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As we are currently receiving more snow, we remind residents that activities linked to snow shovelling come with some risks for many people, and that medical emergencies can be prevented. This additional reminder comes as, over the course of a five-hour window during Monday’s snowstorm, Ottawa

Together, research activity at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) totalled $145 million in 2019-20, as reported today by Research Infosource. With their results being combined, this places The Ottawa Hospital and UOHI in fifth spot among comparable hospitals in

The holiday season has come and gone. So, while we’re still honouring our New Year, New Me mantra, lets revisit our most popular stories from last year. Health podcast helps listeners be “heart-wise” It’s March 2021: The Heart Institute’s Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation releases

Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have developed a promising new therapy that successfully targets methylglyoxal (MG), a molecule that “toxifies” the heart following a heart attack, according to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials. Under normal conditions

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Bernard McDonald as the new Head of its Cardiac Anesthesiology Division. Appointed for a five-year mandate, Dr. McDonald will succeed Dr. Stéphane Lambert. A member of the Heart Institute’s Division of

Congratulations Katey Rayner, PhD! The American Heart Association (AHA) will present its 2021 Joseph A. Vita Award to Katey Rayner, PhD. This award is given annually in honour of the late cardiovascular scientist Joseph A. Vita, M.D., to recognize research that had a major impact on the field of

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), like The Ottawa Hospital and others across the region, implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy for everyone working in the hospital environment in compliance with the provincial government directive. As of November 1 st, 2021, all staff, medical

Dr. Marc Ruel, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Division Head of Cardiac Surgery, has been bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India. Dr. Ruel received this award in recognition of his “seminal advances in

It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to Dr. Adolfo de Bold. Dr. de Bold was previously the director of the Cardiovascular Endocrinology Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and was also professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of

The Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Nuclear and CT Imaging (CNCT) has bestowed Heart Institute Division Head of Cardiology Dr. Robert Beanlands the 2021 Dr. Michael Freeman CNCT Annual Achievement Award. This award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions in their career to