In the Media
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Toronto Star
Students disheartened after anti-Pride protests lead to empty desks at Ontario schools
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on the importance of rainbow symbols in schools for LGBTQ youth.
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Best Health
Trying to drink less? 10 non-alcoholic beers you need on your radar
Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the increase in alcohol consumption after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CBC
Man fired by text after disclosing hepatitis C diagnosis wins $65K in human rights case
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear discussed the stigma around hepatitis C.
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Capital Daily
BC is pushing to add thousands more nurses. But nurse educators say the field needs major change first
Nursing professor Dr. Sally Thorne commented on the nurse shortage and lack of nursing leadership in B.C.
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CBC
Cancer survivor hospitalized after acupuncturist promised to regrow thyroid if he stopped taking meds
School of Nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett discussed false claims made by alternative medicine providers.
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Washington Post
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
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New York Post
How mRNA vaccines could target everything from cancer to the plague
Biomedical engineering professor Dr. Anna Blakney discussed the potential applications of mRNA vaccines to treat cancer and other diseases.
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The Guardian
Canada: scientists discover new method to break down toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely.
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CKNW Mornings with Simi
The sexual decision app (18:14 mark)
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc discussed developing a new app to promote healthy sexual decision-making and reducing pregnancies among higher-risk teens.
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Toronto Star
Developing period products that are healthier for the body — and the planet
Biomedical engineering professor Rashmi Prakash and her team are learning to create compostable period products.