Quinn Grundy, an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has been awarded a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to examine the use of private infusion clinics for high-cost biologic medicines to better understand their impact on the public health system in Canada, and patients themselves.
In an upcoming study funded by the Canadian Lung Association and Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Jordana McMurray, a PhD student at Bloomberg Nursing under the supervision of Professor Stremler, will be using actigraphy, a wearable device worn on the wrist, to measure sleep in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and its subsequent impact […]
Although genetic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are associated with a younger onset of breast and ovarian cancer, women with these genetic mutations continue to face a high risk of cancer incidence after age 50, even if they have not been previously diagnosed with cancer. This is according to a new study led by Kelly […]
We know that a person’s health during pregnancy impacts their child’s developmental trajectories, but what about parental health before conception? A new study led by Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and published in BMJ Family Medicine and Community Health has found that a significant number of Canadian women have poor preconception […]
