TORONTO, Monday, November 13, 2017 ─Just because you’re living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) doesn’t mean you can’t challenge yourself when it comes to physical activity. York University Faculty of Health Professor Michael Riddell is not only an exercise researcher but has also been living with T1D since he was 14 years old. From climbing to […]
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Cardiac rehab ─ more is better, but how much is enough?
York U researcher finds amount of cardiac rehab that can lower chances of dying or hospitalization for a heart event TORONTO, Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health and University Health Network have found that heart patients who go to 36 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation require fewer stents, and patients […]
York U Health Expert to Share New Evidence on Mental Health Impact of Why 'Mattering' Matters
TORONTO, Wednesday, November 8, 2017-There is growing evidence that many young people are still flying under the radar when it comes to mental health problems, especially in children and adolescents. There is also concern of an apparent epidemic of among this group of soaring rates of anxiety and depression being detected. Feelings of not mattering […]
Canadian author to speak about segregated Indigenous healthcare
In Gary Geddes’ book, the dark past of Indigenous healthcare is revealed TORONTO, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 – Testimony from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission inspired author Gary Geddes to write Medicine Unbundled and will inspire a public conversation at York University. Geddes, an award-winning author and poet from B.C.’s Thetis Island, takes a historical look […]
York U global health law expert helps inform international Ebola care guidelines
TORONTO --October 24, 2017 – Steven J. Hoffman, a Professor in the Faculty of Health and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, and the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Population & Public Health, was among 30 world experts who informed newly released medical guidelines for the care of patients with Ebola virus disease. […]
York U experts on sports psychology and injury recovery available as Invictus Games begin
TORONTO, September 22, 2017 – York University, one of the host venues of Invictus Games 2017 that get underway this weekend at the York Lions Stadium, has a number of Faculty of Health experts who are available to speak about sports-related topics including injuries and their physical, social and psychological impacts. Joe Baker, Professor, School […]
York U Expert Presenting at House of Commons Hearing on Cannabis
TORONTO, Thursday September 14, 2017 –York University Professor Steven Hoffman is available for interviews about the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) about the international dimensions of cannabis legalization. The House of Commons is holding hearings today on Bill C-45, an Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, […]
