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Canada must address anti-Indigenous racism within medicine

Written on November 13, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Protests broke out this summer when an Indigenous woman named Joyce Echaquan died in a Quebec hospital, shortly after live streaming on Facebook. In the video, she detailed racist verbal abuse she’d suffered and worried she’d been given too much morphine. While the autopsy has yet to be released,...

Queen’s unveils new cardiopulmonary research facility

Written on October 13, 2017. Posted in News.

With $7.7 million provided by the provincial and federal governments, the University unveiled the new Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit (QCPU) on Oct. 6. The Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science and the Canada Foundation for Innovation funded the translational medicine research facility,...

Two Queen’s researchers named to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Written on September 18, 2017. Posted in News.

Two Queen’s researchers, Katherine McKittrick and Karen Yeates, have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada and elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists program. The College is focused on early-career researchers who have achieved major strides in their research fields,...

Queen’s student receives recognition award from the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Written on October 18, 2016. Posted in News.

What does it mean to be recognized in the healthcare community? To Adam Mosa, Med ‘18, it means acknowledgment for his hard work up to this point, and encouragement to keep going. Mosa was recognized this month as a future leader of the healthcare field by the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. The...

QJ Science: New antibiotic discovery

Written on January 23, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Contrary to what the name may suggest, the iChip has nothing to do with Apple Inc. The electronic device has introduced a new method of growing bacteria and helped discover teixobactin, the first new antibiotic in 30 years. The iChip works by isolating antibiotic compounds in their natural environment....

Queen’s gets a “D” on global health report card

Written on October 29, 2013. Posted in News.

The Queen’s branch of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) gave Queen’s a “D” grade in a report released today for its failure to improve access to life-saving drugs in low-income areas. The report card’s methodology is based on a series of report cards that other UAEM branches across...

Skeleton art in Skeleton Park

Written on June 25, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Death doesn’t necessarily have to be a taboo subject — sometimes it can be rejoiced. When I first saw the work of artist Sherri Nelson, I found out that she drew most of her inspiration from the “Day of the Dead”, an annual Mexican holiday celebrated around the world that honours the dead. “I like...

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Canada must address anti-Indigenous racism within medicine

Queen’s unveils new cardiopulmonary research facility

Two Queen’s researchers named to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Queen’s student receives recognition award from the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

QJ Science: New antibiotic discovery

Queen’s gets a “D” on global health report card

Skeleton art in Skeleton Park

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