Letter from the Editors – Volume 9, Issue 3
Humanity has proven its resilience time and time again, advancing towards an optimistic future while enduring periods of unease and uncertainty like what is felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. With...
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Letter from the Chair – Volume 9, Issue 3
Even as we strive to overcome what appears to be an endless pandemic, we look to a brighter future, one in which scientific and technological advances will improve our lives....
Learning Immunology with Machine Learning – An Interview with Dr. Simon Eng
How can we use machine learning to improve drug discovery, patient treatment, and outcomes? Dr. Simon Eng is putting his PhD to work to answer questions like this and more....
Evolution of Technology in Breast Cancer Treatment
References: Mortality rate for women with breast cancer: https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.htmlGenome sequencing costs: https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/DNA-Sequencing-Costs-Data
Personalized Medicine: Leading Treatments of the New Era?
From sci-fi movies to dystopian novels, the idea of personalized medicine had been a dream for the future; however, with the increased attention towards immunology and genetics over the years,...
How Smart is your SmartWatch?
Since the first Apple Watch release in 2015, wearable technology has become a lucrative and rapidly growing industry, worth over $34 billion dollars in 2020. These products soon included companies...
Liquid Biopsy: A Potential Non-Invasive Alternative to Traditional Cancer Diagnostic Testing
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada and requires an early diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. It is estimated that in 2021, approximately 239,000 Canadians are anticipated to...
Are Robots the Future of Surgery?
Computer-based technology has infiltrated the healthcare system in recent years. One of the medical products emerging from the recent advancements in computer-based technology is robot-assisted surgery, which is the latest...
Nanotechnology: Small but Mighty
As researchers, there is a constant search for the next big thing. Medi cine advances at a rapid rate as discoveries make splashing impacts on the field. However, sometimes the...
Data Storage in Healthcare: From Clay Tablets to Electronic Tablets
Someone is in an accident and is being rushed to the nearest hospital. Seconds determine the difference between life and death. Arriving at the hospital, the patient’s emergency contact informs...