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COVID-19: Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

COVID-19: Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

As of the end of June, more than 4.7 million Canadians between 12 and 39 years old had yet to get their first shot, about one-third of that entire population
OPINION: Supporting diversity in STEM would encourage innovative research

OPINION: Supporting diversity in STEM would encourage innovative research

Women from racialized communities in STEM education face the double bind of race and gender
OPINION: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

OPINION: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

Eating less animal proteins may help reduce the risk of future zoonotic viruses, researcher says
COVID-19: Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants, says chief public health officer

COVID-19: Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants, says chief public health officer

Latest variant of interest has popped up in Canada in small numbers, but 'it's too early to know how widespread it is or what impact it could have,' Tam says
COVID-19: Most Ontario youth experienced depression during pandemic, early data suggests

COVID-19: Most Ontario youth experienced depression during pandemic, early data suggests

More than half of 758 kids aged eight to 12, 70 per cent of 520 adolescents aged 13 to 18 reported significant depressive symptoms from February to March
ONTARIO: Province aims to bring more doctors into vax rollout, assess data to reach holdouts

ONTARIO: Province aims to bring more doctors into vax rollout, assess data to reach holdouts

Goal to reach those who haven't had a shot, eventually winding down mass immunization sites
OPINION: To create a better work environment after COVID-19, we must truly hear employees

OPINION: To create a better work environment after COVID-19, we must truly hear employees

While media coverage has been crucial in fuelling public discussions about the workplace, researchers say there’s a disconnect between the way media covered work issues during the pandemic and the stories workers felt were important for the public to understand
BEYOND LOCAL: How to improve health and quality of life for long-term care residents

BEYOND LOCAL: How to improve health and quality of life for long-term care residents

Reducing sedentary behaviour in assisted living could improve health and independence for long-term care residents
COVID-19: Canada not doomed to fourth wave, doctors say, despite U.K.'s experience

COVID-19: Canada not doomed to fourth wave, doctors say, despite U.K.'s experience

Prediction comes even with the dominance of the Delta variant, which is proving to be harder to stop with just one dose of vaccine
OPINION: Mothers need support beyond #WineMom culture

OPINION: Mothers need support beyond #WineMom culture

#WineMom: Humour and empowerment or binge drinking and mental health challenges?