Saskatchewan leads the country in preventable, opportunistic illnesses enabled by poverty. With recent changes to income support programs and increased housing instability, things are getting worse.
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The causes of multiple sclerosis (MS) are complex, but recent research found Epstein Barr virus, the same virus that causes mononucleosis, is an environmental trigger for MS.
COVID public health measures included school closures and a shift to online learning. This placed immigrant families at a disadvantage as they saw to their children’s emotional and educational needs.
Hemodialysis filters kidney patients’ blood through a machine. Improving the membranes that mimic kidney function could reduce complications and side-effects, with better treatment results.
How American-style Christian rhetoric is appearing in the so-called “freedom convoy.”
Groundwater is the second-largest store of water on Earth. Governments and industry use groundwater reservoirs to store waste, but it may also have environmental functions that haven’t been revealed.
The pandemic has introduced a new context for university instructors navigating boundaries and responsibilities around their students’ and their own well-being and mental health.
The time is ripe to develop federal-provincial/territorial accords towards implementing a national school nutritious meal program.
Why haven’t people gotten upset about how our social distancing signs are fostering innumeracy?
Eating disorders are often misunderstood, but earlier treatment improves outcomes. Let’s dispel some myths, learn how to recognize eating disorders and what to do if someone you love is struggling.
A papal apology, if done in ‘a good way,’ could help remove barriers to transforming harmful relationships between Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church.
An infectious diseases doctor reviews the evidence, discusses hesitancy and concerns about side-effects and explains the overwhelming case for vaccinating five-to-11-year-olds, including his own son.
More than 40 per cent of natural wetlands in the Canadian Prairies have been lost due to drainage, and the impacts associated with this are largely unmitigated.
When schools honour and learn from immigrant parents’ knowledge, they support more opportunities to enhance young children’s linguistic, cultural and social experiences.
Universities can ensure students in all disciplines are learning how to contribute to a world that they and future generations want to live in.
There is an urgent need to combat historically fuelled vaccine hesitancy within Indigenous communities. The best way to do this is through evidence-based knowledge and community-led work.
The aim of transitional justice is to usher in a peaceful society after mass atrocity, periods of systemic human rights violations and violent authoritarian regimes. It should be a Canadian priority.
When politicians disregard public health directives, new research shows it causes the public to distrust governments’ handling of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many communities in Canada currently lack intercity and regional transportation. A national public transportation system would improve connectedness between cities and access to essential services.
Des centaines de milliers de Canadiens ont reçu une injection du vaccin d’AstraZeneca en première dose. Ils ont maintenant le choix pour leur deuxième dose : AstraZeneca à nouveau, ou Pfizer/Moderna ?
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
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M.A. Candidate in Psychology, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Professor, Religion and Culture, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Saskatchewan
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Doctoral Student, Curriculum Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan
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Lecturer in Curriculum Studies, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Chair and Professor of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan
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Lecturer, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate professor, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration, University of Saskatchewan
