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Ottawa Citizen
10-07-2025
- Health
- Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa part of research initiative aiming to transform bipolar disorder care
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the first international site of a research network aimed at accelerating the understanding of bipolar disorder and transforming care for people who live with it. Article content Bipolar disorder affects an estimated 40 million people around the world, including about 800,000 in Canada. In many cases, the disorder remains difficult to diagnose and treat effectively. Article content Article content Article content Dr. Jess Fiedorowicz, senior researcher and head of the department of mental health at The Ottawa Hospital, was awarded a grant worth more than $3 million to lead the first Canadian site of the Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder Integrated Network (BD2) in a partnership with Brain Canada. Article content Article content The funding will support a longitudinal study of 100 participants in Ottawa, said Fiedorowicz, who hopes an additional 200 patients undergoing treatment at The Ottawa Hospital will eventually be able to participate in the study. It will include advanced brain imaging and monitoring and is part of a global study that will eventually include 4,000 patients. Article content The funding also supports a learning health network that will use data and integration to improve patient care, Fiedorowicz said. The investment in bipolar disorder is badly needed, said Pamela Kanellis, chief research and program officer with Brain Canada. Article content 'There is a dearth of funding to address bipolar disorder,' she said. Article content Kanellis noted that it took, on average, seven years for patients to get diagnosed, misdiagnoses were frequent and many people were suicidal while they waited for diagnoses and treatments. Article content 'This is a dramatic disease that we need to get ahold of better,' she said. Article content Among the key challenges are delays in diagnosing patients and difficulty finding treatments that work. Article content More than 70 per cent of people with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed, health officials say, and less than half find effective treatments. Article content 'It is a challenging diagnosis, even as an expert,' Fiedorowicz said. 'One of the challenges is that bipolar disorder can present differently over time.' Article content Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of depression and mood elevation — mania — as well as periods without marked symptoms.
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
87 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 87?
87 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 87? The Houston Texans are less than 100 days away from kicking off the 2025 season in Los Angeles against the Rams at SoFi Stadium and we're counting down the days until a victory ensues on the west coast. Texans Wire will each day tell you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and pick the player who ensured the number best during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let's take a look at who has won No. 87 since the inaugural season in 2002. Texans players to wear No. 87 No. 87 currently belongs to second-year tight end Cade Stover. Drafted out of Ohio State in 2024, Stover's relationship with C.J. Stroud at Ohio State was expected to transition from Columbus to Houston last season. In spurts, one could see the chemistry between the two Buckeyes, who totaled 15 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown in 15 games. Stover did miss some time because of a shoulder injury suffered in Week 15's win over the Miami Dolphins and didn't see action in the playoffs. Fully healthy, he's been one of the more promising names at offseason workouts in the passing attack and could expand his role in the passing game this fall, eventually surpassing Dalton Schultz on the depth chart. Right now, though, Stover wasn't the best player to wear No. 87 in a Texans' uniform. TE Cade Stover (2024-present) WR Damiere Byrd (2023) TE Darren Fells (2019-2020) WR Demaryius Thomas (2018) TE C. J. Fiedorowicz (2014-2017) WR "E.Z." Nwachukwu (2013) TE Steve Skelton (2012) TE Anthony Hill (2009-2010) TE Mark Bruener (2004-2008) WR Derick Armstrong (2003) WR JaJuan Dawson (2002) Best Player: C. J. Fiedorowicz No one really stands out, but Fiedorowicz was probably the closest thing to a stable tight end since the days of Owen Daniels. The first of the Iowa tight end trends to make waves in the NFL, Fiedorowicz posted his best season in 2016, totaling 54 receptions for 559 yards and four touchdowns in 15 games. He was also essential in helping Houston make the postseason under the quarterback Brock Osweiler. But injuries derailed his career, ultimately forcing him to retire after the 2017 season. For his Texans' career, Fiedorowicz finished with 89 catches for 881 yards and six touchdowns.
