Virtual clinics increase access to doctors in rural B.C. communities
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:07:46 +0000
Can an app help alleviate the doctor shortage in rural B.C.?
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Virtual walk-in clinics increase access to doctors in rural B.C. communities
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:03:30 +0000
Can an app help alleviate the doctor shortage in rural B.C.?
Read moreSFU prof links sandpiper wingspan change to return of peregrine falcon
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:35:20 +0000
A separate U.S. study this week linked shrinking birds and large wingspans to a warming climate.
Read moreMark Buchanan: Gene editing might alter our DNA. It might destroy our humanity too
Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 02:00:59 +0000
Opinion: Gene editing to improve traits like intelligence and beauty could forever change the relationship between parents and their kids.
Read moreTipsy from kombucha? BCIT researchers test popular drink for alcohol
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:22:18 +0000
Researchers have found some samples of the popular health drink contained alcohol levels on par with beer or cider.
Read moreSpinal-cord stimulation helping back-pain patients at St. Paul's ditch addictive opiates
Credit to Author: Pamela Fayerman| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:19:43 +0000
Popularity of implantable spinal-cord stimulators is surging because they’re a pain-relieving alternative.
Read moreScience World event encourages girls to explore, expand ambitions
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:17:03 +0000
The goal is to see more women represented in STEAM professions traditionally dominated by men
Read moreThey might be spooky, but bats are under threat from deadly fungus
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:42:31 +0000
Researchers at B.C.’s Thompson Rivers University are working to stop the spread of a disease called White Nose Syndrome that is killing bats.
Read moreB.C. scientists sign declaration of support for Extinction Rebellion
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 15:17:20 +0000
Climate activists with Vancouver’s chapter of Extinction Rebellion plan to march through Downtown Vancouver during the afternoon rush hour in protest of government inaction on the climate crisis.
Read moreToronto’s Pearson airport to use Vancouver company's AI-powered technology to detect weapons
Credit to Author: Cayley Dobie| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:46:49 +0000
Hexwave scanners use panels that transmit and receive low-powered radar waves that generate images. The images are analyzed via artificial intelligence, which alert security when a threat is detected.
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