Research & Innovation Looking deep into the eyes for answers Dr. Jayme Vianna’s intense curiosity about a small nerve at the back of our eyes and his desire to learn more about it, led him thousands of...
Research & Innovation Keeping eyes on the road We all do it. We back up while we put our seat belt on; we eat and drink; check our GPS; and answer just the really quick and necessary text. We make...
Research & Innovation QEII: a hub of healthcare research Every day, Nova Scotians face a host of variable health challenges. Fortunately, the QEII Health Sciences Centre is home to world-class healthcare...
Research & Innovation Rising to the challenge of low back pain Low back pain is the leading cause of disability among working-age adults internationally, confronting 80 per cent of us at some point in our lives....
Research & Innovation Affairs of the heart Just outside your heart, where its final chamber meets the rest of your body, there stands the aortic valve, a gateway of fleshy flaps which ensures...
Research & Innovation Innovations in neurosurgery Dr. Jeremy Brown, QEII-affiliated scientist and associate professor with Dalhousie University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, recently received a...
Your QEII Ride for Cancer: Atlantic Canada’s largest cycling event raises $411,000 for cancer care Fresh air and exercise isn’t usually how Dr. Drew Bethune fights cancer. But the combination proved extremely effective at last fall’s...
Research & Innovation Cancer in the crosshairs: Computer code helps radiation therapy take better aim For half of Canadian cancer patients, treatment comes by way of radiation therapy — beams of energy that are fired through the body to collide with...
Your QEII Finding solutions: Patient Relations team works to resolve patients’ concerns Trying to resolve a challenging issue with a utility company or a large retailer has left all of us feeling powerless at times. But the stakes are...