Health Sciences

Health Sciences

A health worker looks down at his hands
Five steps for tackling Canada’s long-term care crisis

The long-term care sector is currently being held together by a very vulnerable workforce, and is at risk of failing without immediate solutions.

January 3, 2023
[Collage graphic with text: The Year in Research]
2022: The year in research

We are celebrating the milestones and accomplishments of Queen’s research community over the past 12 months.

December 15, 2022
[Photo collage - clockwise: Fateme Babaha, Mackenzie Collins, Jessica Hallenbeck, Joshua Kofsky, Sandra Smeltzer, Jodi-Mae John, Michael P.A. Murphy, Chloe Halpenny.]
Supporting the next generation of leading researchers

Eight Queen’s students and researchers have been recognized nationally with Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.

November 30, 2022
Dr. Chris Booth with colleagues at Trivandrum Regional Cancer Centre in Kerala.
Igniting a cancer care revolution

Queen’s researcher Chris Booth was inducted as a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

November 11, 2022
Photograph of flu shot clinic with the words Building Community Together in the background
Protecting the community from the flu

Queen’s nursing students are organizing drive-through flu shot clinics in advance of a potentially nasty flu season.

November 10, 2022
Red mitochondria in airway cells become coated with green SARS-COV-2 proteins after viral infection: Researchers discovered that the virus that causes COVID-19 damages lungs by attacking mitochondria.
How COVID-19 damages lungs

The Conversation: COVID-19 causes lung injury and lowers oxygen levels in patients because the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks cells’ mitochondria. This attack is a throwback to a primitive war between viruses and bacteria.

October 31, 2022
Participate in Science Rendezvous Kingston 2023

October 18, 2022
How health-care leaders can foster psychologically safer workplaces

The Conversation: The future of our health system depends on recruiting and retaining passionate and highly skilled health-care workers. It’s essential to build work environments where they feel supported and safe.

October 14, 2022
For the Record: Oct. 13, 2022

​For the Record provides postings of appointment, committee, grant, award, and other notices set out by collective agreements and university policies and processes.

October 13, 2022
[graphic image] Queen's University & The Conversation workshops
Communicating research beyond the academy

In-person workshops with The Conversation Canada will help Queen’s researchers reach bigger audiences with their expertise.

October 4, 2022