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Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic shown to be more effective in shedding pounds than changing eating, exercise habits

New partnership aims to unlock investment and commercialization opportunities for life sciences and other health innovation technologies, fueling economic growth

Expensive, lifesaving treatments could be drastically reduced if Canada followed the U.S. model and started screening for breast cancer at 40

Behind closed doors during Canada's COVID-19 lockdowns, a devastating crisis unfolded. While the world focused on mask mandates and social distancing, immigrant women across Canada faced an equally dangerous threat: a surge in intimate partner violence (IPV).

• New study with small sample size highlights systemic issues in how family courts address parental rights • Biases including racism, Islamophobia, and sexism shape outcomes, often to the detriment of fathers and their children • Fathers often portrayed as authoritarian or unfit, children’s well-being neglected • Research team advocates for bias training for judges, attorneys, and custody evalu...

Ottawa's Premier Hackathon Returns Bigger Than Ever

Removing 10 per cent of a patient’s blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half, according to a large clinical trial published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Known as hypovolemic phlebotomy, this practice could save one in every 11 patients having this surgery from needing a transfusion.

New research sees mRNA and RNAi-based therapies delivered in single treatment, paving way for treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases

Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from December 2 to 6, 2024:

New space will enhance access to healthcare services, offer learning opportunities for the university’s health sciences and pharmacy students