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Donors fund new research role for women’s heart health
February 1, 2023 The warm community at St. Boniface Hospital more than offsets Winnipeg’s well-known cold weather for Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin. “Six winters and not so bad,” joked Rabinovich-Nikitin, who officially assumed the responsibilities of the first-ever...
Helping Hands for Women’s Heart Health
On behalf of Bell MTS Volunteers, Paulette McIntyre and Jo-Anne Pelzer presented a $10,000 cheque in August 2021 to Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Karen Fowler, President and CEO of St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. Aug....
A Nourishing Career
Dr. Miyoung Suh and her team. July 19, 2022 Dr. Miyoung Suh is studying the role of maternal nutrition in reducing the impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a preventable developmental disability resulting from fetal exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. ...
Mapping a framework for environmental stewardship
April 12, 2022 There’s vast potential for the health care industry to reduce environmental waste. For Katie North, a Registered Nurse at St. Boniface Hospital, this is both a practical matter and an academic pursuit. North earned her Master of Nursing (Athabasca...
“Retro” research for a brighter future
David Lipnowski Photography, courtesy of UWinnipeg January 27, 2022 Within human DNA are thousands of viruses – each with potential to express itself in a helpful or harmful way. Dr. Renée Douville holds an abiding interest in these human endogenous retroviruses...
St. Boniface among Canada’s leading research hospitals for tenth consecutive year
January 18, 2022 For the 10th year in a row, the St. Boniface Hospital is among Canada’s leading research hospitals, taking the #1 spot in Western Canada and ranking in the Top 5 nationally, according to data released today by Research Infosource Inc. Canada’s source...
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
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
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
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
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...
An Outstanding Leader
Called a “visionary” by his colleagues, Dr. Grant Pierce will soon step down as Executive Director of St. Boniface Hospital Research after 15 years in the leadership role. Pierce’s time – three consecutive terms – in the proverbial corner office at St. Boniface...