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Dal clinicians, scientists target growing menace of HPV ‑related throat and mouth cancers
Surgeons, physicians and scientists at Dalhousie Medical School are striving to better understand, treat and cure these HPV-related throat and mouth cancers. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - January 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Melanie Jollymore Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal clinicians, scientists target growing menace of HPV‑related throat and mouth cancers
Surgeons, physicians and scientists at Dalhousie Medical School are striving to better understand, treat and cure these HPV-related throat and mouth cancers. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - January 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Melanie Jollymore Tags: News Source Type: news

Cancer fighters
Cancer research has become a major focus for Dalhousie Medical School and its affiliated teaching hospitals. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - December 10, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Allison Gerrard Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal researchers find new clue to fighting RSV, the most common cause of kids' hospitalizations
Dalhousie researchers are the first in the world to show that RSV stimulates mast cells to mount a strong anti-virus response that could be harnessed to fight RSV. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - December 10, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Melanie Jollymore Tags: News Source Type: news

Investing in MS research and care in the Maritimes
In an effort to improve patient care in the Maritimes, philanthropist Margot Spaffor has donated over one million dollars to establish the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Gillian’s Hope Fund. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - December 9, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Christena Copeland and Allison Gerrard Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal glaucoma researcher recognized for contribution to vision science
Dr. Balwantray Chauhan was recently recognized by the Alcon Research Institute (ARI) for his contributions to the field of vision research. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - December 7, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Allison Gerrard Tags: News Source Type: news

A hub to support health care's collaborative future
Dalhousie's new Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) - designed to break down barriers between the health professions and train health care teams - opened December 1, 2015. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - December 2, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Matt Reeder Tags: News Source Type: news

Promoting diversity in health care
Support from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation will allow Dalhousie to expand the reach and impact of two programs designed to support diversity in health care: Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) and the Aboriginal Health Sciences Initiative (AHSI). (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 26, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Elizabeth Thompson Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal shines at the 2015 Discovery Awards
At the 13th edition of the annual Discovery Awards, Dalhousie researchers from the Faculties of Science and Medicine walked away with wins in three of the four major categories: Innovation, Professional of Distinction and Emerging Professional. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 24, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cory Burris and Nikki Comeau Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal prof tapped to help tackle issue of human gene editing
Bioethicist Françoise Baylis is one of 12 international experts recently appointed to shape the agenda for an upcoming global summit on controversial advances in human gene editing. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 24, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Matt Reeder Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal med student to represent international peers at climate conference
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Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 19, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Staff Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal med student to represent international peers at climate conference
Canada’s environment minister, Catherine McKenna, says climate change will be a priority for the federal government. It’s also a priority topic for first-year Dalhousie medical student Kit Moran. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 19, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Allison Gerrard Tags: News Source Type: news

Dal prof works to speed up the rebuilding of human tissue
Canada Research Chair Frampton has figured out a way to speed up the process of creating the tissues in as little as two hours and is now working on ways to use the material to help treat burns and other skin wounds. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - November 12, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Matt Reeder Tags: News Source Type: news

Molly Appeal campaign supports heart research in the Maritimes
Dalhousie heart disease researchers in Halifax and Saint John are being supported by this year's Molly Appeal fundraising campaign for the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - October 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Melanie Jollymore Tags: News Source Type: news

Professor Jocelyn Downie to conduct groundbreaking endâofâlife research with Trudeau Fellowship
Jocelyn Downie was recently awarded a prestigious Trudeau Fellowship to support her groundbreaking research into the law, policy and practice around end-of-life care in Canada. (Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News)
Source: Dalhousie University | Medical School News - October 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jane Doucet Tags: News Source Type: news