Health Sciences

Health Sciences

Heather Stuart speaks about mental health to an audience in Mitchell Hall
Working to improve Canada's mental health

Heather Stuart, the Bell Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Chair at Queen鈥檚, has increased her focus on connecting people with resources.

January 28, 2020
Hikers on a hillside watching the sun rise.
New internal funding for research

Queen's Vice-Principal (Research) launches Wicked Ideas Competition.

January 28, 2020
Cannabis and pregnancy
Mixing cannabis and pregnancy

New research from Queen's and Western universities show real risks associated with cannabis exposure during pregnancy.

January 17, 2020
Dr. Bishal Gyawali
Queen鈥檚 oncologist moving mountains to improve cancer care

DEAN'S BLOG: Dr. Bishal Gyawali is working to reduce the he challenges facing cancer patients in Nepal.

January 14, 2020
Three professors emeriti appointed to Order of Canada

Governor General recognizes Brian Osborne, Duncan Sinclair, and Peter Harrison for their contributions to the nation

January 6, 2020
image of a Haitian boy
Haitian children abandoned by UN fathers

THE CONVERSATION: The voices of young victims in Haiti can now be heard for the first time thanks to a groundbreaking new research project.

January 2, 2020
[diabetes]
Diabetes on the rise in First Nations populations

New report shows the disease has reached an all-time high within Canada鈥檚 First Nations communities, impact on children is concerning.

November 25, 2019
Medical student Thomas Dymond (left) with Ann Deer, a Indigenous Recruitment and Support Coordinator at Queen鈥檚.
Forging a new path for medical students

Queen's medical student Thomas Dymond changed the course of his education to focus on Indigenous health.

November 20, 2019
[Brain scan using the new 3 Tesla MRI]
Major upgrade for MRI facility

Queen鈥檚 University announces new state-of-the-art equipment for Centre for Neuroscience Studies.

November 20, 2019
[Stephen Vanner speaks about his research]
National honour for international research impact

Queen鈥檚 University researcher inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for scientific advancements in the treatment of bowel disease.

November 7, 2019