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HEALTHY DEBATE -- Toddlers put everything in their mouths: Babies and the risks of microplastics

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- As the federal government plans its counterattack against opponents of its single-use plastic ban, the battle to reverse the health and environmental hazard posed by microplastics – plastic debris less than five millimetres in size – continues globally, and here in Canada. READ MORE.

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HEALTHING -- Five ways artificial intelligence is improving health care in Canada 

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- Hospitals are starting to implement artificial intelligence (AI) to help save lives – one of many advances in the controversial technology that entered our consciousness in 2023. READ MORE.

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NEWS DECODER -- The birthing of civilization

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- Call them “baby catchers,” grannies or birth attendants, the midwife has been the bridge to life for newborns since the dawn of time. READ MORE.

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HEALTHY DEBATE -- Innovation challenge rewards ideas to ease workplace crisis

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- Desperate to retain frontline health-care workers and reduce burnout among stressed and overworked staff, a non-profit health agency is offering monetary prizes for workers to come up with innovative ideas to ease the workplace crisis. READ MORE.

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THINK GLOBAL HEALTH -- Media’s Mental Battlefield: Navigating Coverage of Israel-Gaza

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- After Hamas launched its attack on Israel on October 7, news and social media channels were flooded with images of the gruesome conflict. Those photos, often depicting injuries, sexual violence, and destruction, are considered critical to illustrate the severity of the war but also contribute to the trauma that viewers at the scene and from afar experience. A catastrophe that affects an entire society—referred to as collective trauma—increases the risk of mental distress. READ MORE.

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HEALTHING -- Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction: Anti-depressants side effects hurting intimate experiences

BY AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- Anti-depression medications are known to cause upset stomach and weight gain, but what has scientists alarmed is the lesser-known side effect of sexual dysfunction that persists long after the patient stops taking the medication. READ MORE.