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Over the summer, UdeM students learned about new practices and approaches in spiritual care during an intensive internship at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.

For the last decade, people who use drugs in Quebec have been partially sheltered from Canada's drug overdose epidemics. But since 2020, the picture has changed. The contamination of the drug market is now present in Quebec, and what happened in British Columbia and Ontario is now happening here, says expert Sarah Larney.

A deeper understanding of the communication inside the body when someone is going through opioid withdrawal has led to a new clinical trial at the University of Calgary.

A research team from the University of Waterloo has developed a new material that shares many of the same traits as bone tissue.

Waterloo researchers are at the forefront of addressing complex societal and health problems facing our world, and Dr. Devon Frayne , a human performance integration specialist in Waterloo's Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, is one of them.

The "Solving the crisis:" series explores the pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity collapse, housing affordability and more. Each article highlights how Waterloo, a hub of research, innovation and creative thinking, is uniquely positioned to address these issues. Through this series, we highlight the dedication of researchers to tackling global crises and shaping a better future for all.

Waterloo researchers awarded more than $4.3 million. University of Waterloo researchers take pride in identifying and solving significant, complex challenges facing humanity and our planet.

While it has been 18 years since Adrian Owen discovered consciousness in patients in a vegetative state, hardly a day has gone by when Western University's world-renowned neuroscientist doesn't connect back to his Eureka moment.

Dr. Mark Ferro's ongoing study supports mental health in children and youth living with physical illnesses across the life span Dr. Mark Ferro, School of Public Health Sciences associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health, is to receive nearly $1.3 million over five years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.

Western professors Dr. Anna Gunz and Lesley Gittings connect the dots between climate change and our health In 2021, the World Health Organization declared climate change the greatest global health threat to humankind in the 21st century.

Extreme heat poses serious health risks such as electrolyte imbalance, heart attack and kidney failure. Can our bodies adapt? Periods of extreme heat-even a single day when the thermometer hits 35° C'are associated with increased risk of injury, hospitalization and death. When the body gets too hot, the heart and kidneys don't function properly.

Occupational therapy researcher advances inclusion for older adult immigrants through community research When Sachindri Wijekoon was just a child, her family, along with her aunts and uncles, relocate

In 2021, Montreal's air quality was degraded by forest fires burning thousands of kilometres away, a study shows.

Adrian Owen and Karnig Kazazian use brain activity patterns to predict survival rates of ICU patients The very thought of being 'locked in' following a brain injury or even aware during general anesthesia induces fear because it awakens the classic terror trope of being buried alive. But what does it mean to be awake, but entirely unable to respond, and what can this tell us about consciousness itself?

Dr. David Hammond is leading a new study to examine the health risks of e-cigarettes among young people in Canada Canada has among the highest rates of nicotine vaping in the world, with more than one in 10 high school students vaping daily.

Open since 2020, the clinic will be able to continue serving migrant and racialized LGBTQIA+ communities thanks to the new funding from Canada's health ministry.

When he received the offer to fly across the world to build a universal COVID-19 vaccine with a researcher at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Cody Hird didn't hesitate to pack his bags.

UCalgary Nursing researcher Tracie Risling and Alberta Health Services leaders co-lead study-focused ways to stabilize and support more sustainable nursing workforce A combination of slowing numbers o

When long-term users of prescription opioids in Canada were mailed a brochure encouraging them to cut their dosages, many of them did - and that's a good thing, researchers say.

A new form of cognitive-behavioural couple therapy may help women diagnosed with sexual desire disorders and reduce the emotional distress associated with it.

When chemistry professor Samantha Gateman realized there was no non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) on the market without significant side effects, she became inspired to make a change.

In the past few years, research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has grown tremendously as researchers uncover the long-term physical and mental health effects of these experiences.