after a student was targeted at the U of Moncton.
Edmonton Journal
University of Alberta study touts insulin as guard against HIV-related brain dysfunction
Insulin, it turns out, may have big benefits to patients other than diabetics.
CBC
‘Scientific quackery’: UBC study says it’s debunked controversial MS procedure
A $5.5M federal-provincial research report tested vein-widening ‘liberation therapy’.
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