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McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster-developed immunotherapy strategy targets aggressive brain tumours and their fuel

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Landmark study reveals ‘megacluster’ of bacterial genes behind arsenal of potent antibiotics

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Getting the dosage right: $1.2M awarded for diagnostic tech that could transform mental health care

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster research team advances new therapeutic approach to blocking brain cancer

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster researchers discover a new antibiotic — and a new way to kill drug-resistant bacteria

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

New McMaster-made drug candidate shows promise as a brain cancer treatment

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster spin-out company gets $2.5M in seed funding, supporting the development of critical new medicines

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Bold new vision for health innovation unveiled at McMaster research showcase

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster-built AI speeds up drug discovery, designs new antibiotic in early tests

McMaster News  ➚

Scientists discover protein that helps lung cancer spread to the brain

McMaster News  ➚

Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster’s inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

McMaster News  ➚

McMaster hosts top health experts for two-day symposium on advancements in vaccinology

McMaster News  ➚

Provincial funding supports McMaster infrastructure and made-in-Ontario biotherapeutics

Brighter World  ➚

Leyla Soleymani receives Dorothy Killam Fellowship for research on next-generation wearable health-care devices

Brighter World  ➚

Made-at-McMaster inhaled COVID-19 vaccine begins Phase 2 human clinical trial

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Government of Canada invests $4M in McMaster to fast-track regional drug discovery initiatives

FHS News  ➚

McMaster researchers get federal funding to study emerging bird flu threat

Youtube  ➚

Putting the 'ant' in antibiotic discovery

FHS News  ➚

Putting the ‘ant’ in antibiotic discovery: How insects could be the key to fighting superbugs

FHS News  ➚

McMaster-affiliated non-profit gifts $300,000 to Global Nexus to support pandemic research

FHS News  ➚

McMaster-affiliated biotech acquires assets, tech, and talent from university spinout

FHS News  ➚

Fly on the Wall: The chemistry of preventing brain cancer

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster chemists and neurobiologists team up to tackle cancer that spreads to the brain

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Global Nexus director Matthew Miller among five Health Sciences faculty recognized by the Royal Society of Canada

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster trial receives $6.7M to test if a smallpox vaccine can provide protection against mpox post-exposure

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Fly on the Wall: The human side of health research

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

West Nile virus and Lyme Disease: Here’s what you need to know

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

Made-at-Mac: Scientist heads new AI drug discovery start-up in search of antibiotics, anticancer medicines, and more

McMaster Daily News  ➚

McMaster welcomes MPs to Hamilton for life sciences roundtable and facility tours

The Conversation  ➚

Miller: An ounce of prevention — now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous

FHS News  ➚

McMaster researchers to develop national antimicrobial prescribing protocols for the Public Health Agency of Canada

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster professor receives Ontario Award of Excellence for promoting inclusive research

FHS News  ➚

McMaster trainees are advancing equity in vaccine science in new Global Nexus-Pfizer partnership

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster and University of Ottawa receive more than $115M to bolster pandemic preparedness in Canada

Brighter World  ➚

Pfizer Canada and McMaster's Global Nexus collaborate to foster health equity in vaccine science

Brighter World  ➚

Decades of McMaster tuberculosis research shapes better prevention and control strategies

Brighter World  ➚

Researchers invent artificial intelligence model to design new superbug-fighting antibiotics

FHS News  ➚

Immune response, not acute viral infections, responsible for neurological damage, McMaster researchers discover

Brighter World  ➚

Multi-year CIHR grant supports McMaster study at the intersection of aging and infectious disease

Video  ➚

Protecting older adults amid rising COVID-19 hospitalization rates

Brighter World  ➚

Community investment: Shielding older adults from COVID-19 hospitalizations

The Toronto Star  ➚

Ontario's top doctor sounds alarm on COVID wave

National Post  ➚

3.5 million Canadian adults have had long COVID symptoms: StatCan study

National Geographic  ➚

Salmonella can be deadly. Here’s how to protect yourself from it

C&EN Magazine  ➚

Cameron Currie: Useful enzymes from an ant farm

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster researchers discover new way of creating protection against infections like COVID-19

New York Times  ➚

Jon Stokes' AI-guided discovery of a new antibiotic among New York Times' "Amazing Scientific Discoveries"

Video  ➚

What is antimicrobial resistance and why should you care?

McMaster Health Sciences  ➚

McMaster researchers identify ‘unicorn’ defence mechanism that protects bacteria from antibiotics

Brighter World  ➚

Expert Brian Coombes on what you need to know about Salmonella

CCRM Podcast  ➚

Listen: Canada’s research hubs are shaping the future of biomanufacturing

Newsweek  ➚

The 'Silent Pandemic' Is Now Screaming — Lori Burrows weighs in

Brighter World  ➚

International conference focuses on the future of vaccine development, manufacturing and access

The Conversation  ➚

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? Lori Burrows and other experts weigh in

Daily News  ➚

Second cohort of scholars graduate from McMaster’s diversity-in-STEM program

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster to host international conference on developments in vaccinology

CBC News  ➚

Superbugs threaten to make infections in hospitals impossible to treat. Here's why.

Brighter World  ➚

Understanding E. coli: symptoms, treatments and prevention

Brighter World  ➚

New report describes path to bringing critical antibiotics to Canada

BBC Storyworks  ➚

Race Against Resistance: The Life And Death Struggle To Save Antibiotics

Toronto Star  ➚

Why another new COVID variant — this time the highly mutated BA.2.86 — has scientists on alert

Toronto Star  ➚

Some seniors infected with Omicron variants were more susceptible to reinfection, not less: McMaster study

Toronto Star  ➚

The new COVID booster shots are coming this fall. Here’s everything we’ve learned

The Hill Times  ➚

Public health experts, NDP MP Davies echo medical journal’s call for inquiry into Canada’s pandemic response

Video  ➚

How artificial intelligence is changing health research

Brighter World  ➚

Researchers find drug-resistant, often deadly fungus living in dogs’ ears

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster Researchers create packaging tray that warns of food contamination

Brighter World  ➚

Collaboration gives scientists on-demand access to global superbug data

Brighter World  ➚

Drug-resistant fungi thrive in even the most remote regions

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster scientists win major Canadian biosciences awards for infectious disease research

Brighter World  ➚

Global Nexus to work with National Research Council on infectious disease research

Brighter World  ➚

Bowdish: The right vaccine at the right time protects older adults

Video  ➚

Using AI to fight a drug-resistant superbug

Brighter World  ➚

Scientists use AI to find promising new antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug

Brighter World  ➚

Biology undergraduate awarded research opportunity at McMaster and Guelph

Biotech company collaborates with McMaster team researching drug-resistant infections

Brighter World  ➚

Trojan horse tactics: Researchers discover path into drug-resistant bacteria that could lead to new ways to treat infections

Video  ➚

H5N1 Explained: What you need to know about avian flu

Brighter World  ➚

Researchers develop first COVID-19 rapid test for wastewater

Brighter World  ➚

Introducing the Global Nexus School for Pandemic Prevention & Response

Video  ➚

Friends & Foes: How climate change might disrupt our delicate relationship with fungi

Brighter World  ➚

Climate change could lead to more fungal disease in humans, says expert

Global Nexus News  ➚

Expert Q&A: What you need to know about the deadly fungus Candida auris

Brighter World  ➚

Rise of drug-resistant Shigella a major public health concern: What you need to know

The Conversation  ➚

Analysis: Ageism and the pandemic: How Canada continues to let older adults suffer and die from COVID-19

Brighter World  ➚

Brian Coombes elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster scientist wins prestigious award for superbug research

Brighter World  ➚

Candida auris: What’s known about the rapid spread of the drug resistant fungus

Brighter World  ➚

Global Nexus & University of Ottawa join forces to prepare Canada for future pandemics

Four pillars for building a pandemic-free future

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster lab combats antibiotic resistance with AI

Made-in-Canada: A new vaccine and a convoy anniversary

Bridging the gap between patients and the laboratory

Brighter World  ➚

McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine receives more than $8M for next stage of human trials

Video  ➚

$8M funding for Phase-2 clinical trials of inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

The power and promise of the Global Nexus

Science for real-time impact

McMaster hosts NRC delegation to explore collaboration opportunities

Video  ➚

Are superbugs causing a silent pandemic?

Meet the first cohort of scholars in McMaster University’s new diversity-in-STEM program

Daily News  ➚

Meet the first scholars in McMaster’s new diversity-in-STEM program

Global Nexus Conversations: Intersections of Race and Healthcare

Experts at Global Nexus symposium say social scientists, policy makers, communicators, economists and more are needed to solve antimicrobial resistance

Brighter World  ➚

Global Nexus Symposium focuses on crisis of drug-resistant infections

Brighter World  ➚

Inhaled vaccine for COVID-19 — The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing

Brighter World  ➚

Researchers confirm newly developed inhaled vaccine delivers broad protection against SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern

Daily News  ➚

Summer lab program brings in diverse students

The Wall Street Journal  ➚

Scientists Test a New Covid-19 Vaccine Question: Mixing Different Doses

CityTV Toronto  ➚

What rapid testing in schools could look like

The Globe and Mail  ➚

What you need to know about the latest medical guidance on mask-wearing to reduce the spread of COVID-19

The Globe and Mail  ➚

To keep COVID-19 variants out of Canada, stop ignoring essential workers

CBC  ➚

We'll wear masks after the pandemic, researchers predict, and they're trying to make them better Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn

Scientific American  ➚

Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Canada is not immune to the politics of coronavirus masks

Global News  ➚

Coronavirus: Ontario researchers study ‘doors’ in human cells affected by COVID-19

Global News  ➚

Why bats can survive diseases humans can't

CBC  ➚

Living with face masks: How to stow them, reuse disposables and more

CTV News  ➚

'COVIDsomnia': Why the pandemic is messing with people's sleep

CBC  ➚

32% of Canadians may hold off on getting eventual COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Young children less likely to spread coronavirus, McMaster review shows

CTV News  ➚

Tracking COVID-19 through wastewater

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Coronavirus and the brain: Diagnosing and treating COVID-19's neurological effects

CNN  ➚

Civil War-era smallpox vaccination kits offer new insights on how the virus was eradicated

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Canadian dads are doing more at home than before the coronavirus pandemic

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Celebrity views on COVID-19 aren’t welcome — except when drawing attention to heroes

The Conversation Canada  ➚

The coronavirus shows we should treat public health the same as public works

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Cash and the coronavirus: COVID-19 is changing our relationship with money

Toronto Star  ➚

How a growing corporate debt bomb is threatening Canada’s recovery from COVID-19

Global News  ➚

McMaster doctor expands research project to include coronavirus testing on Hamilton-area farms

Men's Health  ➚

Going to the gym doesn't increase coronavirus risk, new study says

The Conversation Canada  ➚

How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Make telehealth the primary way we deliver health care

The Conversation Canada  ➚

History’s crystal ball: What the past can tell us about COVID-19 and our future

Toronto Star  ➚

Toronto’s COVID-19 divide: The city’s northwest corner has been ‘failed by the system’

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Ottawa announces winners of $109-million in additional COVID-19 research funding

TVO  ➚

Sleuthing in sewage to track down COVID-19

Global News  ➚

Feds investigated some coronavirus dangers on airplanes without speaking to airline workers: union

CBC  ➚

Why overuse of antibiotics in COVID-19 could have lasting impact in health care

CTV News  ➚

Canada's pandemic lockdown worked, says infectious disease doctor

Wired UK  ➚

One metre or two? The tricky science behind social distancing

CBC  ➚

Kids still need to get vaccinated for diseases during COVID-19, nursing expert says

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Coronavirus outbreaks in the US spur debate over personal freedoms

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Family medicine: Front line of the front line

CBC  ➚

Hamilton is ready to start re-opening Friday. But are you? After isolation, not everyone is

National Post  ➚

Face masks, goggles, shields and visors: Experts weigh in on the best COVID-19 protection

Fortune  ➚

COVID-19 has changed how people exercise, but that doesn't mean gyms are going away

Sports Illustrated  ➚

Who will be most affected by the NBA's hiatus with Dr. Stuart Phillips

CTV News  ➚

Minimize the risk: Six rules to get you through the pandemic

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Sunshine could boost spread of COVID-19: McMaster-led study

CTV News  ➚

Is it safe to swim in a pool during the COVID-19 pandemic?

National Post  ➚

It can take 10 years to develop a vaccine. How do you do it in one? Inside Canada's race for a COVID-19 vaccine

CNN  ➚

5 natural ways to boost your mental health during stressful times

Nature  ➚

How scientific conferences will survive the coming coronavirus shock

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

McMaster University's winning ideas to address some of the biggest challenges of COVID-19

CBC  ➚

High heat, humidity can be a problem when wearing a mask outdoors, experts say

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Peanuts, eggs and your baby: How to introduce food allergens during the coronavirus pandemic

CTV  ➚

"Convincing" evidence suggests cloth masks may help reduce COVID-19 transmission

Gizmodo  ➚

How will our bodies change from being inside for months?

The Conversation Canada  ➚

The chronic stress of coronavirus is affecting your mental health. Here's how exercise can help.

CBC  ➚

Province and feds have no plans to pay low-wage essential workers a living wage

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Immigrants are worrying about social ties and finances during coronavirus

Global News  ➚

Months after coronavirus was first detected, many questions remain unanswered

Toronto Star  ➚

In the battle with COVID-19, hype about vitamin D is entirely unhealthy

ABC News  ➚

Scientists hope bats may hold clues to fighting COVID-19

Maclean's  ➚

How to save the economy

CBC  ➚

Can I reuse disinfectant wipes? Your COVID questions answered

The Atlantic  ➚

How bats might have tamed the coronavirus

Undark Magazine  ➚

COVID-19 reignites a contentious debate over bats and disease

The Conversation Canada  ➚

On the 50th anniversary of the War Measures Act, we don't need a coronavirus sequel

CBC News  ➚

Why a positive antibody test for COVID-19 doesn't mean you're ready for a crowded pub

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Don't use unproven COVID-19 treatments, say McMaster University researchers

CBC News  ➚

Vaccines, antibodies, and beards: Your COVID-19 questions answered

National Post  ➚

Plans to end COVID-19 lockdowns hinge on testing. Here's where we stand.

The Conversation Canada  ➚

People freed from prison during coronavirus may face big risks on the outside

New York Times  ➚

Three things lockdowns have exposed about working and parenting

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Coping with life during COVID-19: McMaster president David Farrar getting by with a little help from Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Burns

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

COVID-19 temperature screening: Group testing scanning technology at Hamilton grocery store

USA Today  ➚

Coronavirus casualty: Will we wave goodbye to the handshake?

TVO  ➚

Ontario schools may reopen sooner than you think

NBC News  ➚

Doctors report uptick in surprising coronavirus complication: dangerous blood clots

Wired  ➚

COVID-19 may worsen the antibiotic resistance crisis

Ontario Today (CBC Radio)  ➚

COVID stories from family and friends around world

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Drug-resistant superbugs: A global threat intensified by the fight against coronavirus

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Local group bands together to help international students cope in COVID-19 pandemic

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Stepping up during COVID-19: McMaster students step up to provide PPE for front-line health workers

Breakfast Television  ➚

At home COVID-19 test in the works

Student fee refunds; summer camps; new COVID-19 fundraising

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Opinion: After a month of transformation, it's time for Canada's hospitals to resume services

The Agenda  ➚

Long-Term Care Homes and COVID-19; Antibody Testing

The Naked Scientist podcast  ➚

What animal did the coronavirus come from?

The Conversation Canada  ➚

How ancient Israelites dealt with epidemics -- the Bible tells of prophecy and rituals

CBC Hamilton  ➚

McMaster University racing to create home-based COVID-19 test

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

McMaster University researchers working on home test for COVID-19

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Scientists warn COVID-19 could lead to neurological complications in some patients

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Doctors on the front lines of COVID-19 fight living apart

CBC Podcasts  ➚

If I test negative for COVID-19, am I clear?

The National Post  ➚

"Dynamic" physical distancing could help balance COVID-19 fight, economy: study

The National Post  ➚

Politicians ask public to work from home, but are they taking their own advice?

TruthOut  ➚

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

McMaster University researchers say medical masks are good enough amid provincial shortages

University Affairs  ➚

As COVID-19 research gets fast-tracked, other projects shut down

National Post  ➚

Canada takes cautious approach to unapproved COVID-19 drugs, as others prescribe wide use

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Juravinski philanthropy takes aim at COVID-19 with $3.3 million

CBC Hamilton  ➚

Juravinskis donate $3.3 million to speed up COVID-19 and brain health reseacrh

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Managing postpartum depression: New moms isolated by coronavirus pandemic

Global News  ➚

COVID-19 survivors’ blood could help others beat the disease, scientists hope

Fortune  ➚

Canadian rail blockades could have a lasting effect on U.S.-Canada trade, setting the stage for even greater fallout from coronavirus

National Post  ➚

In lull before feared COVID-19 storm, Canada's health system works furiously to build up crucial supplies

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

To help your hospitals, follow the pandemic rules

CBC  ➚

Hamilton and Toronto researchers help develop COVID-19 care guidelines for critical patients

Global News  ➚

Coronavirus: Ontario researchers race toward treatment, vaccine for COVID-19

The Globe and Mail  ➚

The dangerous legacy of COVID-19: A rise in antimicrobial resistance

iPolitics  ➚

What if COVID-19 comes in waves, as other pandemics have?

National Post  ➚

How bad is COVID-19 in your area? University students launch heat map to track virus across Canada

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Working parents dealing with coronavirus quarantines will face psychological challenges

National Post  ➚

Ahmed Shah on COVID-19: The World Health Organization has let us all down

Stay home, stay safe, stay connected

The Globe and Mail  ➚

Canada has to prepare for medical workers to die in the line of duty, fighting COVID-19

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

True number of Hamilton's COVID-19 cases may never be known

CBC Hamilton  ➚

The parking lot hand-off that could mean "millions of masks" for people fighting COVID-19

The Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Local researchers aim to test COVID-19 treatment in Hamilton

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Coronavirus "cures" for $170 and other hoaxes: why some people believe them

The Globe and Mail  ➚

NHL players use social media for good during pandemic

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Anxiety about the coronavirus can increase the risk of infection -- but exercise can help

Together, we are meeting the challenge: President's letter

CBC  ➚

Are we doing enough to flatten the curve? This Hamilton doctor answers your questions about COVID-19

The Conversation Canada  ➚

Canada's changing coronavirus border policy exposes international students' precarious status

New today: Updates on virtual classrooms, research and campus operations

Libraries move online; news for international students; virtual learning updates

Important information on moving out of residence

The Conversation Canada  ➚

The global effort to tackle the coronavirus face-mask shortage

Time to take care of each other and our communities: President’s letter

What's open and what's closed as campus operations change

Updates on classes, gatherings, campus resources, travel and child care

No more in-person classes and exams: President's letter

McMaster's new COVID-19 information website

CBC Online  ➚

2 strains of COVID-19 virus? Scientists track mutations for insights

The National Post  ➚

Containment is futile: Is the COVID-19 coronavirus the pathogen of the century "everyone is waiting for"?

COVID-19 Update: Academic considerations and new travel information

COVID-19: Travel information and staying healthy

Toronto Star  ➚

Canadians researchers leading ‘rapid response’ to coronavirus outbreak

McMaster student tests negative for COVID-19

An update on BSB

McMaster takes precautions while awaiting student's coronavirus test results

Hamilton Spectator  ➚

Demand for coronavirus tracking tool was ‘fortuitous timing’ for McMaster researchers

A student is self-isolating off-campus with flu-like symptoms