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The Truth About Detransitioning
We found that many people detransition not out of regret, but because they feel forced by societal factors like negative attitudes toward transgender people, attitudes that are being amplified by the Trump administration.
As tariff deadline looms, PM has a few options
Unfettered free trade is a delusion. The reality is that governments worldwide do not want to give up their policy making autonomy, which would be constrained by real free trade agreements. Nevertheless, freer trade is better than no trade.
York University unveils new School of Medicine sign next to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital
York University unveiled its new sign today at the site of its future School of Medicine building next to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct.
International research led by York U prof sheds light on 'lava planets'
A new paper led by a York University professor and published today in Nature Astronomy introduces a simple theoretical framework to describe the evolution of the coupled interior–atmosphere system of hot rocky exoplanets known as “lava planets.”
Canada’s new drug pricing guidelines are industry-friendly
Drug pricing in Canada just got more industry-friendly. Canadian drug prices are already the fourth highest in the industrialized world. Now, with the release of new guidelines for the staff at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) at the end of June, the situation is poised to potentially get even worse. The review board […]
Earth Overshoot Day arrives early with the flow of trade playing a large role
Earth Overshoot Day (July 24) is more than a week early this year, resulting from humanity’s growing ecological footprint, amid trade wars and tariffs playing a potential role in the ecological footprint of Canada
Underserved youth less likely to visit emergency department for concussion in Ontario, study finds
A new study finds socioeconomic disparities in rates of emergency department (ED) visits for concussion among children and youth.
Researchers from ICES, York University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the University of Calgary found an increase in ED visits for concussion among all age groups prior to the pandemic, with the biggest increase among older children and teens (ages 10 to 19 years). However, children in the highest socioeconomic status group accounted for significantly more concussion-related ED visits than children in the lowest socioeconomic status group.
A Wild Home on the Bones of the City. North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.
North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.