/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2702/all en /newsroom/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> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:43:01 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269871 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 212943 at /newsroom /newsroom/nicholas-king Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:40:32 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 209624 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 14:34:19 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25702 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/prescription-painkiller-overdoses-237160 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:57:45 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 20900 at /newsroom