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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/30/saudi-doctors-suing-u-of-ottawa Three doctors from Saudi Arabia are suing the University of Ottawa and several of its officials for more than $100 million. The suit claims racial discrimination, conspiracy to injure, defamation, breach of contract, and negligence, among other allegations. Dr. Waleed AlGhaithy, Dr. Khalid Aba-Alkhail, and Dr. Manal Al-Saigh announced they’ve filed a […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/03/hospital-execs-big-bucks-contracts-now-public Hospitals came clean Tuesday, revealing executives’ big salaries and perks. The Ottawa Hospital’s CEO Dr. Jack Kitts tops the list, earning $517,700 with an additional $12,000 annual car allowance. Kitts also doesn’t pay into his pension — it’s covered by the hospital. “People like Dr. Kitts are really important to the system. […]
MoreThe Ottawa Hospital remains Canada’s sixth leading research hospital, according to a listing of the country’s top 40 research hospitals released by RE$EARCH Infosource Wednesday. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute conducts research at TOH and was founded only 10 years ago. “We’ve had a great deal of success in recent years, not just in funding, […]
MoreTwo of the three survivors of Saturday’s plane crash in Nunavut are recovering in Ottawa hospitals. A seven-year-old girl was admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. “She is recovering quite well and she was able to speak to the grandpa who lives here in Iqaluit,” her uncle Terry Audla told Sun News Network […]
MoreA new plan is “in the works” to hire permanent sexual assault nurse examiners at the Ottawa Hospital — replacing the on-call system — ensuring rape kits will always be available. “We owe it to our population to be there 24/7, so we’re going to put the staff in place,” said advanced practice nurse Janet […]
MoreTrailblazing research teams in Ottawa will get provincial grants to continue scientific studies that will have a major impact on health and medicine. A project led by Dr. Michael Rudnicki at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is getting $3.1 million to develop biological drugs that stimulate the regeneration of the heart, pancreas, and muscle tissue. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/29/new-ottawa-lab-could-speed-up-cancer-treatments It’s been four years since Sue Bothwell was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. “I’ve had six months of chemotherapy and I qualified right from day one for a drug called AZD2171,” said Bothwell, who lives near Perth. “I take it every morning. I’m still cancer-free.” But not everyone is so lucky […]
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