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A new study suggests that a simple, government-led, direct-to-consumer, educational intervention can help long-term users of prescribed opioids cut their dosages.

Health

Opioids: a nudge to reduce consumption

11 July 2024

Article

The project’s goal is to reduce Quebecers’ exposure to PFAS and mitigate the harmful effects of PFAS contamination on human health.

Science

“Forever chemicals” in our food?

10 July 2024

Article

Distemper struck Berlin's urban red fox population between 2008 and 2013.

Science

Monitor virus progression based on cases of distemper in foxes

3 July 2024

Article

While the number of family doctors promoting physical activity increased significantly, they did so mainly for secondary prevention.

Society

When do Quebec doctors recommend exercise?

13 June 2024

Article

The app reminds users of all the factors to consider when choosing an antibiotic.

Health

What’s the right antibiotic for Fido?

5 June 2024

Article

In French, the concept is called Rues écoles, and it's designed to address concerns over safety, traffic problems and kids not getting enough physical activity.

Health

'I've made new friends'

15 May 2024

Article

Katherine Frohlich

Health

'It really puts us on the map'

7 May 2024

Article

The new study unravels some of the molecular intricacies of Ebola virus replication, shedding light on key proteins and pathways involved in the process.

Health

Ebola: scientists reveal a new way it replicates

15 March 2024

Article

This study shows that during the pollen season, trees increase a child’s risk of actually developing asthma, possibly due to prolonged pollen exposure.

Health

Living near leafy trees doesn’t always protect kids from asthma

5 March 2024

Article

By providing a more nuanced understanding of where and how bat betacoronaviruses evolve, the research helps us identify potential hotspots for the emergence of new zoonotic diseases.

Science

Unraveling the complexity of betacoronaviruses in bats

16 January 2024

Article

Evelyne de Leeuw

Community

'Health is everything'

16 November 2023

Article

New CAHS members who were inducted on October 24 during a special event in Ottawa.

Community

Science serving the people

14 November 2023

Article

The study shows that a 1% decrease in the proportion of people with an income equivalent to 50% of the median income increases by 1% the chances of not developing dementia in the presence of Alzheimer's disease.

Society

Repercussions all the way down to the cellular level

3 November 2023

Article

Society

Not getting the message

23 August 2023

Article

Katherine Frohlich, Professor at the University of Montreal and public health researcher in Canada

Community

Katherine Frohlich to take up a new role

15 May 2023

Press release

Une tique au stage de nymphe

Health

Mapping ticks in the Townships

26 April 2023

Article

Health

Infectious SARS-CoV-2 found in hospital air

19 April 2023

Press release

Vardit Ravitsky, professeure titulaire de bioéthique au Département de médecine sociale et préventive de l’École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM)

Community

Vardit Ravitsky named president of The Hastings Center

4 April 2023

Article

Community

Studying active and equitable transportation across Canada

22 March 2023

Article

Pierre Gantner and Nicolas Chomont

Science

HIV reservoirs are established earlier than expected

28 February 2023

Press release

Health

LGB and more likely to die

24 February 2023

Article

Gabrielle Joni Verreault sur un site de combat récemment abandonné dans l'oblast de Kherson.

Society

Civilian warfare: a bioethicist's view from Ukraine

20 February 2023

Article

Yan Kestens et Julie Karmann

Health

Condos: status symbol or worrying sign of gentrification?

17 February 2023

Article

Community

Seven additional years of accreditation for UdeM's School of Public Health

20 January 2023

Press release

Health

Water babies: is it time to demedicalize childbirth?

13 January 2023

Article

Participants in a 2009 training session in Congo supported by the Montreal-based Hygeia Observatory.

Health

Supporting the fight against sexual violence in Africa

9 December 2022

Press release

(L-to-R): Charles Giraud, Islene Lazo, Karina Dubois-Nguyen, Valérie Amiraux, Dr Denis Mukwege, Marie Hatem, Philippe Tremblay, Julia Tétrault-Provencher.

Health

The TUMAINI project is launched

9 December 2022

Press release

A dozen certified student divers took part in a scientific diving expedition to the island of Bonaire.

Science

Diving for the environment

17 November 2022

Article

Health

Get enough sleep and live longer!

24 October 2022

Article

Society

Bicycle paths and greenery are concentrated in affluent neighbourhoods

13 October 2022

Press release

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