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If you haven’t encountered the term already, you can expect to hear a lot more about “contract tracing” in the weeks and months to come as experts…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto are playing a leading role in a national effort to study the efficacy of using blood plasma from…
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The claim that COVID-19 and its associated medical and social responses do not discriminate belies the history of how pandemics work and who is most…
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Donny Morris faced an extra hurdle as he raced to keep his tiny, fly-in community safe, healthy and stocked with crucial supplies in the face of the…
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The University of Toronto will support more than 30 research projects through the nearly $9-million Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund – set up less than a…
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How will COVID-19 impact Toronto in terms of city planning? Will it change how the city grows? Richard White is an independent historian and…
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Medical researchers around the world are involved in an unprecedented collaboration to test experimental treatments for COVID-19. When Tedros Adhanom…
As the COVID-19 patient population at University Health Network increases, emergency department physician Dr. David Carr can feel the pressure rising…
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The University of Toronto’s precision medicine research initiative, PRiME, has launched a new task force mobilizing research to tackle the immense…
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A team from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has created a simple, scalable solution to remotely monitor the…
As authorities crack down on people who flout social distancing guidelines, many house-bound Canadians may wonder whether it’s a good idea to venture…
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Two alumni from the University of Toronto Mississauga are trying to bring a bit of fun and joy into people’s homes during the COVID-19…