/channels/taxonomy/term/23595/all en /channels/channels/news/ultrafine-particles-linked-over-1000-deaths-year-canadas-two-largest-cities-358211 <p>A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada’s two largest cities by ƻ����Ժ-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.</p> <p>Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada’s federal and provincial governments have not set concentration limits for UFPs, as they have for larger fine particles known as PM2.5.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:17:25 +0000 webfull 201068 at /channels /channels/channels/event/1st-annual-eboss-research-day-mscph-public-health-day-2024-symposium-355661 <p>The MScPH program Public Health Day and the EBOSS Research Day combine to present a school-wide event to showcase the work of SPGH students!</p> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:58:44 +0000 webfull 198086 at /channels /channels/channels/event/challenging-health-inequalities-research-sociological-imagination-355312 <p>March 14<sup>th</sup> 1:30-2:30 PM EST<br /> 2001 ƻ����Ժ College, 11th floor, room 1140 or via ZOOM</p> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:32:02 +0000 webfull 197628 at /channels /channels/channels/event/ghabh-poison-gift-343570 <p><strong>November 22nd, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM</strong></p> <p>in-person, at 2001 ƻ����Ժ College Avenue, Room 1203<br /> or online via ZOOM</p> <p>Taco lunch will be served at 11:30 p.m.</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:24:28 +0000 webfull 184551 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-should-hold-lifting-mask-mandates-experts-montreal-gazette-april-3-2022-338883 <p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is among the experts quoted by the <em>Montreal Gazette.</em></p> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:50:12 +0000 webfull 179368 at /channels /channels/channels/news/plus-du-quart-des-femmes-sont-victimes-de-violence-conjugale-avant-50-ans-le-devoir-march-31-2022-338881 <p>A study co-authored by Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is featured in <em>Le Devoir.</em></p> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:25:49 +0000 webfull 179366 at /channels /channels/channels/news/un-taux-mondial-de-violence-conjugale-alarmant-journal-de-montreal-march-29-2022-338789 <p>A study co-authored by Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is featured in <em>Le Journal de Montréal.</em></p> Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:08:57 +0000 webfull 179253 at /channels /channels/channels/news/disrupting-global-health-allyship-collective-liberation-forbes-march-15-2022-338474 <p>Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and past ƻ����Ժ Global Health Programs Director wrote a <em>Forbes</em> piece on the role of allyship in the field of global health.</p> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:13:08 +0000 webfull 178808 at /channels /channels/channels/news/determinants-personal-exposure-pm25-and-black-carbon-chinese-adults-repeated-measures-study-villages-328107 <p>The IHSP's<strong> Jill Baumgartner</strong> co-authored an article in <em><strong>Environment International</strong></em>:</p> <p>Lee M, Carter E, Yan L, et al.</p> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:31:14 +0000 webfull 167348 at /channels /channels/channels/news/addressing-competing-risks-when-assessing-impact-health-services-interventions-hospital-length-stay-327046 <p>The IHSP's <strong>Arijit Nandi</strong> co-authored an article in <em><strong>Epidemiology</strong></em>:</p> <p>Batomen B, Moore L, Strumpf E, Nandi A</p> <h4>Addressing competing risks when assessing the impact of health services interventions on hospital length of stay</h4> <p><em>Epidemiology</em> (Cambridge, Mass.)<br /> November 23, 2020 - Volume Published Ahead of Print<br /><a href="https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Abstract/9000/Addressing_competing_risks_when_assessing_the.98320.aspx" target="_blank">DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001307</a>. PMID: 33284168.</p> Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:38:52 +0000 webfull 166182 at /channels /channels/channels/news/inappropriate-prescriptions-sending-hospitalized-seniors-back-er-322806 <p>Two in three hospitalized seniors are prescribed drugs that should be avoided by older adults, increasing the risk of injury and adverse drug reactions. Improving hospital prescribing practices can reduce the frequency of inappropriate medications and resulting harm, according to a new study led by ƻ����Ժ researchers.</p> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:43:31 +0000 webfull 162263 at /channels