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A new health research chair in therapeutic cannabis is being created at the Université de Moncton.
Montreal-based Clinique la Croix Verte and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation are providing $1 million in funding over five years.
Various cannabis-related research projects will be undertaken including the study of the human psychological and physiological response to cannabinoids.
Clinique la Croix Verte has been providing natural care products made from medicinal cannabis to its clients since 2014.
UdeM president and vice-chancellor Dr. Denis Prud’homme said the new research chair will lead to advances by improving the management of certain health issues.
“Initially, when you got the virus, it was thought you got it and either recovered or you died,” Lloyd said. They now know that some patients feel wiped out for months, experience sleep disturbances, brain fog and the inability to focus and other longer-term symptoms, she said, acknowledging the differences in symptoms people experience is something scientists are only beginning to comprehend. Emily Bodechon, a health-care worker and long-hauler in Quispamsis, is a patient participating. I got sick in March, said Bodechon, and was sick for four weeks. At the time everyone thought if you have mild to moderate symptoms, which she did, you would recover quickly, Bodechon said. But after a week-long reprieve from the illness, a new wave of symptoms arrived.
Dr. Vett Lloyd (courtesy Mount Allison University)
What will the long-term health effects and possible complications be for COVID-19 patients?
A study by researchers at Mount Allison University is now underway to find out.
Biology professor Dr. Vett Lloyd and her students began the project by launching an online survey last fall.
“We are learning more about this virus, and its variants, every day,” says Lloyd.
“Considering how many people have already been affected, and how many more will become infected as the pandemic continues, learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 is essential in measuring its full impact on people’s health globally.”
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Dr. Rose McCloskey, a nursing professor at UNB Saint John, is partnering with the Loch Lomond Villa on a research project to learn how to prevent the spread of illness in long-term care facilities. (Photo submitted by UNB)
A research project which aims to simulate the long-term care environment to better understand how COVID-19 spreads bring together UNB Saint John and the Loch Lomond Villa.
Rooms will be built which are identical to long-term care facilities in 3600 square feet of space provided by the Villa.
Nursing Professor Dr. Rose McCloskey said they will use mannequins in place of people.
Most N.B. special care homes didn t have required annual inspections this year
Government delay means that most homes appear to have expired certificates of approval, which legislation stipulates is necessary for those homes to operate.
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Most New Brunswick special care and memory care homes have not had their annual inspections this year from the Department of Social Development, according to a CBC News analysis of inspection reports posted on the government s website.(Shutterstock / Lighthunter)