With a keen focus on skills training, mentorship, and career development, the new Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Summer Scholars Program (SSP) is providing a cohort of students who self-identify as black, Indigenous, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ with an experiential research opportunity.

A new home for Indigenous faculty, staff, and learners, as well as others who want to learn about Indigenizing health science education and Indigenous culture, is officially opening at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

May Cohen, retired family physician and former associate dean of health services has donated her papers to McMaster’s Health Sciences Archives

Changes in sleep patterns during late pregnancy and shortly afterwards are closely related to severe depression and anxiety, warns a new McMaster University-led study.

Two McMaster University experts are reimagining how Canadian workplaces can better welcome and accommodate workers with disabilities with the help of $9 million in federal funding announced this week.

McMaster researchers across four faculties have been named Canada Research Chairs as part of a national strategy to make this country a global leader in research and development.

A McMaster University study has found that adults over age 50 who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 are at increased risk of worsening mobility and physical function, even in the absence of hospitalization for the virus.

A study led by a McMaster University researcher is warning that forceps and vacuum deliveries are causing serious trauma to both newborns and mothers.

A five-day antibiotic course is not beneficial compared to a single-day regimen for patients recovering from lower-limb sarcoma cancer surgery, says a McMaster University-led study.

A federal grant is helping McMaster University pediatric expert Jennifer Couturier investigate an alarming spike in pandemic-related eating disorders seen in children and youth since early 2020.

McMaster University professor Mehran Anvari has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his decades of research in telerobotic surgery to help patients in remote regions.

McMaster University alumnus Ryan Chadwick is returning to his alma mater as a professor at the Niagara Regional Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

Good To Go Test screening services provides private PCR and rapid antigen testing using the highest quality Canadian test components combined with accredited lab analysis.

People who experienced an immediate allergic reaction to their first COVID-19 vaccine are unlikely to experience a severe immediate allergic reaction to a second dose, says a study involving McMaster University scientists.

The dean of a school of public health, known for his rigor in research methods and uncompromisingly truthful communication of research findings, will be the 2022 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor hosted by the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Lectures are March 8, 9 and 11.

Canadians are still strongly adhering to public health guidelines through the COVID-19 pandemic, but report decreases in how important the guidelines are and a collapse in perceived government effectiveness, reveals a McMaster University-led study over the first year of the pandemic.

A new proposal developed by an interdisciplinary team of McMaster University researchers calls upon Canadian public health officials to make necessary changes to how novel antibiotics are approved, procured and accessed in Canada.

A successful diagnostic algorithm developed by McMaster University researchers that can both detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and reduce the need for ultrasound scans, has been published in The BMJ.

Roughly 120 clinicians, patient advocates, students and research managers will attend the ReThink Clinical Reasoning Conference hosted by McMaster University.

Some political leaders — the Jair Bolsonaros and Donald Trumps of the world — have given the public the impression that they’re at war with the scientific community. They’ve wilfully ignored evidence and trafficked in misinformation in ways that have led to botched pandemic responses and cost the lives of millions.

Scientists at McMaster University who have developed an inhaled form of COVID vaccine have confirmed it can provide broad, long-lasting protection against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern.

Coffee and tea lovers can enjoy their caffeine, as McMaster University scientists have identified how caffeine can help fight cardiovascular disease.

McMaster University scientist Charu Kaushic has been inducted into the Government of Canada’s ‘Woman of Impact’ Gallery in the STEM category for her contributions in infectious diseases research and her leadership through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing social supports to those affected by the Ukraine War will be critical in the prevention of PTSD, says Margaret McKinnon, a professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences.

Multimillion-dollar gifts from philanthropists Marnix and Mary Heersink to McMaster and the University of Alabama at Birhmingham have laid the foundations for a close partnership on biomedical innovation and global health initiatives.

​The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is celebrating Black History Month as part of the commitment to celebrate Black excellence, address injustices faced and amplify the voices and narratives across the Black community.

A new study has found that greater body fat is a risk factor for reduced cognitive function, such as processing speed, in adults.

A landmark survey of the mental health of First Nations youth, conducted by McMaster University researchers, has revealed high levels of distress in adolescents living off-reserve, but sets a benchmark for future investigations.

World-renowned cardiologist Salim Yusuf has won the prestigious Killam Prize for health sciences for his research on preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.

McMaster University’s Hertzel Gerstein has received the 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award for his extensive research on diabetes prevention and treatment.

Lessons learned when Canadian health-care workers respond to natural disasters world-wide can be used at home, say researchers of McMaster University’s Department of Family Medicine.

A community-based research project to promote health, independence and mobility among older adults has received nearly $1 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF).

A large international study led by McMaster University researchers has found an important new benchmark for measuring the risk of death for patients undergoing heart surgery.

McMaster University researcher Angela Huynh has won the Canadian Medical Association (CMA)’s Award for Young Leaders for her work in uncovering vaccine-related blood clots.

A Northwestern University professor will present ‘When Wonky Works: Success, Failures and Learning Gaps in Implementation Science for Public Policy’ as part of his winning the Chanchlani Global Health Research lecture at McMaster University on May 9.

A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys with a normal body mass index (BMI).

Shira Brown and her brother Wes Pringle, have established the Pringle Family Health Research Award award through the Niagara Regional Campus of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

New research emerging from McMaster and McGill Universities provides insight into the reasons and the factors that may lead to vaccine hesitancy among older adults, who are known to be at increased risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19.

A study led by McMaster University researchers has found that regular cycling can greatly improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD), a genetic disease that causes muscle degeneration.

A study led by a McMaster University medical student has found that gender parity has been reached in the makeup of Canadian health-care leadership teams – but they still lack racial diversity.

McMaster professor Deborah Cook is the winner of the prestigious 2022 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award for her ground-breaking research in the treatment of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

An international study led by McMaster University researchers has found that flu vaccines can greatly reduce the risk of life-threatening complications in people with heart failure.

A large, international study led by McMaster University researchers has found a drug that helps the blood to clot reduced life-threatening, major and critical organ bleeding in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery – without increasing major vascular complications.

McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce it.

With seed funding from McMaster Eric Brown's start-up firm Synmedix will soon test a new topical preparation to treat infected diabetic foot ulcers

Demystifying Medicine, a seminar series that has spawned a YouTube channel and a fourth-year undergraduate course at McMaster University, has surpassed 100,000 subscribers.

Jack Gauldie is the winner of Life Sciences Ontario’s community service award for his contributions to health sciences and medicine.

An international award named for McMaster University’s founding father of Canadian evidence-based medicine has been brought home for the first time by a research team from the department he established.

Offspring whose fathers are metabolically compromised may be at increased risk of developing the same condition themselves, McMaster University researchers have found.

Helped by artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced microscope technology, researchers at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown neurodegenerative illness.

Researchers of McMaster University’s Population Health Research Institute will play a foundational role in a new, coast-to-coast patient-driven network tackling the challenge of heart failure, a common condition that is often fatal and on the rise in Canada.

High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study led by McMaster University researchers has found.