2020 News

New research from Tim Takaro and Jaclyn Parks shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma.

Nadine Provençal, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, is interested in understanding the biological foundations of stress-related disorders.

A group of SFU health sciences students (Cassandra Parsons, James Young, Stephanie Liu, Natasha Vitkin, and Manal Masud) were named the 2019 North American Champion of the World Evaluation Case Competition.

Visiting professor Dr. Prabhakaran Dorairaj wants to find out how we can reduce death and disability due to heart diseases through new innovations.

SFU researcher Travis Salway is part of a research team studying the prevalence of sexual orientation conversion therapy in Canada.

Researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) are teaming up with the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council (NTC) and the First Nations Health Authority’s (FNHA) to lead an exciting project researching Indigenous children’s health.

Lindsay Hedden, the Faculty of Health Sciences’ new Assistant Professor of Learning Health Systems, believes in research that strengthens the public health care system so that it benefits all Canadians.

FHS professor Scott Lear offers advice for staying healthy at home during self isolation.

FHS professor Jeremy Snyder, who specializes in ethics and researches medical misinformation, shares what to consider when tackling misinformation.

Greg Thomas-Reilly works on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis as the Regional Programme Manager of the COVID-19 Response Coordination Group for vulnerable populations.