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• Schulich Medicine & Dentistry joins historic pledge to preserve planetary health

  “Our planet and our health-care systems are stressed. We are witnessing environmental devastation that impacts the lives and health of some of the most marginalized and underserved populations globally. Health-care professionals and health systems need to be prepared for this,” said Western professor Nicole Redvers, co-chair of AFMC’s Committee on Planetary and Global Health. Redvers is director of Indigenous Planetary Health and associate professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry.



• Western study explores link between neighbourhoods and heart health
• Research projects receive more than $9 million in federal funding
• Expert insight: Ontario telehealth cuts mean fewer trans, non-binary people will have access to life-saving health care
• Study shows virtual care removed barriers for patients during pandemic
• Making clinical trials research more efficient focus of new funding
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