Topic: public health

Aging and innovation: the future is older

Growing old is not for sissies, and neither is the policy debate that goes with it. You are going to get older, whether you like it or not. And whether you like it, says futurist Zayna Khayat, will depend on how we define health care innovation.

New vaccine shows how Canada can tackle TB

A team of Canadian researchers at McMaster University is developing an inhalable TB vaccine that would act as a booster to strengthen immune protection right at the site of infection — the lungs. If successful, it would be among the first new effective TB vaccines in the world.

Canada’s chief scientist will tap expert panel to help inform pandemic preparedness strategy

Canada’s chief science advisor Dr. (PhD) Mona Nemer says she’d be “pleased” to provide input into a new long-term research and pandemic preparedness strategy being developed by the federal government. Nemer also co-chairs a group providing advice on health data needed to manage disease spread, an area public health experts say needs significant improvement.

Innovative health solutions from SMEs needed under ISC program

New challenges in public health were recently announced under the Innovative Solutions Canada program, which aims to help small and mid-sized enterprises sell their innovative products and services to the government. Public Health Agency of Canada is looking for solutions for satellite images and communications platforms. The National Research Council of Canada needs suppliers for…