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According to nephrologist Dr. Amit Garg , for those with advanced chronic kidney disease, the treatment options are stark: continuous dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. "A kidney transplant not only gives a patient up to a decade of longer life and quality of life, but data also shows that every 100 kidney transplant procedures save the health-care system a staggering $20 million over five years by sidelining dialysis costs.

The latest data from UdeM's Observatory on Health and Well-Being at Work shows that workplaces are still grappling with mental health. In Quebec workplaces, psychological distress and psychotropic drug use have fallen back to prepandemic levels, but symptoms of depression, anxiety and burnout have become more widespread.

For the last three decades, the advent of "fast fashion" has disrupted the traditional fashion cycles by capitalizing on retailers' and consumers' responsiveness to the novelty of new fashion trends.

Report finds need for better measures to help people who are experiencing homelessness retain their belongings. A new report highlights a need to rethink practices that impact what happens to people's belongings when they don't have control over the spaces where they live. Geography professor Nick Blomley and collaborators Alexandra Flynn from UBC's Allard School of Law and Marie-Eve Sylvestre from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law analysed current laws, policies and procedures and outline how they control the belongings of precariously housed and unhoused individuals across Canada.

We all have cherished belongings: a photo of your children, a beloved relative's ashes. These things are treasured, no matter where you live.

Retraining Alberta's oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. The results of our new study clearly show that a rapid transition to sustainable energy production is feasible , as costs of retraining oil and gas workers are far from prohibitive.

Waterloo team takes on Battery Workforce Challenge to advance vehicle electrification By Nicola Kelly Faculty of Engineering A team from the University of Waterloo has won a place in the Battery Workforce Challenge.

UdeM's Yoshua Bengio and Catherine Régis are set to participate in the AI Safety Summit in England. On Wednesday and Thursday, world experts on artificial intelligence will gather at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England for the AI Safety Summit 2023 .

Science, Health & Technology Alex Walls The nutrients available from seafood could drop by 30 per cent for low-income countries by the end of the century due to climate change, suggests new UBC research.

Science, Health & Technology Alex Walls If you're looking for a horror show to check out this Halloween, look no further than nature itself.

How to live with the dead? A PhD candidate in literature shares her reflections on death, identity, geography and culture.

Commander Chris Hadfield tells audience at the Sustainable Aeronautics Summit that we have the capacity to solve this problem University Relations "If you actually want to do something, you have to ch

Eye clinic at Churchill Health Centre the first to use donated optometric equipment being kept in Northern Manitoba  By Karen Kawawada School of Optometry and Vision Science It's cold outside but the

Inaugural talk opens the conversation on gender and race in academic research and pedagogy Bernice Ma New ideas, insights and discoveries are constantly being cultivated in higher education.

Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor shares his knowledge on the history of Black migration in Canada   University Relations On October 25, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) premiered their

Science, Health & Technology Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor developed by

Waterloo researchers collaborate with The Ottawa Hospital and other Canadian institutions on initiatives for public health, privacy and security By Jordan Flemming University Relations At the intersec

The new model can aid in preparing for and managing crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo is using mathematical models to help determine the best strategies for saving coral reefs from climate change.