https://medicine.dal.ca/news.html Dalhousie RSS News Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:08 GMT 2026-08-17T14:45:08Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/13/dalhousie_medical_student_recognized_among_canada_s_future_health_leaders.html Abdelrahman Abu Osba is Dalhousie University's recipient of the 2026 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award. He joins a group of just 15 medical students from across Canada being recognized for their leadership, communication skills, community engagement, and commitment to advancing medical knowledge. News Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/13/dalhousie_medical_student_recognized_among_canada_s_future_health_leaders.html Dayna Park 2026-08-13T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/12/new_dal_med_initiative_empowers_youth_with_life_saving_skills.html Ready, set, respond initiative teaches youth how to recognize and respond to medical emergencies through hands-on learning experiences focused on CPR, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), stroke recognition, seizure response, and overdose awareness. News Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/12/new_dal_med_initiative_empowers_youth_with_life_saving_skills.html Dayna Park 2026-08-12T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/10/realistic_simulations_prepare_learners_for_complex_care__.html Dalhousie’s Centre for Collaborative Clinical Learning and Research (C3LR) is entering an exciting new chapter with the opening of a modern, high-fidelity simulation space on the fourth floor of the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB). News Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/10/realistic_simulations_prepare_learners_for_complex_care__.html Dayna Park 2026-08-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/05/04/shaping_the_systems_that_train_canada_s_physicians.html Dr. Andrew Warren is the 2026 recipient of the Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education, which recognizes Royal College Fellows who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical education through teaching, educational leadership, research or program development. News Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/05/04/shaping_the_systems_that_train_canada_s_physicians.html Royal College Staff 2026-08-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/05/04/advancing_indigenous_leadership_in_health_care.html Dr. Brent Young is a 2026 recipient of the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award, which recognizes individuals who advance Indigenous rights and health outcomes while promoting cultural safety and respect for Indigenous knowledge. News Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/05/04/advancing_indigenous_leadership_in_health_care.html Royal College Staff 2026-08-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/04/advancing_the_science_of_frailty.html Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is the 2026 recipient of the James H. Graham Award of Merit, which recognizes Fellows of the Royal College whose lifetime achievements have advanced medicine and improved health care for society. News Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/04/advancing_the_science_of_frailty.html Royal College Staff 2026-08-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/07/dalhousie_researchers_help_identify_new_ebola_variant_and_potential_treatment.html News Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/07/dalhousie_researchers_help_identify_new_ebola_variant_and_potential_treatment.html Dayna Park 2026-08-07T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/04/the_canadian_center_for_vaccinology_researcher_is_being_recognized_for_advancing_vaccine_research_that_is_shaping_care_for_mothers__infants__and_families_worldwide.html Dr. Bahaa Abu-Raya is a CCfV researcher who is being recognized for advancing vaccine research that is shaping care for mothers, infants, and families worldwide News Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/08/04/the_canadian_center_for_vaccinology_researcher_is_being_recognized_for_advancing_vaccine_research_that_is_shaping_care_for_mothers__infants__and_families_worldwide.html Kate Rogers 2026-08-04T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/10/meet_dalhousie_s_newest_high_performance_student_leaders.html Dalhousie’s Student Leadership Academy is excited to introduce the newest High-Performance Leadership cohort. This group of students will bring big ideas, deep community involvement, and an impressive range of leadership experience to the year ahead. News Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/10/meet_dalhousie_s_newest_high_performance_student_leaders.html Staff 2026-07-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/06/dalhousie_s_inaugural_community_engagement_day_highlights_the_power_of_collaboration_in_shaping_equitable_health_systems.html Held on March 26 in the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, Community Engagement Day brought together students, faculty, staff, and community partners, all united by a shared commitment to improving health equity through collaboration. News Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/06/dalhousie_s_inaugural_community_engagement_day_highlights_the_power_of_collaboration_in_shaping_equitable_health_systems.html Al Muktadir Munam 2026-07-06T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/dr__ruth_ann_marrie_on_gillian_s_hope.html At Dalhousie, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research begins with a simple question: What does it take for someone with MS to live the best life possible? News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/dr__ruth_ann_marrie_on_gillian_s_hope.html Dayna Park 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/how_environmental_exposures_are_reshaping_lung_cancer_and_redefining_early_detection.html Across Atlantic Canada, physicians are seeing more patients diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked. It’s a shift that challenges one of the most established narratives in public health. For decades, lung cancer has been closely tied to tobacco. That connection remains. But it no longer explains everything. News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/how_environmental_exposures_are_reshaping_lung_cancer_and_redefining_early_detection.html Christena Copeland 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/dalhousie_s_new_killam_memorial_chairs_push_boundaries_in_health__humanities__and_agriculture.html Four Dalhousie researchers are set to embark on the next chapter of their scholarly careers with strong momentum behind them as Killam Memorial Chairs.  News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/dalhousie_s_new_killam_memorial_chairs_push_boundaries_in_health__humanities__and_agriculture.html Kate Rogers, Genevieve MacIntyre, Dawn Morrison, and Stephanie Rogers 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/alzheimer_s_research_at_dalhousie.html As of January 2025, an estimated 771,939 people in Canada are living with dementia, and more than 414 Canadians develop the condition every day. Within the decade, nearly one million families across the country will be living with the impacts of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias—a number that continues to climb as the population ages. News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/alzheimer_s_research_at_dalhousie.html Dayna Park 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/preparing_tomorrow_s_physicians_to_advance_care_through_research.html The moment a medical student begins asking deeper questions, medicine moves forward. Why does one patient respond to treatment while another does not? How can disease be detected earlier? How can care be delivered more effectively in rural communities? News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/preparing_tomorrow_s_physicians_to_advance_care_through_research.html Cathrine Yuill 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/a_discovery_that_could_change_how_the_body_heals.html Dalhousie researchers, Drs. Jean Marshall and Michael Bezuhly, along with their research team, are uncovering an exciting and unexpected biological pathway that may lead to entirely new treatments for fibrosis and abnormal scarring, conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/a_discovery_that_could_change_how_the_body_heals.html Cathrine Yuill 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/uncovering_the_hidden_biology_of_women_s_health.html When Dr. Karen Lithgow, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie, first arrived at Dalhousie University last spring, she brought with her a research focus that is both scientifically complex and historically overlooked: the vaginal microbiome. News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/07/02/uncovering_the_hidden_biology_of_women_s_health.html Dayna Park 2026-07-02T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/24/manufacturing_the_future_of_life_saving_medicine_in_nova_scotia.html Led by Dalhousie University, BioLabs East will establish a new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility in Nova Scotia, giving academic, health care, and industry partners the specialized infrastructure needed to accelerate research toward clinical trials. News Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/24/manufacturing_the_future_of_life_saving_medicine_in_nova_scotia.html Andrew Riley 2026-06-24T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/23/celebrating_this_year_s_excellence_in_leadership_award_recipients.html Members of the Faculty of Medicine community gathered on June 18, for their annual staff meeting, and to celebrate the 2026 Awards of Excellence in Leadership recipients. News Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/23/celebrating_this_year_s_excellence_in_leadership_award_recipients.html Dayna Park 2026-06-23T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/23/the_2026_annual_faculty_awards.html Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine came together on June 2 to celebrate the outstanding achievements of faculty members whose work continues to shape education, research, clinical care, and community impact across the region. News Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/23/the_2026_annual_faculty_awards.html Dayna Park 2026-06-23T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/19/new_dalhousie_study_tracks_growing_administrative_burden_on_family_physicians.html New research from Dalhousie University's Department of Family Medicine found that between 2011 and 2021, per-visit referrals increased by 57 per cent and lab test orders by 29 per cent—quantifying a trend clinicians have long reported but rarely been able to measure. News Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/19/new_dalhousie_study_tracks_growing_administrative_burden_on_family_physicians.html Jane Gaffney and Dr. François Gallant 2026-06-19T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/10/dalhousie_led_study_reveals_how_a_key_viral_protein_disrupts_cells__internal_delivery_system_and_helps_virus_spread.html A trainee-led study from Faculty of Medicine researchers at Dalhousie, published in PLOS Pathogens, has uncovered a previously unknown function of the coronavirus Membrane protein, also known as “M.” The discovery helps explain why coronaviruses are so effective at evading the immune system—and points to new possibilities for treatment. News Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/10/dalhousie_led_study_reveals_how_a_key_viral_protein_disrupts_cells__internal_delivery_system_and_helps_virus_spread.html Kate Rogers 2026-06-10T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/17/first_cohort_of_ipmp_students_graduate_from_medical_sciences_program.html Established in 2022 to increase representation of Indigenous and African Nova Scotian students in the Medical Sciences program, the Inclusive Pathways to Medical Professions (IPMP) initiative celebrates its first graduating cohort this spring. News Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/17/first_cohort_of_ipmp_students_graduate_from_medical_sciences_program.html Kate Rogers and Kenneth Conrad 2026-06-09T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/04/a_first_look_at_medicine_beyond_the_city_with_dr__sebastian_copp.html Dalhousie’s Rural Week gives first-year medical students a unique opportunity to step beyond urban training environments and experience health care in communities across the region—from regional centres to small rural hospitals and clinics. News Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/04/a_first_look_at_medicine_beyond_the_city_with_dr__sebastian_copp.html Dayna Park 2026-06-04T15:00:00Z https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/03/dr__andrew_harding_receives_class_of_2026_c_b__stewart_medal.html This year’s recipient of the C.B. Stewart Gold Medal in Medicine, awarded to the graduate with the highest academic standing, Dr. Andrew Harding credits his success to more than discipline and hard work. News Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2026/06/03/dr__andrew_harding_receives_class_of_2026_c_b__stewart_medal.html Kate Rogers 2026-06-03T15:00:00Z