by Brian Cole | Jun 6, 2023 | Research Stories
A Manitoba clinician-scientist is investigating whether this well-known blood thinner could be used to help treat community-acquired pneumonia By Brian ColeJune 6, 2023 A Manitoba clinician-scientist who played a key role in establishing the blood thinner heparin as...
by Brian Cole | May 30, 2022 | Research Stories
By Brian Cole People generally have a desire for truth and knowledge. Or do they? A few years ago, the answer to that question might have seemed obvious. Back then, the conventional wisdom was that the vast majority of Canadians preferred to learn about the facts...
by Brian Cole | May 22, 2022 | Research Stories
By Brian ColeMay 22, 2022 Working as a health-care aide in a personal care home can be challenging, even at the best of times. Over the years, numerous studies have shown that those responsible for providing care to people living in personal care homes often feel...
by Brian Cole | Jan 30, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Dr. Thomas Turgeon knows a thing or two about joint replacements. That’s to be expected, given that he has performed more than 4,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries over the last 15 years. And if there is one thing he has learned during all...
by Brian Cole | Jan 12, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole The new knee replacement device arrived at the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute in 2009 with a certain amount of fanfare. Made of high-grade titanium, polyethylene (plastic) and a newly-developed metal alloy, the device was considered state of...
by Brian Cole | Jan 12, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Mena Gainpaulsingh was in her teens when she first learned that she had a hip problem. The femoral head of her thighbone, also known as the “ball,” had stopped growing and was too small to properly fit in the socket of her pelvis bone. The...
