2017 News
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October 02, 2017
October 02, 2017
A recent study led by SFU health sciences PhD candidate Krystyna Adams suggests that dental tourism industry practices in Los Algodones, Mexico—a medical border town—reinforce structural injustices and exploitation.
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October 02, 2017
October 02, 2017
The Elder-Youth Dialogue, hosted by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH) at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was held during March 12-15, 2017, on the unceded and traditional territories of the Algonquin Peoples.
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October 05, 2017
October 05, 2017
Health sciences student Nicola Toffelmire graduates on Oct. 5 not only with a Master of Public Health, but with the title of Canada’s Youth Delegate to the World Health Assembly (WHA) and a completed internship with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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October 05, 2017
October 05, 2017
SFU health sciences alumnus Zakary Zawaduk is immersed in developing policies that address Vancouver’s overdose crisis, one of B.C.’s highest-profile health epidemics.
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October 19, 2017
October 19, 2017
Health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health that has released a report detailing the adverse effects of pollution on global health.
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November 20, 2017
November 20, 2017
A study by health sciences PhD student Milad Parpouchi found low adherence to methadone treatment among homeless people with mental illness and opioid addiction.
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November 29, 2017
November 29, 2017
A new paper by health sciences PhD candidate Allison Carter analyzing research on women living with HIV finds women's sexual wellbeing and rights are overlooked.
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November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017
A follow-up report by CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) Canada reveals radon testing varies greatly across public schools in Canada.
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December 01, 2017
December 01, 2017
Researchers are closer to developing an HIV vaccine by unlocking a key molecule responsible for developing antibodies.