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Generic drug names are often long, but they can tell doctors what type of medicine it is and how it works. But it’s brand names that appear first and most prominently in Health Canada materials.
Queer dating apps are leading the way when it comes to being more open about sexual health and health in general.
The narrative of the Great Resignation is that workers hate their jobs and are desperate to quit. The data tells a somewhat different story.
As long as athletes stand witness to the Olympic flame in Beijing and compete in the games, complacency will overshadow any message of condemnation.
Canadians with disabilities were hit hardest during the pandemic. CERB limitations meant that many of them were left financially unsupported.
In China, the wildlife trade is thriving, driven by the increased demands for luxury goods and traditional medicine. But there is real concern about the threat of diseases that can cross over to humans.
Accountability measures matter for addressing the urgent problem of anti-Black racism. A new Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement at the Toronto District School Board is taking action.
Latin American activists have made important contributions to the movement against gender-based violence. Their impact has been significant within global feminist movements.
A look back at how Canada secured auto investment in the past shows how a peripheral economy gained a major auto sector — and how it might hold onto it even in the face of U.S. protectionism on EVs.
A new study faults a well-established concept that informs land-use policies in developing countries.
When drugs are taken off the market because they are either unsafe or don’t work, do pharma companies admit that there are problems? Or do they deny the evidence?
Squid Game alludes to anti-worker violence that has permeated South Korean labour history, and reminds viewers of the need to overcome real inequalities.
With advances in technology, robots and artificial intelligence have increasingly more sophisticated encounters with humans.
Facebook’s rebranding as Meta is an attempt to reposition the company as poised to move into virtual reality networks.
Voters concerned about the push to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and what they perceived as a loss of freedom were much more likely to vote PPC than voters concerned about anything else.
To get more workers to be active, public health messaging must recognize the important role employers can play in creating the conditions for workers to focus on exercise.
On the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76b, metal is vaporized in the heat. Studying the atmosphere of extreme planets will reveal more wild and weird weather.
Routine collection of work information from people testing positive for COVID-19 from the start of the pandemic would have enabled better understanding of the role of workplaces in transmission.
Bitter family feuds and succession battles are not new to Canadian business. In fact, several prominent family-owned firms have had very public brawls. The Rogers feud, though, puts the company at risk.
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Fellow, Dalla Lana Journalism and Health Impact, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Educational Policy and Equity, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Management, University of Toronto
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for the Study of Education (OISE) and Senior Policy Fellow at the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto
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Kerry McCuaig is a Friend of The Conversation.
Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
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Fellow, Dalla Lana Journalism and Health Impact, University of Toronto
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Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
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SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
