Épuisement, dépression, suicide : comment protéger les étudiants en médecine
Une proportion importante des futurs médecins souffre de symptômes anxieux et dépressifs. Pourtant, les causes sont identifiées et les remèdes existent.
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Psychiatrie et terrorisme : quand les patients miment les symptômes d’une société
Des personnes présentant des troubles psychiatriques ont vraisemblablement copié les terroristes, à Marseille et à Sept-Sorts. De tous temps, les délires des malades se sont inspirés de l’actualité.
La place des malades psychiatriques est à l’hôpital, pas en prison
Les personnes présentant des troubles psychiatriques sont trop souvent incarcérées en cas d’acte grave. Cette problématique ressurgit avec les drames de Marseille et de Sept-Sorts.
How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it’s female)
Why do we consider some occupations 'male' and other 'female'? New research sheds some light on how giving jobs genders hurts everyone, men included.
Climate change is making cities sick and we need to act
As summer heatwaves intensify across Canada, smaller cities need to follow the lead of Toronto and Vancouver - to protect vulnerable citizens from injury, disease and death.
Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums
Antenatal care is a vital time for both mother and unborn baby. It promotes and establishes good health before childbirth and after delivery.
Why the African Union must press ahead with a business and human rights policy
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
What the rest of Africa can learn from The Gambia’s transition to democracy
The adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance five years ago raised hopes for a new democratic Africa. But its ideals remain elusive for many parts of the continent.
How the UN’s special rapporteur can make the right to development a reality
The creation of a UN special rapporteurship on the right to development should help develop practical solutions on how the right could be realised.
Africa has some work to do before it starts its own humanitarian agency
The initiative to establish an African Humanitarian Agency is a welcome one. But political, technical and financial support will matter. This will require the AU to take a pragmatic approach. Can it?
We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space
The rules on armed conflict on Earth are a major source of restraint on military operations. But the rules on the use of weapons in outer space are far from clear. We need to change that.
Any detention of migrant children is a violation of their rights and must end
States need to think of alternatives instead of locking up children on the move.
Sports coaches need to be educated about concussion to keep players safe on the field
School and community sports coaches' lack of knowledge about concussion leaves players vulnerable on the pitch.
A gambling expert weighs in: what makes daily fantasy sports so alluring – and dangerous – for young men?
For many, the marriage of two American pastimes – gambling and sports – can be almost impossible to resist.
Inequality can be addressed only if we start talking about the ‘working class’
One reason for widening inequality is the decline of unions, which in turn is partly the result of the gradual elimination of the "working class" from our vocabulary.
Philosophical toolkit in tow, scholar travels to conflict zones
Does God exist? Is piety worth it? Can violence be justified? Philosophy can offer a way to engage with these questions on which there are often widely differing beliefs.
Health Check: are my memory lapses normal or could this be Alzheimer’s disease?
From time to time, we all misplace our keys or forgets someone’s name, at least for a few minutes, and we worry about "getting Alzheimer’s".
Australians should learn from Canadians’ big census mistake
Before Australia proceeds with plans to devote fewer resources to a less frequent national census, we should consider the Canadian experience of what losing such rich data means.
When quantum mechanics and international relations collide
Wars and atoms have, as it were, a conjugated history. On the eve of the second world war, physicists Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd wrote a letter to President Franklin D Roosevelt to inform him of the…
Flying scarecrows and caribou counters: using drones for conservation
Drones, robots and unmanned submarines used to be for military use only. But these days the technology is rapidly advancing and becoming more available for emergency services, farmers, film-makers or the…
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Professor of Political Science, Health and Social Policy, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, McGill University
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MA '14, Political Science, McGill University
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Psychiatre, neurobiologiste, McGill University
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James McGill Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, McGill University
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Full Professor Director, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism; Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, McGill University
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Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, McGill University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University
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Professor & Chair, Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University
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PhD Student, NYU / Research Assistant, McGill University, McGill University
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Teaching Assistant: Sociology of Aging and the Lifecourse , McGill University
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Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Steinberg Postdoctoral Fellow in International Migration Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University
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Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, McGill University
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MA Student, Department of Geography, McGill University
