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Health Studies
New mothers’ breastfeeding pain can affect infant health
A new Western study has discovered that the pain experienced by some breastfeeding mothers can lead to avoidance of breastfeeding, which may have health implications for their infants.
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Study eyes gap in aiding fall-prone seniors
A newly published study shows London-area paramedics are spending at least a month’s worth of time each year literally picking up seniors who have called emergency services after a fall.
Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities
The Health Care Challenge is a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) where Health Sciences students – in tandem with students from Psychology, Geography, BMOS and Ivey Business School – present proposals about building a resilient...
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Eighteen winners, representing five different faculties, have been awarded Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning. This year’s winners join a company of teachers nearly a quarter-century strong.
Competition to design resilient health systems
In its fourth year, The Health Care Challenge – a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) – is gearing up to tackle the issue of resiliency in health-care systems. On Saturday, students from the Faculty of Health Sciences – in tandem...
Caregiver support, training at heart of initiative
Marie Savundranayagam wants to dispel the notion that ‘person-centered care’ is merely a patient-focused approach. In health-care settings, she stressed, both the patient and their caregiver must figure into the equation. And it’s this patient-caregiver relationship...
Smaller cities offer different insights into sex work
Treena Orchard believes the size of the city should not matter for sex workers seeking a safer, healthier environment. And now, after wrapping her most recent study, the Health Studies professor hopes communities across southwestern Ontario will evolve how they help...
Scholars named among Royal Society elite
Eight Western professors have been named among the nation’s top scholars in the arts, humanities and sciences by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), including six newly named Fellows and two New Scholars. James Grier, Paul Potter, Gregor Reid, David Shoesmith, Xueliang...
Lab accelerates aging process for understanding
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic decided to take a risk with her Aging Body course. In order to realize the impact of the physiological changes of aging, she challenged her third-year students to create a mobile simulation lab.
Postdoctoral scholar looks to ease pain of millions
Amanda Ali doesn’t mince words when it comes to her work within the Faculty of Health Sciences. “The goal is to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis.”
Research teams backed with nearly $20 million
Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).
Zecevic earns Brightspace Innovation Award
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named one of five North American winners of the 2015 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and D2L announced this week. The annual...
Two students named among 3M Fellows
Western undergraduate students Justine Baek and Nicola Paviglianiti have been named among 10 3M National Student Fellowship Award recipients, 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced today. Introduced in 2012, the 3M...
Western researchers take lead on violence prevention
Western researchers will be at the forefront of preventing, detecting and combating family violence and child abuse as part of a 10-year, $100-million investment by the federal government. PreVAiL – Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan Research Network – will serve...
Visiting scholar reconnecting cities and an aging population
Don’t blame Stefanie Kuhn for sweating the small stuff. “I’m artsy and I love detail. I notice all the little details – all of them,” said Kuhn, a visiting graduate research scholar in the Faculty of Health Sciences. “In architecture, you get to be a bit of a...
Class looks to make campus kindness contagious
Last week, students in Health Sciences professor Jennifer Irwin’s Health Promotions class went on an unusual field trip – one they asked for, planned and executed on their own. With a goal of spreading compassion across campus, the class – comprised of 350 second-year...
Student innovators bring classroom project to life at SickKids
Earlier this year, Western Health Studies students Ashleigh Davis, Bridget Shaver, Dilshaan Panjwani and Joseph Tropiano joined together to work on an assignment for Ivey Business School professor Anne Snowdon’s Health Innovation and Leadership class.
Seminar series brings cancer support to community
Cancer Care Talks launches this week with hopes of providing London with information and strategies for living well with – and beyond – cancer.