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April 2019
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Western In The News is an e-Newsletter that highlights stories with a Western focus that received significant media coverage. This service is provided by Western's media relations team.
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A new treatment developed by Western researcher Dr. Mandar Jog has restored the movement of patients with chronic Parkinson’s disease by administering electrical stimulations to their spines. The discovery was featured in stories by the BBC, CTV News, and National Post, and The Daily Mail, among others.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
BBC
| CTV News
| National Post
| Daily Mail
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New 3D ultrasound technology developed at Western is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to women with gynecological cancers, including vaginal, cervical and uterine cancer. The news was covered by CBC News and CTV News.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CBC News
| CTV News
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A new study led by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute found that most patients entering hospital intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or ailments also suffer from some level of related cognitive dysfunction that currently goes undetected in most cases. Researcher Adrian Owen from Western’s Brain & Mind Institute and BrainsCAN was interviewed by The Globe and Mail and London Free Press.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Globe and Mail
| London Free Press
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With extreme flooding hitting several Canadian provinces, Canadian media turned to Western’s Slobodan Simonovic for expert commentary. Simonovic spoke with The Globe and Mail, CTV Atlantic, Ottawa Citizen and CTV News Channel.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Globe and Mail
| CTV Atlantic
| Ottawa Citizen
| CTV News Channel
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A new study led by Western’s Human Environments Analysis Laboratory found that an average household in London throws out food almost daily, the equivalent of $600 per year, suggesting that green bin programs may save large amounts of food from going to the landfill, but not from being wasted. The study was covered by CTV News, Global News, London Free Press and Blackburn News.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CTV News
| Global News
| London Free Press
| Blackburn News
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Additional Coverage
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