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Our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends may be at an enhanced risk of developing heart disease or suffering a serious heart attack in their lifetime, and what’s worse – they may not even know it. Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide and the leading cause of premature death

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada, yet women are often understudied, undertreated, and underdiagnosed. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is calling on all Canadians to wear red on Thursday, February 13 in

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Fall 2019 and four University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded a combined total of nearly $3 million in project funding. About the program: The CIHR’s

Cannabis, e-cigarettes, and human genetics. Dr. Andrew Pipe interviews key delegates from 2020 conference. Last week in the nation’s capital, the world’s most prominent smoking cessation authorities gathered to attend the 12 th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to

OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities are gathering in Ottawa today to attend the second and final day of the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in

OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities are gathering in Ottawa today to attend the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in clinical tobacco treatment

OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities will assemble in Ottawa this week to attend the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in clinical tobacco treatment

You have seven minutes, Dr. Chow. You may begin. Dr. Benjamin Chow was told he had seven minutes to pitch his idea. Seven minutes to describe and convey the importance of a groundbreaking medical technique. To explain how using it would improve access to healthcare for thousands of heart patients in

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will host Epic MyChart Information Sessions for patients. Details below: Thursday, January 16, 2020 2 to 3 p.m. UOHI, 40 Ruskin Street, East Foustanellas (second floor, room number H-2368). Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4 to 5 p.m. UOHI, 40 Ruskin Street

Dr. Emilio Alarcon has been awarded an Early Researcher Award by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Dr. Alarcon will receive funding in the amount of $190,000 over 5 years for his project titled Bio-inspired functional nanomaterials for tissue engineering. The