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People inquire about receiving a monkeypox vaccine at an outdoor walk-in clinic in Montréal on July 23, 2022. The World Health Organization has declared the virus a global health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

August 14, 2022

Why it’s important to tell people that monkeypox is predominately affecting gay and bisexual men

Kiffer George Card, Simon Fraser University

Engaging in open and honest dialogue with the public to increase understanding of health inequities has never been more important.

Social technologies perpetuate a single idea of what constitutes a pregnancy. martin-dm/E+ via Getty Images

December 3, 2021

Pregnancy apps and online spaces fail to support individuals grieving a pregnancy loss – here’s what to do about it

Nazanin Andalibi, University of Michigan

New research shows technologies like pregnancy apps do not account for pregnancy loss 72% of the time, causing real harm to users.

People with mental illness face stigmatization because of three things: the creation of stereotypes, the internalization of prejudices and acts of discrimination. (Shutterstock)

October 20, 2021

We still stigmatize mental illness, and that needs to stop

Valerie A. Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Nessa Ghassemi-Bakhtiari, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

In any given year, one in five people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness. Despite this number there’s still massive stigmatization.

Police clear a homeless camp in Montréal’s east end May 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

May 24, 2021

Policing and evicting people living in encampments will not solve homelessness in Canada

Amie Tsang, University of Toronto

A key component in any planning around encampments is the voice of people with lived experience. It is clear the go-to response of policing is not working.

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