Researcher helps develop compassion measurement tool

Researcher helps develop compassion measurement tool

January 14, 2022 At a time when virtually all hospital patients and careresidents were and continue to be isolated from loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic due to visitor restrictions, the expression of compassionate care becomes even more important for Canada’s...
Say Yes to St. Boniface Hospital

Say Yes to St. Boniface Hospital

January 6, 2022 Manitoba is about to mint a new millionaire. St. Boniface Hospital Foundation has announced the 2022 Mega Million Choices Lottery, with six Grand Prize choices for this year’s biggest winner, including homes in Winnipeg, St. Adolphe, and Brandon, a...
Coming home to heal hearts

Coming home to heal hearts

Dr. Shuangbo Liu (l), with cardiology colleagues Dr. Olga Toleva (c) and Dr. Shelley Zieroth in 2019. April 7, 2021 Whether a heart attack or a milder concern, most acute coronary conditions reveal the same underlying problem: obstructive coronary artery disease. What...
Secrets in the Lungs

Secrets in the Lungs

March 18, 2021 It’s what we picture when we think of COVID-19 taking hold: breathing problems severe enough to require treatment with oxygen or even a ventilator. While it’s clear COVID-19 attacks the lungs, the question remains: why do some people become so sick, and...
Testing new therapies for rare metabolic disorders

Testing new therapies for rare metabolic disorders

Principal Investigator Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra (third from left) and his research team. February 26, 2021 Terms like Leigh, Kearns-Sayre, and MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes) seldom make the news. Yet children born with these...