The lifelong burdens of child maltreatment
Child maltreatment is a widespread issue with severe and lasting consequences. According to the World Health Organization, six in 10 children under the age of…
Rhea Bhalla
The price of reproductive healthcare for immigrants
Certain immigrant populations in Manitoba are facing growing challenges in accessing reproductive healthcare, as shifting policies push them into a system of fragmented private insurance…
The intersection of Indigenous knowledge and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a machine’s ability to perform tasks associated with the intelligence characteristic of humans, such as reasoning, finding meaning, generalizing and learning…
Helping older adults meet their nutritional needs
According to the American Geriatrics Society, more than half of older adults in hospitals or long-term care (LTC) homes experience malnutrition. Malnutrition includes both under-…
Battling blood cancer
Over one million people worldwide are diagnosed with blood cancer every year, causing 720,000 deaths annually. Blood cancers begin when cells in the bloodstream or…
Advancing maternal and infant health globally
Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the causes, frequency and pattern of diseases in a population. It examines how diseases can be…
When babies can’t breathe
One in every 5,000 babies experience persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), a lethal condition that occurs when they are unable to get enough oxygen after being…
Supporting the Deaf community
Sixty per cent of Canadian adults have hearing problems and many are unaware of it. Approximately 382,700 are deaf, with another 3,827,000 being hard of…
The brain, the placenta and cells that birth other cells
Lei Xing had always been fascinated by the human brain. Initially, his desire to understand the inner workings of the brain led him to medical…
The hidden world of bees and wasps
Epeolus gibbsi is a species of small, parasitic bee in a group commonly referred to as “cuckoo bees.” The infamous cuckoo birds lay their eggs…