For Valentine’s Day this year, we interviewed the Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Christopher Ramnanan about matters of the heart. He shared five fun facts with us about this vital organ.
For Valentine’s Day this year, we interviewed the Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Christopher Ramnanan about matters of the heart. He shared five fun facts with us about this vital organ.
Dr. Nafissa Ismail, a professor in the University of Ottawa’s School of Psychology, explains the effects and consequences of stress on the body and brain, and how to protect ourselves.
Dr. Nafissa Ismail, a professor in the University of Ottawa’s School of Psychology, explains the effects and consequences of stress on the body and brain, and how to protect ourselves.
To say that Dave Holmes does not shy away from tough topics is an understatement. In the 1990s, he worked as a street nurse, caring for people like prostitutes and crack addicts, and initiating one of the first needle exchange clinics in the country. “I was teaching people how to inject drugs in shooting galleries in Montreal. This was not very popular back then,” recalls Holmes.
To say that Dave Holmes does not shy away from tough topics is an understatement. In the 1990s, he worked as a street nurse, caring for people like prostitutes and crack addicts, and initiating one of the first needle exchange clinics in the country. “I was teaching people how to inject drugs in sho...
To empower our University mental health leaders, we have compiled the following list of resources and training to improve mental health literacy and provide guidance on responding to students in distress.
To empower our University mental health leaders, we have compiled the following list of resources and training to improve mental health literacy and provide guidance on responding to students in distress.
In her new role as special advisor, Professor Betsy Kristjansson will help to ensure that the University of Ottawa is meeting its mental health and wellness goals so that its community members can thrive.
In her new role as special advisor, Professor Betsy Kristjansson will help to ensure that the University of Ottawa is meeting its mental health and wellness goals so that its community members can thrive.
As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).
As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).
After volunteering with Ottawa Public Health and serving as a youth delegate to the WHO, the Wuhan-born MD 2020 graduate sees the COVID-19 pandemic through many different lenses.
After volunteering with Ottawa Public Health and serving as a youth delegate to the WHO, the Wuhan-born MD 2020 graduate sees the COVID-19 pandemic through many different lenses.
Over the last few years it’s become commonplace to receive text messages on your watch or track your health through your phone as technology has changed how we interact with ourselves and others.
Over the last few years it’s become commonplace to receive text messages on your watch or track your health through your phone as technology has changed how we interact with ourselves and others.