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DLSPH home to First Exposure, new resource for pregnant people and their care providers
Digital information hub, First Exposure, provides crucial information about medication and environmental exposures to expectant and new parents so they can make informed choices. By Elaine Smith Updated: March 15, 2024 Ontario’s pregnant people, their families and healthcare providers need look no further than First Exposure for evidence-based information about...
New Academic Centre Unites Four Health Sciences Faculties to Address Global Ecological Change
A new academic centre aims to advance education, research, and impact in planetary health and sustainable health systems, fostering a better future for generations to come. By Stephanie Callan Climate change stands as one of the most significant threats to global health, with decades of research demonstrating both large...
Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously assumed, new study finds
Findings published in PLOS ONE indicate that in most cases, the protection passed from mother to infant fades after two months, leaving infants at risk of infection. Ishani Nath Infants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are eligible for...
A Canadian first: Country-wide study shows primary care transformation is slow, incremental, fragmented
Prof. Monica Aggarwal led a team in a decade-long study that observed and assessed changes in primary care delivery across 13 Canadian jurisdictions. The results show that progress was limited, slow, and sometimes missing altogether in many attributes of high-performing primary care in Canada’s splintered system. Despite significant efforts and...
DLSPH Further Develops Data Science Methods by Welcoming New Faculty Members
Dear DLSPH Faculty and Staff, I am very pleased to share the news that we have recruited two new faculty members, Assistant Professors Camellia Zakaria and Jude Kong. They are part of our cluster hire strategy in Data Science Methods for Population Health & Health Systems that was initiated last...
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy leads to lower risk of neo-natal death, U of T researchers find
“[This study] provides further reassurance on the safety of maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during all trimesters of pregnancy for newborns and infants," said the study. By: Gabrielle Giroday This story originally appeared on Temerty Faculty of Medicine's news site. New research shows pregnant mothers who receive mRNA vaccines to...
What you need to know about the 3 fall vaccines, according to U of T experts
Here is what these U of T experts want Canadians to know about the new RSV vaccine, the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and this year’s flu shot. By: Ishani Nath and Betty Zou As cold and flu season approaches, Canadians are facing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an increase in COVID-19 activity,...
This PhD student is filling a gap in research on intimate partner violence, brain injury and mental health
Danielle Toccalino is one of two DLSPH PhD students who have received the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for her research on intimate partner violence-related brain injury and the mental health of survivors. Her research is greatly needed – the body of literature that explores the impacts of brain injury...
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Academia
Two common threads are woven through Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle’s prolific 2023 public health research output: the importance of recognizing that Indigenous knowledges are as valid and as crucial as Western perspectives and the need to consult Indigenous peoples when conducting health research. She is committed to ensuring that Western institutions...
Why do some women experience diagnostic delays? This PhD student plans to find out.
Kelly Gregory is one of two DLSPH PhD students who have received the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for her research into diagnostic delays among women-identifying patients. Her research stands out – in a field that often silos this conversation based on a single health condition, she is looking at...