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A tiny camera, slightly bigger than a strand of hair, was used to diagnose and treat a patient who had suffered from multiple strokes. The procedure was done last November at The Ottawa Hospital using the camera developed by a Kitchener, Ont., company.

Physicians at The Ottawa Hospital are the first in the world to use the world’s smallest camera during a surgical procedure to treat strokes.

According to a new poll, one in three Canadians do not understand the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack, or the different signs of a heart attack in women compared to men.

Lynda McCutcheon retires after four decades A message from the Office of Research. Lynda McCutcheon, Manager for Research Partnerships in the Office of Research (NSERC Partnership Programs) is retiring on November 1, 2022, after more than 45 years at the University of Waterloo, however, she will be leaving campus on August 23, 2022, for some well-deserved vacation time. A

A medical technology company launched by two Waterloo Engineering graduates is making news this week with the announcement that a device it developed has been successfully used to treat stroke victims. Vena Medical, which grew out of a Capstone Design project by Michael Phillips and Phillip Cooper when they were classmates in the mechanical engineering program, earned Health