Research & Innovation Developing a ‘culture of nutrition’ Malnutrition has a significant impact on Canada’s healthcare system. Recent research has shown that malnourished patients have 34 to 53 per cent...
Research & Innovation In the fight against cancer Graham Wade spent 18 years in the military, specializing in infantry and leadership coaching before retiring at 36 years young. The father of four...
Research & Innovation Piecing together progress People with inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are usually treated with medications that normally help calm arthritis, causing...
Research & Innovation Discovering diversity in mood disorders When Capt. (Ret’d) Earle Wagner’s wife died in 2007 from acute leukemia after decades of suffering from bipolar disorder, he knew he had...
Research & Innovation Making life-giving decisions It was on a return flight to Halifax when Christa Webber first suspected something was amiss. In July 2017, she and some friends were returning from a...
Research & Innovation Lighting the way A new drug is lighting the way during glioblastoma brain tumour surgeries at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. In September 2020, Health...
Research & Innovation Philanthropy a catalyst for health research Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Nova Scotia Health’s vice-president of Research, Innovation and Discovery and Chief Nurse Executive, knows philanthropy...
Research & Innovation Finding the right approach The importance of research in the advancement of health care can’t be overstated. Prioritizing continued research is one of the...
Research & Innovation Simulation learning prepares QEII teams to respond to the pandemic When Phuong Nguyen got a call to co-lead COVID-19 training for operating room nurses at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, she jumped at the...