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NEWS DECODER -- Decoder: Why Russia & Ukraine are so tightly linked
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- Today’s crisis over Ukraine, with echoes of the Cold War, has its roots deep in history that stretches back more than 1,000 years and which continues to produce aftershocks from the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago. READ MORE.
TORONTO STAR -- They were wrongfully detained at Guantanamo for years. Now they want to join their families in Canada
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- For years, they fought to be released from Guantanamo Bay, where they were wrongfully detained. Now they’re pleading with the Canadian government to let them come here to reunite with their families. READ MORE.
NEWS DECODER -- New approaches needed to care for youth with HIV
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- Young people, who represent a growing share of those with the AIDS virus, are struggling to follow the prescribed course of medication to control HIV, and new approaches are needed to help them suppress the infection. READ MORE.
HEALTHY DEBATE -- An app I use to track my period says I might have PCOS. Should I trust it?
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- Question: I use an app to track my period. It told me I have a moderate to high risk of having PCOS. This really scares me because I’m trying to get pregnant and I’ve heard PCOS causes infertility. Should I trust the diagnosis from this app? READ MORE.
HEALTHY DEBATE -- Can wastewater monitoring help inform future drug prevention strategies?
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- The future of illicit drug surveillance may be coming from the flush of your toilet in a “collective urine test.” Wastewater drug monitoring is a rapidly developing body of research and some countries, including Canada, are using researchers’ findings to shape policy and illicit drug prevention strategies. READ MORE.
TORONTO STAR -- ‘Eco-anxiety’ is a crushing weight for many young Canadians. And they say schools aren’t doing enough
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- During Yellowknife’s first Fridays For Future climate change march last fall, Dr. Courtney Howard spoke about her experience with a condition called eco-anxiety to “the most Yellowknifers I’ve seen in one spot.” READ MORE.
LADY SCIENCE -- CLIMATE BIRTH
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- As concerns grow over the gradual warming of our planet due to climate change, one area of particular worry is the impact hotter temperatures will have on health. The risks for vulnerable people during heat waves has been widely researched. Public health experts have been warning for years that the elderly, infants, those living with illnesses, and even pets should stay out of the heat. READ MORE.
NEWS-DECODER -- Youth are not active enough, putting their health at risk
BY NATASHA COMEAU (FGJ ‘20) -- Most young people around the world are not getting enough physical activity, putting their health at risk, and girls are generally less active than boys, according to a major new study.More than 80% of school-going adolescents globally do not meet current recommendations of at least one hour of physical activity per day – including 85% of girls and 78% of boys — according to the study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal and produced by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO). READ MORE.
