A deep dive into mental health survey data by researchers at the University of Waterloo shows that almost a quarter of Canadians are still reporting anxiety and suggests that the mental health impact of the pandemic might still be observed for a few years to come.
In developing countries, people with substance-abuse issues can sometimes face shame and find it difficult to get help.
Now, a research team is using machine learning and anonymized data to get a clearer picture of the underlying factors that influence tendencies to abuse drugs and alcohol.
The research provides a rare insight into a somewhat neglected subject because of social and cultural taboos. The research team hopes their work can eventually make it easier for people to get help.
A new study projects that a U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes, proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will lead more than 1.3 million smokers to quit. Among them, Black smokers will see the greatest impact.
Researchers have developed a better way to support end-of-life planning in long-term care homes, according to a recent study.
The researchers also found that only 40 per cent of homes were routinely involving residents in end-of-life care discussions.
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo is renewing its efforts to work with homeowners, communities, governments, and businesses to identify and reduce risks associated with climate change and extreme weather events, such as flooding, wildfire and extreme heat.
Displacement, erasure of ties, and gentrification are all taking place in the historically working-class and low-income neighbourhoods of the City of Vancouver, a recent study shows.
Launched to assist the City of Waterloo with a disintegrating household pipe problem in the 1990s, the University’s Centre of Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CAAT) is closing its doors at the end of this month.
Housed in Waterloo Engineering, the centre has addressed critical issues facing underground infrastructure installation, assessment, repair and renewal since 1994 starting with the failing black pipe lateral issue many Waterloo residents experienced.
Counteracting antimicrobial resistance needs a multipronged approach, including training, labelling food products, working with the media and changing mindsets, according to a new study.
A new report warns extreme heat is set to cause devastating climate-related suffering in Canada, that if left unchecked, will surpass the 595 heat-related fatalities reported by British Columbia's coroner in 2021, and 86 lives lost in Quebec in 2018.
Linda Mortsch, Robert McLeman and Luna Khirfan are University of Waterloo Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) members and lead authors in the recently published Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth major assessment. The findings of this assessment on the science of climate change are clear — urgent action is required to deal with the increasing risks of a warming planet.