World’s most cited researchers includes 18 from Faculty of Health Sciences

December 1, 2021

Eighteen Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) researchers are among 20 McMaster University-affiliated scientists recognized as being among the top one per cent of scientists in the world according to their citations.

McMaster researchers track gut microbiome in babies ​

November 29, 2021

A more diverse diet in babies transitioning to solid food leads to a more varied gut microbiome at a key stage in childhood development, says a Canadian-Dutch study involving McMaster University scientists.

Pandemic depression persists among older adults: Study

November 25, 2021 by Laura Lawson, CLSA

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of older people living in the community, with those who are lonely faring far worse, according to new research from McMaster University.

Researchers create AI algorithm to improve timeliness, accuracy of sepsis predictions

November 25, 2021 by Mike Beattie

An international research team, including data scientists, physicians, and engineers from McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, have created an Artificial Intelligence (AI) predictive algorithm that greatly improves the timeliness and accuracy of data-driven sepsis predictions.

McMaster graduate and supporter hosts kitchen party for frontline heroes

November 24, 2021

A McMaster business school graduate and noted philanthropist is providing free admission to an iconic Newfoundland kitchen party in Toronto to say thank you to frontline workers who have given above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic.

McMaster seeking input for institutional strategy on research data management

November 24, 2021 by Dina Depko and Lori Dillon

A working group with pan-University representation has started laying the groundwork for an institutional strategy on research data management (RDM) at McMaster University. Survey now live

Weston Family Foundation funds $12M initiative to advance the science of healthy aging

November 24, 2021 by Laura Lawson, CLSA

The Weston Family Foundation is awarding a $12-million research grant to the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) hosted at McMaster University, for a new initiative that will shed light on the many factors that influence brain health as we age, including lifestyle and the human microbiome.

Home ice: Star researcher back at Mac to pioneer use of AI to fight antibiotic resistance

November 21, 2021 by Kara Aaserud

Jon Stokes is using creative methods and tools like artificial intelligence to fundamentally transform antibiotic discovery research as we know it

Post-partum survivors launch therapy sessions for struggling mothers

November 18, 2021

The best cure for mothers struggling with post-partum depression may be speaking with those who have come out the other side.

McMaster scientist writes memoir on her quarter-century in clinical genetics

November 18, 2021

The human impact of genetic illness on both doctors and patients is a story Margaret Nowaczyk feels must be told, which she does in moving detail in her new memoir, Chasing Zebras

McMaster-led study links stress to Crohn’s disease flare-ups

November 18, 2021

A possible link between psychological stress and Crohn’s disease flare-ups has been identified by a McMaster University-led study.

One in five vaccinated long-term care residents were at risk of COVID because of low antibody levels, , supporting need for booster shots

November 16, 2021 by McMaster Brighter World

New research from McMaster University, aimed at understanding the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines, found some long-term care residents no longer had high antibody levels months after their second dose, directly supporting government decisions to provide third doses.

Dean & VP strongly encourages EDI survey participation

December 1, 2021

All Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) members are strongly encouraged to complete a survey asking about their experiences at the Faculty and how a more inclusive and safe working environment may be fostered.

New disaster training game is a game-changer

November 30, 2021

A McMaster University-designed game to test health-care learners’ responses to mass casualty events has won the GALA 2021 Serious Game Conference Award.

Medical student among WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women

November 22, 2021 by Fram Dinshaw

Bestselling author left a lucrative banking career to realize her dream of becoming a doctor by obtaining a medical degree at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

McMaster and Guyana tighten relationship

November 15, 2021

The minister of health for the Co-operative Republic of Guyana has signed a memorandum of agreement with McMaster University that will grow the current opportunities for shared medical learning and research.

Meet McMaster’s 2021 Loran Scholar

November 4, 2021

From 6,000 applicants across Canada, 30 students starting their first year of university were chosen as 2021 Loran Scholars – and one of them is at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Externs help hospitals with nurse shortage

October 13, 2021 by Fram Dinshaw

McMaster University nursing students are currently working as externs in Hamilton’s two hospital systems, helping with the hospital nursing shortage during the pandemic, while offering a pathway to full-time work after graduation.

An Orange Shirt Day message from Paul O’Byrne, Dean and Vice-President

September 29, 2021

On Thursday, McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences joins Canadians across the country in collective solidarity to mark the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day.

McMaster’s first Indigenous MD inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

September 29, 2021

Thomas Dignan, the first Indigenous graduate of McMaster University’s medical school will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Peter Dent set a legacy of leadership in pediatric health care

September 28, 2021

Peter Dent, a pediatrician who founded the McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) and was a professor emeritus of McMaster University, has left a legacy of both academic and health care leadership.

World’s most cited researchers includes 18 from Faculty of Health Sciences

December 1, 2021

Eighteen Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) researchers are among 20 McMaster University-affiliated scientists recognized as being among the top one per cent of scientists in the world according to their citations.

McMaster researchers track gut microbiome in babies ​

November 29, 2021

A more diverse diet in babies transitioning to solid food leads to a more varied gut microbiome at a key stage in childhood development, says a Canadian-Dutch study involving McMaster University scientists.

Pandemic depression persists among older adults: Study

November 25, 2021 by Laura Lawson, CLSA

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of older people living in the community, with those who are lonely faring far worse, according to new research from McMaster University.

Researchers create AI algorithm to improve timeliness, accuracy of sepsis predictions

November 25, 2021 by Mike Beattie

An international research team, including data scientists, physicians, and engineers from McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, have created an Artificial Intelligence (AI) predictive algorithm that greatly improves the timeliness and accuracy of data-driven sepsis predictions.

McMaster seeking input for institutional strategy on research data management

November 24, 2021 by Dina Depko and Lori Dillon

A working group with pan-University representation has started laying the groundwork for an institutional strategy on research data management (RDM) at McMaster University. Survey now live

Weston Family Foundation funds $12M initiative to advance the science of healthy aging

November 24, 2021 by Laura Lawson, CLSA

The Weston Family Foundation is awarding a $12-million research grant to the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) hosted at McMaster University, for a new initiative that will shed light on the many factors that influence brain health as we age, including lifestyle and the human microbiome.

Home ice: Star researcher back at Mac to pioneer use of AI to fight antibiotic resistance

November 21, 2021 by Kara Aaserud

Jon Stokes is using creative methods and tools like artificial intelligence to fundamentally transform antibiotic discovery research as we know it

Post-partum survivors launch therapy sessions for struggling mothers

November 18, 2021

The best cure for mothers struggling with post-partum depression may be speaking with those who have come out the other side.

McMaster scientist writes memoir on her quarter-century in clinical genetics

November 18, 2021

The human impact of genetic illness on both doctors and patients is a story Margaret Nowaczyk feels must be told, which she does in moving detail in her new memoir, Chasing Zebras

McMaster graduate and supporter hosts kitchen party for frontline heroes

November 24, 2021

A McMaster business school graduate and noted philanthropist is providing free admission to an iconic Newfoundland kitchen party in Toronto to say thank you to frontline workers who have given above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FHS town hall has focus on vaccination policy and return to work

August 25, 2021

A virtual town hall session for faculty and staff of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) on the impact of the pandemic, held Aug. 18, saw many questions on McMaster University’s mandatory COVID vaccination policy and on the plans for return to campus.

Premier Doug Ford and key cabinet colleagues tour McMaster labs, thank researchers for their critical COVID work

August 17, 2021

Ontario Premier Doug Ford personally thanked McMaster researchers as he and key members of his caucus, together with Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger, toured some of the laboratories where researchers are working to resolve critical issues related to COVID-19 – and to stave off the threat of similar problems in the future.

McMaster expert helps keep athletes safe in Tokyo

July 23, 2021

Sports medicine expert and former elite athlete Margo Mountjoy has been to the Olympics a jaw-dropping nine times — 12 if you count the Youth Olympic Games.

McMaster project to improve access to palliative care for Indigenous Ontarians

July 20, 2021

With support of $1.24 million in funding and the partnership of Indigenous Services Canada, McMaster University researcher Hsien Seow is planning a large education intervention aimed at improving access to community-based palliative care for Ontario’s Indigenous communities.

Primary care teams use oximeters to monitor COVID-19 patients

June 29, 2021 by Fram Dinshaw

Patients receive home oximeters to monitor their symptoms as part of a program developed by McMaster University experts that has already saved dozens of lives.

A message from the Dean and Vice-President on National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21, 2021

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, members of McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences join other Canadians in reflecting upon, learning and celebrating the history, sacrifices, cultures, contributions, and strengths of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. This year marks a significant milestone as it is the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

McMaster obstetrician who led reform in the birthing room, dies at 97

June 11, 2021

The McMaster University obstetrician who won the Order of Canada for his advocacy of family-centred maternity care, died June 6. Murray Enkin was 97.

Indigenous Health Learning Lodge: Statement of Response Regarding the Kamloops Indian Residential School Discovery

May 31, 2021

As all of Canada bears witness to yet another Indian Residential School related tragedy, the stark evidence-based findings from the Kamloops Residential School convey perhaps, a harsher reality. This is a hard truth that has been affirmed with evidence. A more somber truth perhaps, is that many Indigenous people; parents, grand-parents, aunties and uncles have known for years but nobody was listening. Sadly, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations have had their truth confirmed.

Screening to enter MDCL begins

June 8, 2020

In order to facilitate the ability for researchers, staff and students to move easily between the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL) and the Health Sciences Centre (HSC), changes in screening and masking protocols for MDCL are being introduced. The changes to enter both buildings begin Monday, June 8 for all McMaster faculty, staff and students.

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