by Sarah Kahale | Sep 27, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 26, 2024 | Nature via UVic News A recent article based on a study out of The New England Journal of Medicine posits the question: Is it safe to use weight loss drugs on children and adolescents? Trials have shown that these drugs can help young people lose...
by Nevada Alde | Jan 18, 2021 | News, Open access, UVicSpace
January 14, 2021|CTV News via UVic News Although there are a number of researchers that are concerned about the effectiveness of self-administered rapid tests, there is still a push to distribute them to ensure Canada is staying on top of frequent testing. “Health...
by Stephanie Boulogne | Nov 23, 2020 | News, Open access, UVicSpace
November 19, 2020 | The Tyee via UVic News In a recent Tyee article, Bruce Wallace, of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), commented on BC’s Toxic Drug Alert System. “We haven’t really figured out a way to convey...
by Danice Szabo | Nov 5, 2020 | News, OA journals, Open access, UVicSpace
December 12, 2019 | UVic News Researchers from the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction in Ottawa (the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms project) are working on a...
by Danice Szabo | Feb 10, 2020 | News, Open access, UVicSpace
December 3, 2019 | UVic News A University of Victoria initiative that provides 3D-printed prosthetic hands to amputees in seven developing countries around the world will now be able to extend its reach to help people in underserved and remote communities in Canada...
