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Cannabis poisoning in young children increased nine times after legalization

Cannabis poisoning in young children increased nine times after legalization Largest increase seen after legalization of commercial cannabis edibles Ontario saw nine times more emergency department (ED) visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, accordin...

Scientists at the University of Ottawa, the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta and partner company Svante (Vancouver) have developed a material called CALF-20 that can be used to capture carbon dioxide from industrial combustion flue gases. In their article “A scalable metal-organic framework as a durable physisorbent for...

The Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net) The Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net), led by the University of Ottawa’s Marc-André Langlois, has received a $9-million grant extension from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue its rapid research efforts on variants of concern and variants o...

President’s message – Important announcement about measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant   For several days now, we have all become increasingly dismayed by the meteoric rise of Omicron, and the rise is just getting started. Yesterday, both the Trudeau and Ford governments announced a series of measures to slow the spread of this v...

  As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, a vaccine developed and manufactured at The Ottawa Hospital could provide a unique approach to help control the pandemic. Unlike the COVID-19 vaccines currently approved by the World Health Organization, this new vaccine, dubbed TOH-Vac1, replicates inside the body’s ce...

Recently, the University of Ottawa student Union (UOSU) adopted a motion calling for the University of Ottawa to support the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) campaign against Israel.  The UOSU is an independent body from the University of Ottawa. Out of respect for its governance process, the University usually refrains from commenting on&n...

University of Ottawa researchers have launched a study on Ontario francophones’ views on virtual care services, such as teleconsultations or mobile health apps, to see if they’re useful and acceptable. This initiative is part of a research project titled Penser l'avenir des services de santé numériques avec les francophones de l’Ontari...

​​​​​​​uOttawa study reveals novel mechanism that allows these mammals to save energy and survive in hypoxia, providing clues for humans

Researchers at Sunnybrook Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, The University of British Columbia, The University of Alberta and Harvard Medical School have published a new commentary in the Journal of Medical Screening that confirms significant flaws in two Canadian trials conducted in the 1980’s which found that mammograms for wo...