First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow
Disadvantaged communities not only suffer disproportionately from COVID, they are even more likely to be impacted by the cascading effects...
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Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy
British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to...
Nigeria must improve health services for mothers and babies: here’s what can change
Nigeria is one of the largest contributors to maternal and newborn (neonatal) deaths in the world. It’s estimated that in...
NZ men get sick or injured more and die sooner than women – a targeted health policy is long overdue
Successive New Zealand governments have failed to develop a policy or strategy focused on men’s health, falling behind countries like...
Four ways you can design social media posts to combat health misinformation
It’s no secret that online misinformation has been a big problem throughout the pandemic. Of course, health misinformation isn’t exclusive...
Molecular research could help Nigeria solve a host of health problems
Our world and everything in it is made up of innumerable tiny molecules. These molecules are the smallest units of...
Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea One out of every three. That...
Adapting to life with COVID-19: Lessons our own immune system can teach us about public health information
The last of Ontario’s COVID-19 mask mandates — which have still been in effect in settings like hospitals and public...
Monkeypox: ‘This is an entirely new spread of the disease’
1,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox, a disease originating in Africa, have been recorded since early May across at least 30...
HIV control approaches may not work for TB: lessons from South Africa and Zambia
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with...
