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GLOBAL NEWS | Electronic tool effective in reducing overmedication in seniors: study

Published: 9 October 2019

Lead author Emily McDonald, a researcher and internal medicine physician at the º«¹úÂãÎè Health Centre in Montreal, said taking multiple medications can be dangerous to people 65 and up,...

THE GLOBE AND MAIL | The loss of three billion birds in North America is the canary in the coal mine

Published: 30 September 2019

David M. Bird is an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at º«¹úÂãÎè who has studied birds for five decades. "When I read the recent headlines that North America has lost nearly three...

HEALTHLINE | How One Small Change Pushed People to Buy More Vegetarian Dinners

Published: 4 October 2019

A new study finds a simple way to get people to eat less meat is to simply offer more than one vegetarian dish. Dr. Lesley Fellows, professor of neurology and neurosurgery at º«¹úÂãÎè, who...

UNAIDS likely not to meet its HIV targets among gay men in Africa

Published: 7 October 2019

Despite improvements in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa, they are missing out on HIV treatment....

Expert: Perspectives on the 2019 Federal Elections

Published: 7 October 2019

The federal election is in less than two weeks and recent poll results show that 1 in 10 Canadians are still undecided about who will get their vote. Meanwhile discussions about the possibility of...

MACLEAN'S | Canada’s best Medical Doctoral universities: Rankings 2020

Published: 3 October 2019

After last year’s tie, º«¹úÂãÎè keeps top spot as the University of Toronto takes second. Universities in the Medical Doctoral category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research,...

MONTREAL GAZETTE | What you need to know about pneumonia and flu shots

Published: 2 October 2019

Around 1.5 million people are hospitalized with pneumonia every year. Around 100,000 die in hospital and a third of people hospitalized with pneumonia die within the year. Older patients are at...

THE HILLS TIMES | Cancer drugs costly for many Canadians, free for others

Published: 2 October 2019

Prescription drug coverage is a major problem in Canada. Canadians not only pay significantly more for medication than consumers in many other developed countries but many inequities in access...

MONTREAL GAZETTE | Jane Goodall delivers powerful message at º«¹úÂãÎè

Published: 27 September 2019

Jane Goodall is the renowned, 85-year-old primatologist whose groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in the 1960s forever redefined humanity’s relationship with nature. She was awarded an honorary...

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