UM researcher leads study on effective N95 mask decontamination during COVID-19 crisis

University of Manitoba clinician-scientists and their research partners at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) have identified effective standard hospital sterilization techniques that may enable in-demand N95 masks to be sterilized up...
3-Apr-2020 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Health Gap Between First Nations and Other Manitobans Widening, Study Finds

The health gap between First Nation people and all other Manitobans is growing.
19-Sep-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How to properly remove a tick

University of Manitoba tick expert Kateryn Rochon demonstrates and explains the proper way to remove a tick.
15-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A valuable gift of butterflies

Like many entomologists, Jason Gibbs jokes about how he doesn’t like butterflies.
14-May-2019 12:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

The Conversation: Higher, Further, Faster: Marvel’s First Female Cinematic Superhero

When the Captain Marvel movie opens on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, it will be Marvel Studios’s first female-superhero led film and many people will be lined up to see this much anticipated flick and to enjoy one of...
7-Mar-2019 4:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study paves way for promising HIV vaccine

The study is the first in the world to demonstrate that chickenpox vaccine, when given to people who are already immune to it, does not trigger an unwanted “HIV-welcoming” immune state in the genital mucosa (lining) or in the bloodstream.
31-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Integrated Data Vital in Stopping Spread of TB

Manitoba has the highest provincial incident rate of active tuberculosis (TB) in Canada, and stopping its spread depends on, among other things, the availability of high-quality, comprehensive data to ensure early and complete treatment, according...
13-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

The Power of One: What’s My Responsibility as a Global Citizen?

Protectionist laws; anti-immigration sentiments and abuse allegations: one scroll of a feed or flip through the paper can be enough to make you want to shut off and shut down.
12-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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