MHA student’s senior care app wins hackathon prize
An app for seniors’ care, the brainchild of Master of Health Administration (MHA) student Christina Chiu, has taken home a health authority hackathon prize.
Allergy rates among new immigrants increase the longer they live in Canada
Researchers Jiayun Yao and Hind Sbihi were intrigued by a population health concern they were hearing about anecdotally: that immigrants had fewer allergies upon arriving in Canada, but that their allergy rates increased over time in Canada.
The Puppet Master of Statistics
You may know senior instructor Mike Marin as the flesh and blood man who helped you pass SPPH 400, he is taking on puppet form to teach statistics in an interesting and engaging way.
Parks, big and small, needed for public health
Feeling stressed? Research suggests you should to head to your local park as the surrounding greenery may help you relax. Assistant Professor Matilda van den Bosch co-authored a WHO report recommending small and large green spaces in cities. She explains this research in this Q&A.
Time to change how we pay for health care, together
The time is ripe for provinces to work together to reform Canada’s health care payment systems, a new report has said.
HIV therapy could be contributing to syphilis outbreak: UBC study
Drugs used to treat HIV could affect how the body responds to syphilis, inadvertently contributing to a current outbreak, a new study suggests.
Counselling and opioid substitution therapy could reduce risk of hepatitis C reinfection
People who inject drugs and receive mental health counselling or opioid substitution therapy could be less likely to reacquire Hepatitis C, a new study has found.
Paper on universal drug coverage cost wins CMAJ award
An article looking into the cost of universal public drug coverage in Canada, authored by Professor Steve Morgan, has won the CMAJ Bruce Squires Award.