The road to safer hockey

New UBC Applied Science study could pave the way for safer hockey.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2022/high-tech-mouthguard-tracks-head-impacts-during-varsity-hockey-playoffs

While the study has just started, the researchers are hopeful it will lead to better preventative measures such as helmets, improved diagnostic testing and more effective post-concussion treatment.

“Ultimately, we hope to learn how long it takes the brain to recover from a concussion and also give athletes information on where they should take a break after they’ve had a certain number of hits so they do not risk ending up with long-term negative effects,” says Dr. Rauscher.

This study highlights the value of collaboration across different disciplines, adds Dr. Wu. “Concussion research really needs researchers, players and coaches to work closely together and come up with solutions that will benefit future generations of athletes.” 

This article originally appeared on UBC News.

Research out of the University of Alberta shows the amount of sugar Canadians are eating is costing the health-care system $5 billion each year.

Research out of the University of Alberta shows the amount of sugar Canadians are eating is costing the health-care system $5 billion each year.

Erin Bezovie , CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Digital Producer Contact
Originally Published March 16, 2022 4:29 p.m. MDT

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/reducing-sugar-intake-could-save-canadian-healthcare-5b-year-u-of-a-study-1.5822364

“The study looked at how much sugar consumption affected costs related to chronic illnesses, including Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease and several types of cancer.

It found two thirds of Canadians are eating too much added sugar. Paul Veugelers from the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health said that of all the calories consumed a day no more than 10 per cent should be from added sugar.”

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https://globalnews.ca/news/8509321/saskatchewan-deaths-waiting-surgery-covid-pandemic/

By Nathaniel Dove  Global News, Posted January 13, 2022 5:46 pm, Updated January 14, 2022 12:02 pm

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‘I was on my own’: Airdrie man had cardiac surgery postponed three times during COVID wave 

More than 15,000 surgeries have been cancelled or postponed in Alberta since August. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/i-was-on-my-own-airdrie-man-had-cardiac-surgery-postponed-three-times-during-covid-wave

Scott Whynott had a major cardiac surgery postponed and follow-up care was delayed due to the surgical backlog situation from the COVID pandemic. PHOTO BY SUBMITTED BY NDP, courtesy of the Calgary Herald.

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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/coronavirus/knee-deep-in-pain-frustration-575816172.html#long-story

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Breast Cancer Screening Now Recommended for Women under 50

Researchers say a decades-old Canadian study that influenced breast cancer screening policy contained significant flaws in its approach, leading to a “substantial impact” on disease outcomes and potentially contributing to hundreds of “avoidable deaths” per year.

“In commentary published this week in the Journal of Medical Screening, researchers from four Canadian institutions and Harvard Medical School say the way participants were selected for the study’s control or screening groups may have influenced results.

They say more recent findings suggest there are benefits to mammography screening for women under 50, including a 2014 observational study that indicated that giving people mammograms in their 40s was associated with a 44 per cent reduction in breast cancer deaths.”

Read More: https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2021/11/25/canadas-breast-cancer-screening-policy-based-off-flawed-study-researchers.html

Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men

Why women are 50 percent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack and 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash.

https://apple.news/ACQCszKAWTCqmTScArlRrPA

Mind-reading technology uses AI to give voice to people unable to speak | Daily Mail Online

Researchers from the University of California say their technology is able to translate brain activity into English word by word with the help of machine learning.
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8168191/Mind-reading-technology-uses-AI-voice-people-unable-speak.html

New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer | Science | The Guardian

System uses machine learning to offer new way to screen for hard to detect cancers
— Read on www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/31/new-blood-test-can-detect-50-types-of-cancer

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