/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4541/all en /newsroom/channels/news/made-order-diagnostic-tests-may-be-horizon-353167 <p>±«ÓãÖ±²¥ researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.  </p> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:04:57 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 307494 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-random-covid-19-testing-resumes-four-major-airports-340380 <p>Mandatory random COVID-19 testing resumed on Tuesday, July 19 for vaccinated travellers coming into Canada through four major airports. The tests for select passengers landing in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal will be completed outside the airports, either through an in-person appointment or a virtual appointment for a self-swab test. (<a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/19/random-covid-19-testing-resumes-at-four-major-airports-tests-to-be-done-offsite.html" target="_blank">Toronto Star</a>)</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:37:12 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288259 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/star-getting-ahead-curve-comprehensive-covid-19-testing-strategy-canada-322500 <p><strong>Dick Menzies</strong>, professor of medicine and of epidemiology and biostatistics at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, and <strong>Tim Grant Evans</strong>, director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ School of Population and Global Health, co-authored this article.</p> Fri, 29 May 2020 17:05:51 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 213486 at /newsroom