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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Getting your rest during trying times

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, more and more people are finding themselves confined to their homes for most of the day. Queen's University researcher Judith Davidson is one of Canada's leading sleep experts ...

Oncology & Cancer

Charting new path for breast cancer surgery

A new Electromagnetic (EM) Navigation directed process for removing breast cancer tumours will help oncology surgeons remove the tumour completely the first time with a minimal amount of tissue according to Queen's researchers.

Health

Medicare improved Canadian doctors' salaries: study

U.S. doctors might find that their incomes start to rise – not decline – when Barack Obama's healthcare reforms are put in place says a Queen's University School of Medicine professor.

Other

Key element of CPR missing from guidelines

Removing the head tilt/chin lift component of rescue breaths from the latest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines could be a mistake, according to Queen's University professor Anthony Ho.

Health

Calorific controversy for intensive care patients

Patients who are fed more calories while in intensive care have lower mortality rates than those who receive less of their daily-prescribed calories, according to a recent study of data from the largest critical care nutrition ...

Oncology & Cancer

Expanding global access to radiotherapy

Queen's University researcher Timothy Hanna has co-authored a Lancet Oncology study that suggests as many as 90 per cent of people in low-income countries lack access to radiotherapy treatment. The lack of access to radiotherapy ...

Neuroscience

New exercise guidelines developed for people with MS

According to new research out of Queen's University, an active lifestyle has many benefits for adults living with multiple sclerosis. Based on that research, Amy Latimer-Cheung (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) has ...

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