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July 2020
Hot, humid weather poses significant risks for heat-related injuries, including heat stroke, exhaustion, and cramps, and individuals with cardiovascular disease are at elevated risk
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July 2020Hospitals around the world are adapting to COVID-19. In the nation’s capital, the community is stepping up to help. -
June 2020Scientists investigate the safety of two commonly used classes of medications amid a global pandemic. -
May 2020Dr. Andrew Crean and his colleagues at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are studying the potential for CT scan technology as a first step in detecting positive cases of COVID-19 -
May 2020Heart Institute scientists say innovation could enable healthcare workers to reuse their N95 masks without compromising health and safety -
March 2020An acute care facility in the Nunavut territorial capital of Iqaluit becomes the country’s most northern hospital capable of performing cardiac computed tomography -
February 2020Research and clinical observations are discovering major linkages between diseases of the brain and heart, including how they develop and progress -
February 2020Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide, yet women are often understudied, undertreated, and underdiagnosed -
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