Government of Canada invests in first-of-its-kind research study on the health impacts of inactivity
Researchers seek to understand how to improve health of patients confined to bed rest and for astronauts in space
Newswise February 24, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadians know the importance of physical activity to their health and wellness. But there is still more we have to learn about the effects long periods of inactivity have on our health. This research evidence is crucial to informing how we can provide better care and minimize the impact of inactivity on the health and wellness of older adults who undergo long periods of bed rest because of injury and illness. This research is also vital in helping to influence and shape long stays for older adults in acute care and long-term care settings. There is another unique application for this research: improving the health and wellness of astronauts when they experience adverse health e
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LUND, Sweden, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ According to the American Cancer Society, as many as 10% of pancreatic cancers are caused by familial and hereditary risk factors. PanFAM-1 is the largest prospective study to date, focusing on early diagnosis in high-risk individuals with Familial/Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer (FPC). Designed to support the road to reimbursement for Immunovia s blood test, IMMray™ PanCan-d, the study has ended enrollment of new subjects October 30, 2020 from the 23 familial/hereditary pancreatic cancer high-risk surveillance programs in USA and Europe. The study reports the collection of over 3000 blood samples from 1265 subjects. The last blood samples will be collected in April 2021. All blood samples will be analysed in the second half of 2021.
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Telus Corp.’s venture arm invested in a tiny company in 2017 that was working on software to enable virtual doctor-patient consultations. Two years later, Telus chief executive Darren Entwistle bought that disruptive upstart outright, and Toronto-based Akira Health became Akira by Telus Health, one offering among many at a corporation that generates annual revenue of about $15 billion.
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In a colonoscopy, a doctor inserts a small camera into a patient s large intestine and checks for possible tumours. Shifting medical resources to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder to screen for colorectal and other cancers in Quebec. Experts worry a wave of advanced cases could hit in coming months.(Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)
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