The way you walk can say a lot about you, but until recently scientists could only study gait in a laboratory environment. With the latest advancements in sensory technology, all that has changed. Join Professor William Gage, associate dean of research & innovation in the Faculty of Health (FoH) at York, and Professor Andrew Eckford of York’s […]
Medical publications distributed freely to health professionals often promote drugs that are costly or have potential problems, says a new study warning that such practices could influence which drugs doctors prescribe, wrote The Globe and Mail Feb. 28: Unlike medical publications that require paid subscriptions, free journals get most or all of their funding from […]
The sky in Lawrence Heights is low and the horizon is as wide as it gets in the city; no skyscrapers here. Dennis Raphael and I were walking through the neighbourhood on a chilly day, wrote columnist Joe Fiorito in the Toronto Star Jan. 7: He is a professor of health policy & management in […]
Health Canada did not pull a pain drug off the market until US officials made the decision to recall it, a move sparking criticism of the government's ability to act independently to protect the safety of Canadians from potentially dangerous medications, reported The Globe and Mail Dec. 3: Health Canada and Paladin Labs Inc. announced […]
The high level of Type 2 diabetes in the Black Creek neighbourhood of northwest Toronto is imposing tremendous pain and suffering on a largely visible minority population, according to community health workers, researchers and educators who will meet Thursday at a community forum to begin developing an action plan to combat the disease. York's Health […]
Pharmaceutical promotion may cause doctors to prescribe more expensively, less appropriately and more often, according to a new study co-authored by physician and York Professor Joel Lexchin. The findings, published Wednesday in the journal, PLoS Medicine, offer a broad look at the relationship between doctors’ prescribing habits and their exposure to information provided by drug companies. […]
Disability Rights Promotion International provides innovative response to UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities If you pass a law to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities, how do you know whether it’s being enforced, let alone making a difference? Marcia Rioux (right), director of the York Institute for Health Research (YIHR) and […]
What makes us sick? Is it genetics or lifestyle? Is it too many burgers, too much alcohol, not enough exercise? Not according to York Professor Dennis Raphael, who, like the fourth-century BC philosopher Plato, attributes poor health to living conditions. Things like income level and people’s access to food, housing, education, and health and social services, are […]
Despite good intentions, education systems can still succumb to the influence of flawed perceptions of meritocracy, says York PhD candidate Gillian Parekh (BEd '02, MA '09) in a recent winning paper. That means, in at least two parts of the world, governments' prioritization of economic returns can trump students' rights to equitable and quality educational opportunities. […]
Canada needs a new system for controlling drug prices that does not depend on whether or not a drug has received a patent, according to an article by York Professor Dr. Joel Lexchin. Drug prices in Canada can be unregulated for years, a period during which companies may overprice the drugs and market them, says […]
Dennis Raphael, a professor in York’s School of Health Policy & Management in the Faculty of Health was quoted in the Aurora Banner's May 8 issue about his report, released April 29, that offers Canadians the opportunity to learn how their living conditions will determine whether they stay healthy or become ill: We’re products of […]
A report released yesterday by York University researchers offers Canadians the opportunity to learn how their living conditions will determine whether they stay healthy or become ill. Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts shows why these factors are so important for health and documents the state of living conditions in Canada in an accessible […]
Four years after it was first published, a second edition of the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care has just been published, providing a fresh perspective on health, health care and illness. Co-edited by York School of Health Policy & Management Professors Dennis Raphael and Marcia Rioux, along with University of […]
Diabetes among South Asian immigrants is on the rise but it’s not a new phenomenon, wrote the Toronto Sun April 19, citing a York University professor. Diabetes risk among immigrants from South Asia is three to four times higher than in immigrants from western European countries, says a study released Monday by the Institute for […]
Joel Lexchin, professor in York’s School of Health Policy & Management in the Faculty of Health, spoke to BNN on April 14 about the Ontario government’s latest plan to reduce the cost of generic drugs and whether the plan should benefit drug manufacturers, pharmacies, or people paying for drug prescriptions. Lexchin, has worked as an […]
Joel Lexchin, professor in York’s School of Health Policy & Management in the Faculty of Health, spoke to CBC Radio's "The Current" April 12 about the Ontario government's latest plan to reduce the cost of generic drugs. Lexchin, has worked as an emergency physician at the University Health Network since 1988. His research interests include: […]
Saskatchewan was panned Thursday over its high infant mortality rate by the author of a new article in the journal Paediatrics & Child Health, wrote the Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) Jan. 22. In his article, “The health of Canada’s children: Part 1”, released Thursday, York University Professor Dennis Raphael, of York’s School of Health Policy & […]
Political decisions and ideology continue to play a huge role in determining the quality of life of individuals and communities in Canada, as well as society as a whole, says York health policy & manangement Professor Dennis Raphael, editor of the newly published book Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings being […]