October 28, 2024 Two new projects funded by the Schmidt Initiative for Long COVID investigate drug treatments and patients most likely to suffer from the condition
October 02, 2024 To understand if the program is meeting its ambitious goals, a team of researchers is supporting and coordinating evaluation of the program.
September 14, 2024 Research suggests love in older age can boost health by combating loneliness. Science shows loneliness leads to a higher risk for falls, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and shorter lifespans.
September 03, 2024 Speech-language pathology and occupational therapy students support local families
August 21, 2024 FHS students broaden global health perspectives through international experiences in Kenya, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
August 21, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 health sciences students Kayla Gauthier and Jagdev Saluja both credit their experiences studying abroad with propelling their academic and professional achievements.
August 15, 2024 Treena Orchard, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, co-authors this article in The Conversation, dispelling myths about age-gap dynamics and stereotypes.
August 12, 2024 Increasing numbers of elite athletes are competing while pregnant and returning to competition afterwards, demonstrating that pregnancy and high-level athletic performance can coexist.
August 01, 2024 FHS professor Lesley Gittings connect the dots between climate change and our health.
July 29, 2024 Jill Moffatt, BHSc鈥16, MHIS鈥19, and Cassidy Deane, MA鈥22 (Kinesiology), are headed to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
July 26, 2024 Lessons from faculty members, including kinesiology professors David Howe and Angela Schneider, who competed in sports at the highest levels.
July 18, 2024 A new initiative called MOMentum is creating resources to help athlete-mothers navigate family planning and their careers.
July 18, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Mustangs women's basketball coach Nate McKibbon is video and performance analyst for the Canadian women's basketball team at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He is also a Master's student, studying management and leadership in kinesiology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at 澳门六合彩开奖预测.
July 15, 2024 Many victims and survivors of coercive control have highlighted its insidious nature and how it鈥檚 often invisible to those outside of the family.
July 11, 2024 Concussion symptoms are often non-specific and may be attributed to something else, like dehydration or the heat. Some young people may feel they can play through it or walk it off, FHS experts Alison Doherty, professor of sport panagement, School of Kinesiology, and Shannon L Sibbald, Associate professor, School of Health Studies, say.
July 11, 2024 Master's program in global health systems provides firsthand look at Ugandan health-care system.
July 10, 2024 New research by FHS researchers Sophie M. Phillips, Leah Taylor, and OT professor Trish Tucker reveals that young children with disabilities have significantly low levels of physical activity, missing out on its numerous benefits.
July 09, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 FHS experts, Adam Ali and MacIntosh Ross argue Olympism only adds value to society when it functions as a moral and ethical compass, rather than a simple public relations tool.
July 02, 2024 Groundbreaking study led by FHS nursing prof, Kim Jackson, used paintings, poetry to show resilience resulting from trauma-and violence-informed care
June 26, 2024 Occupational therapy professor, Trish Tucker, shares ways to counteract a decrease in children's physical activity levels during summer.
June 13, 2024 Janet Lee worked full-time as a registered practical nurse at University Hospital while studying full-time to earn her bachelor of science in nursing at 澳门六合彩开奖预测.
June 11, 2024 Roula Hawa, professor of family studies and human development in 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 Faculty of Health Sciences, studies the resilience, sexual health, mental health and well-being of Middle Eastern and North African young adults in Canada. Her newest research project focuses on using mindfulness to reduce HIV risks.
June 06, 2024 Sofia Espa帽a, a fourth-year nursing student at 澳门六合彩开奖预测, wants to bring awareness to health challenges faced by Indigenous communities in northern Ontario. She is the recipient of an award and clinical placement at SickKids Hospital.
June 03, 2024 Health sciences students, Olivia D'Andrea Brooks and Rubiga Thanganathan, study the role and benefits of community gardening.
May 31, 2024 According to FHS researcher Tarun Katapally, we must also consider non-medical factors that impact health鈥攖he social and societal systems that shape our daily lives.
May 28, 2024 The 2024 national early hearing detection and intervention report card, developed by 澳门六合彩开奖预测 audiologist Marlene Bagatto and the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force, gave Canada an overall grade of 鈥渋nsufficient.鈥
May 27, 2024 Maxwell Smith is a health studies professor and 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 first Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair in Applied Public Health. He studies the ethical dimensions of responding to infectious diseases and spoke with 澳门六合彩开奖预测 News about some of the ethical concerns around mitigating the impact of H5N1.
May 22, 2024 Cheryl Forchuk co-authored the first detailed study on Canadian hospitals鈥 use of a new, mandatory record-keeping code to improve services for patients experiencing homelessness.
May 22, 2024 According to SHS researcher, Treena Orchard, what it means to be a man is changing. Her article explores how men and masculinity are transformed by shifting socio-economic, sexual and political conditions in our post-industrial world.
May 16, 2024 Brianne Bruijns, Post-Doctoral Associate, Child Health and Physical Activity Lab, shares that only 39 per cent of youth in Canada are meeting the recommendation of at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity
May 13, 2024 Researchers, including 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Kinesiology professors Adam Ali and MacIntosh Ross call for honesty around the impacts of mega sporting events such as the Olympics.
May 07, 2024 Joining the Faculty of Health Sciences opens a wealth of opportunities 鈥 both for students coming from Brescia and those already studying health sciences at 澳门六合彩开奖预测.
May 03, 2024 First-year FHS student Anna Chauhan debated and studied bills drafted specifically for the Model Senate program, gaining hands-on experience into how legislation is reviewed, amended and passed in Canada.
April 24, 2024 A recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching, health studies professor Maxwell Smith is celebrated for his exceptional approach to health policy education. Engaging students beyond traditional classroom boundaries, he inspires critical thinking and ethical analysis of contemporary issues and policy change.
April 24, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 occupational therapy master's students worked with L鈥橝rche London to create an accessible cookbook during a community engaged learning course.
April 09, 2024 Mottola studies the role of lifestyle changes 鈥 nutrition and activity 鈥 to make a difference for parents and their future children. Read more at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 News.
April 01, 2024 Research team hopes the research will enhance awareness of the increasing prevalence of dementia among people experiencing homelessness.
March 28, 2024 Eva Pila, a professor in the School of Kinesiology, and Carrie Anne Marshall, a professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, are among ten faculty members to be recognized with Early Researcher Awards (ERA), for attracting grants from the provincial government.
March 27, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Faculty of Health Sciences professor Maxwell Smith is a prominent bioethicist who was named Chair in Applied Public Health by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, one of just 12 in Canada.
March 19, 2024 澳门六合彩开奖预测 has launched a new program to support research collaborations between researchers and non-academic partners from diverse sectors including non-profit, government, industry and corporate.
March 13, 2024 Two FHS researchers among 澳门六合彩开奖预测's newly named CRCs: Kinesiology professor Lindsay Nagamatsu, CRC in Activity for Brain Health and Aging, and Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Angela Roberts, CRC in Data Analytics and Digital Health in Cognitive Aging and Dementia.
March 13, 2024 FHS Researcher Marc Mitchell and team have found that rewards as small as US$0.09 per day have boosted physical activity in more controlled clinical trial settings.
March 07, 2024 Two PhD candidates are among the inaugural recipients of a scholarship to commemorate victims of the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed shortly after taking off in March 2019.
Flight 302 Legacy Award was created to support university and college students and honour the legacies of the 157 people aboard that flight, specifically in humanitarian work and environmental preservation.
March 05, 2024 The Storyhouse program, spearheaded by James Shelley at the Faculty of Health Sciences, aims to enhance knowledge mobilization through creative storytelling techniques, enabling students to communicate the essence and impact of health sciences research at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 to various audiences, with promising feedback on its transformative effects.
March 04, 2024 FHS researcher Marie Savundranayagam teaches health-care workers to look at the environment surrounding a person with dementia for clues about what they like and don't like.
February 26, 2024 Experiential learning placement at London, Ont. YMCA leads to community engagement, real-world experience for fourth-year students.
February 07, 2024 Ivy Osei, a graduate student in 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 Sports Management program within the School of Kinesiology, is focusing her studies on the traditional games played in villages throughout Africa that are of indigenous origin.
February 02, 2024 School of Occupational Therapy professor Debbie Laliberte Rudman studies 鈥渢hird places,鈥 environments outside of home and work, and what they mean to those with unstable employment.
January 30, 2024 Be EPIC program, led by SHS professor Marie Savundranayagam. teaches health-care workers to communicate with people living with dementia.
January 09, 2024 School of Physical Therapy professor Joy MacDermid is one of eight members of the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 community that have been named to the Order of Ontario. The Order of Ontario is the province鈥檚 highest honour, recognizing outstanding people who have made exceptional contributions to help build a stronger province, nation and world.
January 09, 2024 The number of nursing students starting their final integrative practicum this week nearly doubled to 217, from an average of 113 in previous years, as a result of a significant increase in spaces at the Arthur Labatt School of Nursing where most of the students placed at LHSC are studying.
July 20, 2023 Songlin Zhu is a second-year Master鈥檚 student in Integrative Biosciences, Kinesiology. She is also a trainee of the Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Health Research. Read about her research, in her own words, in this Inspiring Minds Showcase.
July 10, 2023 Nursing student Natalie Thirsk, whose name was announced for the Canadian team on June 29, will be competing in the T38 100-metre and 400-metre races in Paris.
June 28, 2023 Uneven sidewalks, faded crosswalks, small signs can cause extra challenges, according to OT professor Colleen McGrath.
June 20, 2023 Varsha Vasudevan, MSc candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, shares her research in 150 or fewer words in this Inspiring Minds Showcase.
June 20, 2023 According to Nursing professor, Abe Oudshoorn in his recent The Conversation article, current affordable housing systems are failing those with the highest needs.
June 16, 2023 In The Conversation, Boshra Bahrami, Master鈥檚 student, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, BJ Cunningham, Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders,and Zoe A. Leyland, Coordinator, EDIDA and Interprofessional Education, share how making animal sounds can make a difference in children鈥檚 early speech and language development. Read more to learn how animal sounds help children鈥檚 vocabulary and cognitive skills.
June 14, 2023 The knowledge Demo Kaltabanis gained earning his BScN has had a profound impact on how he views others 鈥 and himself. It鈥檚 also given him the opportunity to shine as a leader and an advocate, while making meaningful contributions to the education of future nurses.
June 01, 2023 New research led by nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn and a team of researchers from the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 has shown that when considering how to move Canada鈥檚 most vulnerable from unhoused to housed, the network of supports available within that housing is critical to its success.
May 29, 2023 Arman Hassanpour Aslishirjouposht is a PhD student in the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences graduate program (Hearing Science field) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at 澳门六合彩开奖预测. His research interests include digital signal processing, speech intelligibility, electroacoustic assessment of hearing aids and machine learning in hearing applications.
May 26, 2023 PhD candidates from around the world came to 澳门六合彩开奖预测 for a two-week Event Rights program discussing ways to make large sporting events safer and more beneficial for all.
May 23, 2023 澳门六合彩开奖预测's School of Physical Therapy professor Pavlos Bobos' research explores the power of exercise-based interventions to combat chronic conditions.
May 18, 2023 Kinesiology professor David Howe and graduate student Karmen Mohindru are studying the harms and protections in place for athletes in para sports, and how effective those safeguarding practices truly are.
May 11, 2023 Heather Gillis, a lecturer in 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 School of Physical Therapy, recently received a pair of prestigious awards in recognition of her outstanding contributions to teaching, leadership and advancing the practice of musculoskeletal physiotherapy in Canada.
May 09, 2023 A new study from Health Studies and Nursing researchers explores the challenges of gender-based violence in rural settings.
April 24, 2023 An assistant professor in 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Saleema Allana is exploring the need for healthcare services to be unique and specific to immigrant populations through the lens of intersectionality.
April 18, 2023 Led by Nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn, the Making Permanent Supportive Housing Work for Vulnerable Populations research project explores housing practices that support people experiencing chronic homelessness and other vulnerable people.
April 18, 2023 Kinesiology PhD candidate Denise Kamyuka researches social entrepreneurship for women in sport, in Botswana. Learn more about her work from her contribution to the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Libraries Inspiring Minds Showcase.
April 14, 2023 Nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn is part of a team of researchers at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 that have partnered with startup company SCATR Inc. to pilot and research the effectiveness of drug checking technology at safe consumption sites.
April 13, 2023 Angela Roberts, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science, is studying 鈥楽uperAgers鈥 to help unlock mysteries around the human brain and its aging processes.
April 12, 2023 A new article in The Conversation coauthored by Kinesiology professor Angela Schneider discusses the International Olympic Committee recommendation that individual athletes from Russia and Belarus be allowed to participate as 鈥渘eutral athletes鈥 while their nations remained barred from competing.
April 11, 2023 Ivy Osei plans to use her current research on the standardization of traditional folk games to grow SportDrive, a non-governmental organization she co-founded in Ghana focused on developing traditional games into standardized sports.
April 10, 2023 Glorieuse Uwizeye survived the genocide against Rwanda's Tutsi people. Her research promotes global health equity and gives voice to those carrying effects of 1994 massacre.
April 05, 2023 Article in The Conversation co-authored by Kinesiology professor David Howe describes new study looking to understand parents' experience supporting their children鈥檚 sport participation and parasport pathways.
March 15, 2023 Health Studies professor Jennifer Irwin's research on the impact of kindness on university campuses gives her a unique perspective to assess 澳门六合彩开奖预测's new Making Kindness Count campaign.
March 10, 2023 Health Studies professor Anuskha Ataullahjan is a critical qualitative researcher who draws on a variety of disciplines in her work, including anthropology, demography, and public health. Much of her work has taken place within Pakistan (and particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), where she鈥檚 studied issues like polio vaccination and family planning.
February 27, 2023 Physical Therapy professor Laura Brunton is one of two 澳门六合彩开奖预测 researchers sharing in nearly $1.5 million in federal funding to improve health care for Canadians experiencing transitions in care.
February 15, 2023 Kinesiology professors Laura Misener and Angela Schneider argue that the Canadian government's inaction in regard to launching an inquiry into abuse in Canadian sport highlights enduring gender and racial inequities.
February 13, 2023 Occupational Therapy professor Gail Teachman says that most of the focus in children鈥檚 rehabilitation tends to be on addressing impairment in an effort to help kids with disabilities be as 鈥榥ormal鈥 as possible. But what is 鈥榥ormal鈥? And should the focus be on 鈥榝ixing鈥 something that isn't 鈥榖roken鈥? The research shows that, though well-intentioned, rehabilitation in this form can actually be detrimental to a child with disabilities.
February 08, 2023 Traditional gyms still sell weight loss and a change in one鈥檚 body appearance 鈥 leading to improved self-esteem 鈥 as the desired outcomes to potential customers. Those reasons are why many people engage in physical activity in the first place. But are they the right ones? If the goal is to achieve a healthier body image, the answer is certainly not, according to Eva Pila, an assistant professor and researcher in 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 School of Kinesiology.
February 03, 2023 Conditions of employment under Canada鈥檚 temporary foreign worker program can cause challenges to workers鈥 health, rights, and survival
January 30, 2023 A new 澳门六合彩开奖预测 study shows that university students who were regularly vaping wanted to cut back after learning about the threat the habit could pose to their health.
January 25, 2023 In collaboration with the Child and Youth Network, OT professor Trish Tucker, MScOT/PhD student Leah Taylor and a team from 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 Child Health & Physical Activity Laboratory produced a practical, online resource to support physical activity participation for families of children with disabilities in London, Ontario: Everyone Can Play.
January 16, 2023 Kinesiology professor Eva Pila discusses the social issues related to the use of the diabetes drug Ozempic as a rapid weight loss drug on CBC Radio: The Current,
January 08, 2023 Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Marlene Bagatto's new research study will examine hearing health care inequity across regions in Canada and determine the costs when infant hearing issues go unidentified.
