Articles on Health research

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April 21, 2020

What if the vaccine or drugs don’t save us? Plan B for coronavirus means research on alternatives is urgently needed

Tammy Hoffmann, Bond University and Paul Glasziou, Bond University

There’s no guarantee a coronavirus vaccine will arrive, so we need research to understand the best ways to use facemasks, hand hygiene, and other interventions to control the spread of the disease

Research with Canadian families found that modelling of healthy food intake by fathers, but not by mothers, was associated with a healthier diet among their children. (Shutterstock)

April 10, 2019

Fathers are vitally important to their kids’ health and to public health research

Jess Haines, University of Guelph

Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.

The key concerns is that kids will develop body image problems and adopt unhealthy behaviours to lose weight. AGorohov/Shutterstock

July 25, 2018

Weighing kids at school has more pros than cons but the reasons may surprise you

Tim Olds, University of South Australia

The proposal is very different to schemes in the US where BMI report cards are sent to parents. Instead, the data would feed into obesity research and prevention programs.

There are now many gender categorizations, from the traditional ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ to ‘gender fluid’ and ‘undifferentiatied.’ Health researchers can work with these to gain a more accurate understanding of disease susceptibilities. (Shutterstock)

June 21, 2018

Sex and gender both shape your health, in different ways

L.F. Carver, Queen's University, Ontario

Bigender, gender fluid, cisgender? Emerging gender categorizations are important – for your health.

A nurse nun visits the graves of victims of a 1976 Ebola outbreak. Wikimedia Commons

February 21, 2018

Africa’s missing Ebola outbreaks – podcast

Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University

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The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014.

In Papua, the country’s easternmost province, reports say at least 61 children have died from malnutrition and measles. Photo of mother and child in a church in Asmat district, taken on January 22, 2018. Reuters/via Antara News Agency

January 29, 2018

Why health research rarely influence policy in Indonesia

Meiwita Budiharsana, Universitas Indonesia

Health research in Indonesia are mostly kept in library shelves instead of being used in policymaking.

Top contributors

Jacquie Gahagan
Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
Fiona Stanley
Perinatal and pediatric epidemiologist; distinguished professorial fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
L.F. Carver
Associate professor, Queen's University, Ontario
Tammy Hoffmann
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Bond University
Derek Gatherer
Lecturer, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University
Meiwita Budiharsana
Lecturer, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia
Merlin Crossley
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
Jess Haines
Associate Professor of Applied Nutrition, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
Stephen L Archer
Director of Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), Queen's University, Ontario
Teresa Wozniak
Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Janet Jull
Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
P. Alison Paprica
Professor (adjunct) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Matthew Jenkins
Research Fellow, University of Otago
Sarrah Lal
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Paul Glasziou
Professor of Medicine, Bond University