/channels/taxonomy/term/9833/all en /channels/channels/news/covid-19-stronger-action-more-vaccinations-urged-quebec-hospitalizations-surge-montreal-gazette-336489 <p>Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Dick Menzies, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, are among the experts quoted by the Montreal Gazette.</p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:47:27 +0000 webfull 176518 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pandemic-exposed-montreals-inequalities-and-residents-say-its-time-tackle-root-causes-cbc-november-3-334570 <p>Dr. Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by CBC. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health alumna Mabel Carabali is also quoted in this piece.</p> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:11:54 +0000 webfull 174477 at /channels /channels/channels/news/peut-parler-de-deces-acceptables-de-la-covid-19-radio-canada-october-10-2021-334071 <p>Dr. Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by Radio-Canada.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"Toutefois, pour Nicholas King, professeur d’éthique biomédicale à l’Université ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, la question des risques que nous sommes prêts à assumer en vivant avec le virus, y compris une part de décès, est légitime et doit être posée. Cependant, établir un nombre de morts acceptable n’est pas la manière dont les sociétés et les gouvernements procèdent habituellement."</p> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:00:43 +0000 webfull 173856 at /channels /channels/channels/news/some-shelter-users-yellowknife-were-offered-20-get-vaccine-was-ethical-cbc-september-15-2021-333368 <p>Dr. Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by CBC.</p> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:47:54 +0000 webfull 173084 at /channels /channels/channels/news/concerns-raised-over-travel-based-type-covid-19-vaccine-received-global-news-july-22-2021-332101 <p>Dr. Nicholas King, Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit, is among the experts quoted by Global News.</p> <p style="margin-left:40px">"…Nicholas King, a professor in the bioethics and epidemiology department at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, said inequalities start to present themselves when travel is determined by the type of vaccine a person received."</p> <p><em><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8053372/covid-vaccine-travel-inequality-coronavirus/" target="_blank">Read the full story</a>.</em></p> Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:21:19 +0000 webfull 171891 at /channels /channels/channels/news/training-next-generation-leaders-responsible-use-artificial-intelligence-331551 <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in powerful ways, from improving medical care and changing the retail landscape to enabling convenient features on our smartphones. But as AI increasingly underpins our daily lives, important questions about its application – and potential misuse – will continue to arise.</p> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:17:21 +0000 webfull 171169 at /channels /channels/channels/news/global-news-coronavirus-pandemic-exposing-health-inequities-among-canadians-experts-say-322361 <p>The ongoing coronavirus crisis is exposing health inequities that have long existed in Canada. As well, Canadian charities and agencies are busy trying to meet the increased need brought on by the pandemic.</p> Tue, 26 May 2020 17:40:19 +0000 webfull 160904 at /channels /channels/news/prescription-painkiller-overdoses-237160 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:57:51 +0000 webfull 103330 at /channels /channels/news/expert-opioid-epidemic-260359 <p>​<span>Prescriptions for dangerous alternatives to OxyContin are soaring, showing that a crackdown on the popular painkiller has failed to curb Canada’s opioid crisis.</span></p> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:34:23 +0000 webfull 118135 at /channels