Dr. Keith Brunt, IMPART member and Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB), highlights the pressure New Brunswick pharmacies are currently under due to COVID-19 and the impacts that removing the co-pay per prescriptions will have – especially on pharmacists in small, rural communities. Dr. Brunt outlines that “the pharmacy in New
IMPART members, Dr Keith Brunt and Dr Jeremy Simpson have pioneered research into understanding the mechanisms of increased shortness of breath in patients with heart failure. By applying a collaborative approach, they have identified suitable drugs for effectively treating these symptoms to significantly improve the quality of life of patients. Access full article at Scientia.
At the Medical Dragons’ Den, the winning pitch was for a new microscope that helps test new drugs quickly at the cellular level. All members of IMPART Team, Dr. Keith Brunt and Dr. Sohrab Lutchmedial were interviewed by CBC Radio. Click on the link below for interview: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1207342659851
ROBERT WILLIAMS TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL SAINT JOHN • A research group in New Brunswick is developing an app that helps doctors determine a person’s level of vulnerability, and connects them to a social agency to tackle the program. It’s a solution that could save the province billions on health care costs for its vulnerable population, says
The multi-talented Dr. Ansar Hassan might be found stitching people up after cardiac surgery by day, but he has them IN stitches at comedy clubs by night.
Members of Dr. Legare’s lab at Dalhousie University looked at different ways to inhibit the buildup of scar tissue in the heart and prevent cardiac failure.
Dr. Jeremy Simpson and Dr. Keith Brunt published a study that found a conclusive link between shortness of breath and hormonal imbalances in the brain.
Thomas Pulinilkunnil and colleagues from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center explored potential connections between weight loss and metabolic manipulation.
The event at Saint John’s 2016 Big Data Congress explored how health researchers and clinicians are using big data sets to improve patient care outcomes.