Scientific studies show that bats may carry “coronoviruses” causing SARS and MERS - without showing symptoms of disease. Could the bat immune system be key to human survival in future pandemics?
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Infectious diseases pose a continual threat to Canadians. Ensuring the population stays healthy requires increasing investment in our public health system.
Canada is a world leader in the field of neutron scattering, winning a Nobel Prize in 1994 for its invention. But the looming shutdown of facilities at Chalk River puts us on the sidelines.
Health Canada is drafting important regulations for assisted reproductive technologies. Initial documents treat egg donors and surrogates as little more than spare parts and walking wombs.
From cheap prosthetic arms for landmine victims in Sudan to the promise of surgery on astronauts in space — 3D printing is sparking a healthcare revolution.
Nigeria is rich in water resources. but poor management has led to water scarcity in the country.
Heavy rains, poor and clogged drainage systems have made many towns and cities in Nigeria susceptible to massive flooding.
As the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society urges the government to consider “compensation” for surrogacy, we need to talk about the implications of this rhetoric for women.
We’ve all endured infections. Here’s how it works when our bodies are attacked by viruses, bacteria or parasites, and our innate immune system becomes the first line of defence.
We are living in a world war fought piecemeal. It is everyone’s responsibility to fight for peace.
Freshwater covers only 0.5% of the Earth’s surface but is home to 10% of the world’s lifeforms.
La vague de froid nous fait craindre d'être contaminé par les microbes. Mais qui sont-ils ? Connaissez vos ennemis les virus, bactéries et parasites pour mieux les combattre.
What is the difference between these pathogens, and how dangerous are they?
Along with better strategies to respond to outbreaks in human populations, we need a stronger focus on surveillance in animals to identify infectious diseases before they pose a risk to human health.
If you’ve never heard of coronaviruses before, you may know about some of the illnesses different types of they can cause, like SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and the common cold.
Many of today’s public health issues – diabetes, cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease – are strongly associated with social inequalities. Literature from across the world shows that gaps in income…
More than 8,000 people have died from Ebola in West Africa since February 2014 and it has spread beyond the three countries initially affected. So, it’s an epidemic, right? Or is it an outbreak? What about…
Health workers returning to their home countries after working in Ebola-affected areas are being asked to place themselves in quarantine for 21 days. This period is important because it’s the maximum time…
A collaboration between historians, text mining, and information visualisation researchers has thrown up new insight into the hunger for sugar, coffee and rubber in the 19th century, as well as how fat…
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Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor and Research Chair in One Health & Wellness, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Coordinator, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan
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Research assistant, PAWSitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan
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Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Educational Technology & Design, University of Saskatchewan
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Public Policy Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan
