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Q&A with Tristan Bomberry, medical student and health researcher
Q&A with Tristan Bomberry, medical student and health researcher
Tristan Bomberry on Indigenous health, community-focused research, and work that's rooted in relationships.
Health Sciences Upper Year Programs Info Night
Health Sciences Upper Year Programs Info Night
24/03/2026 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Discover the exciting opportunities awaiting you in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Health Sciences Upper Year Programs Info Night Tuesday, March 24 From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Ewart Angus Centre Light refreshments Did you know that the Faculty of Health Sciences offers a wider array of program pathways that begin in Level II and III? [...]
Come to work with a safety manager
Come to work with a safety manager
McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences is powered by nearly 1,500 staff members. In the series “Come to work with,” we’re profiling staff across the faculty and the critical work they do. Adam Palmer is the Faculty of Health Sciences’ (FHS) safety manager. We spoke with Palmer about his role with the safety office, how [...]Read More...
Bacteria found in mouth and gut may help protect against severe peanut allergic reactions
Bacteria found in mouth and gut may help protect against severe peanut allergic reactions
One of the big mysteries in food allergy is why two people with similar levels of peanut specific antibodies can react so differently. It turns out the answer may be in the mouth and gut’s bacteria. A new study, led by researchers at McMaster University and published online in Cell Host & Microbe on March [...]Read More...
How McMaster’s Global Surgery diploma is shaping an entrepreneur’s lens on equitable care
How McMaster’s Global Surgery diploma is shaping an entrepreneur’s lens on equitable care
When Mann Parikh started building his med‑tech company as an undergraduate student, he didn’t have a network of surgeons to call. So he built one. “I cold-emailed clinicians around North America,” he says. “If I could find their email address and they seemed interesting, I’d reach out and say, ‘Hi, I’m a student and I’d [...]Read More...
Meet the physiotherapy student making Canadian curling history
Meet the physiotherapy student making Canadian curling history
Jayden King is a student in the Master of Science Physiotherapy Program at McMaster, and a rising force in Canadian curling. He’s making history at the 2026 Montana’s Brier as Team Ontario’s first Black skip, competing on one of the sport’s biggest national stages while navigating the demands of a rigorous health‑professional program. A longtime [...]Read More...
These students are weaving fashion, sustainability and community care into a growing nonprofit
These students are weaving fashion, sustainability and community care into a growing nonprofit
When Welcome Week brought Maria Alex and Maryam Muayad onto campus, neither expected to meet the person who would become a best friend, roommate and co‑founder. But something “clicked” instantly, they say. Within weeks, the pair recognized shared passions: a love of fashion, a commitment to helping their community and a desire to contribute meaningfully even amid demanding academic programs. Now both [...]Read More...
Office Hours with Kate Demers
Office Hours with Kate Demers
Kate Demers was born to be a midwife. While growing up, Demers was told stories about how her father was born at home. As a young girl, those stories fascinated her, spurring multiple visits to her father’s childhood home. The idea of a home birth was captivating. With every visit and every recounting of her [...]Read More...
Student Zainab Saeed is helping brighten the hospital experience for kids and families
Student Zainab Saeed is helping brighten the hospital experience for kids and families
That uncertainty is something Zainab Saeed returns to often when she talks about her undergraduate pathway toward the Integrated Rehabilitation and Humanities (IRH) program. While she felt like many of her classmates arrived at McMaster University with firm plans for their futures, she was still searching for a purpose and a sense of community. That clarity came unexpectedly. In first year, while [...]Read More...
Fly on the Wall: Battling health misinformation in an age of distrust
Fly on the Wall: Battling health misinformation in an age of distrust
Health misinformation is one of the biggest challenges of our time – shaping public trust, influencing policy, and even impacting lives. Countering it takes more than good intentions. It requires evidence, strategy, and timing. At McMaster University, two leaders are working to connect those dots: Gillian Earle, director of strategic communications and digital engagement with [...]Read More...
Come to work with an equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator
Come to work with an equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator
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Office Hours with Michael McGillion
Office Hours with Michael McGillion
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2025 Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Sciences
2025 Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Office Hours with Laura Anderson
Office Hours with Laura Anderson
One of Laura Anderson’s first lessons in public health didn’t come from a textbook, it came from a hospital room. Anderson’s grandfather was hospitalized in Toronto in 2003, during the height of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak. It was a revealing experience that showed just how fragile our health-care system can be during [...]Read More...
McMaster iGEM team takes home first gold medal for low-cost, at-home test kit
McMaster iGEM team takes home first gold medal for low-cost, at-home test kit
A team of undergrads have made history, taking home McMaster University’s first gold medal from the iGEM Competition for their low-cost, at-home screening test to catch early signs of kidney transplant rejection. McMaster has had an active iGEM team since 2015. This year’s team, co-led this year by students Derin Sayin and Franky Liu, secured [...]Read More...
Fly on the Wall: Why co-design matters and how to do it well
Fly on the Wall: Why co-design matters and how to do it well
The core concept of co-design sounds simple: bring people together and build better solutions. In practice, it’s a mindset shift from doing research about people to creating change with them. Two faculty members with McMaster University’s School of Rehabilitation Science have been doing important work to educate others about this process. Professor Sandra Moll and [...]Read More...
McMaster and Halton Healthcare partner to train next generation of health professionals
McMaster and Halton Healthcare partner to train next generation of health professionals
Meet the next generation of medical entrepreneurs
Meet the next generation of medical entrepreneurs
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Canada’s measles elimination status revoked. What happens now?
Canada’s measles elimination status revoked. What happens now?
Office Hours with Nina Stein
Office Hours with Nina Stein
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Blending both worlds: McMaster grad’s clinical physiotherapy and research training help patients heal faster
Blending both worlds: McMaster grad’s clinical physiotherapy and research training help patients heal faster
Come to work with the director of respectful conduct
Come to work with the director of respectful conduct
Thomas Dignan Learner's Lounge
Thomas Dignan Learner's Lounge
Health sciences undergrad makes a home for himself, and his Latin American ancestry, at Mac
Health sciences undergrad makes a home for himself, and his Latin American ancestry, at Mac
Office Hours with Aly-Khan Lalani
Office Hours with Aly-Khan Lalani
Mac engAGE welcomes older adults to explore, learn and connect
Mac engAGE welcomes older adults to explore, learn and connect
Office Hours with Clinton Campbell
Office Hours with Clinton Campbell
Health Sciences Library creates book display for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Health Sciences Library creates book display for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
McMaster hosts international, national experts for training course on emerging minimally invasive brain surgery approach
McMaster hosts international, national experts for training course on emerging minimally invasive brain surgery approach
5 ways to learn and contribute to truth and reconciliation
5 ways to learn and contribute to truth and reconciliation
Supporting students and advancing knowledge: How the Indigenous Health Learning Lodge is shaping the future
Supporting students and advancing knowledge: How the Indigenous Health Learning Lodge is shaping the future
Here’s what you should know about oppositional defiant disorder
Here’s what you should know about oppositional defiant disorder
Health care's future problem-solvers reflect on coming to Mac
Health care's future problem-solvers reflect on coming to Mac
Come to work with a senior manager with Faculty Affairs
Come to work with a senior manager with Faculty Affairs
Undergrad and med students team up to deliver dignity through hygiene kits
Undergrad and med students team up to deliver dignity through hygiene kits
Office Hours with Anne Klassen
Office Hours with Anne Klassen
Common activities emergency doctors say they would avoid
Common activities emergency doctors say they would avoid
Fly on the Wall: The art and science of grant writing
Fly on the Wall: The art and science of grant writing
This McMaster sports medicine fellow is working with some of the biggest names in soccer
This McMaster sports medicine fellow is working with some of the biggest names in soccer
From Brazil to McMaster: A psychiatrist’s journey into the science of brain stimulation
From Brazil to McMaster: A psychiatrist’s journey into the science of brain stimulation
Come to work with a clinic research coordinator
Come to work with a clinic research coordinator
Wildfire smoke: What this respirologist wants you to know
Wildfire smoke: What this respirologist wants you to know
McMaster startup creates 3D-printable ‘bioink’ that simulates lung tissue
McMaster startup creates 3D-printable ‘bioink’ that simulates lung tissue
Sunscreen: Dermatologist’s advice for skin protection this summer
Sunscreen: Dermatologist’s advice for skin protection this summer
Balancing student life and startup success: Power of Play co-founders share their story
Balancing student life and startup success: Power of Play co-founders share their story
Fly on the Wall: The important role of health equity in education and research - Faculty of Health Sciences
Fly on the Wall: The important role of health equity in education and research - Faculty of Health Sciences
‘Community is so important to who I am’
‘Community is so important to who I am’
Here’s what you need to know about multiple sclerosis
Here’s what you need to know about multiple sclerosis
Undergrad Eva Chima triumphs over PhDs to win big at Anatomy conference
Undergrad Eva Chima triumphs over PhDs to win big at Anatomy conference
Office Hours with Esther Chin
Office Hours with Esther Chin
Come to work with an audio-visual technology manager
Come to work with an audio-visual technology manager
May @ Mac – Faculty of Health Sciences
May @ Mac – Faculty of Health Sciences
Here’s what you need to know about asthma
Here’s what you need to know about asthma
What you should know about body dysmorphic disorder
What you should know about body dysmorphic disorder
Celebrating over 50 years of vaccinology leadership at McMaster
Celebrating over 50 years of vaccinology leadership at McMaster
Researchers uncover molecular connection between body fat and anxiety
Researchers uncover molecular connection between body fat and anxiety
5 ways McMaster researchers are advancing health outcomes for women and newborns
5 ways McMaster researchers are advancing health outcomes for women and newborns
Autism in Canada: What you need to know
Autism in Canada: What you need to know
A breakthrough moment: McMaster researchers discover new class of antibiotics
A breakthrough moment: McMaster researchers discover new class of antibiotics
Building bridges: These McMaster residents go above and beyond for the communities they serve
Building bridges: These McMaster residents go above and beyond for the communities they serve
McMaster leads Canada’s first-ever guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition
McMaster leads Canada’s first-ever guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition
Six Health Sciences faculty named Canada Research Chairs
Six Health Sciences faculty named Canada Research Chairs
It’s a match: This McMaster resident and grad created a research group that connects learners with research faculty
It’s a match: This McMaster resident and grad created a research group that connects learners with research faculty
Office Hours with Khalid Azzam
Office Hours with Khalid Azzam
Celebrating 25 years of the Honours Health Sciences Program at McMaster
Celebrating 25 years of the Honours Health Sciences Program at McMaster
Centre for Discovery in Cancer Research designated joint McMaster–Hamilton Health Sciences research centre
Centre for Discovery in Cancer Research designated joint McMaster–Hamilton Health Sciences research centre
Health Sciences Upper Year Programs’ Info Night
Health Sciences Upper Year Programs’ Info Night
Made-at-McMaster inhaled COVID-19 vaccine begins phase-2 human trial
Made-at-McMaster inhaled COVID-19 vaccine begins phase-2 human trial
Breaking down 5 common myths about endometriosis
Breaking down 5 common myths about endometriosis
Here’s what you should know about opioid use disorder
Here’s what you should know about opioid use disorder
Come to work with a senior grants advisor
Come to work with a senior grants advisor
The importance of continuing professional development in health professions
The importance of continuing professional development in health professions
Common gynecological disorders linked to increased risk of heart, vascular disease: study
Common gynecological disorders linked to increased risk of heart, vascular disease: study
From reluctance to research: An undergrad’s bloodline to nursing
From reluctance to research: An undergrad’s bloodline to nursing
Here’s what you should know about hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorder
Here’s what you should know about hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorder
New Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine at McMaster University
New Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine at McMaster University
Office Hours with Claire Bodkin
Office Hours with Claire Bodkin
Here’s what you should know about substance use disorder
Here’s what you should know about substance use disorder
Fly on the Wall: Advancing health-care professions education through research
Fly on the Wall: Advancing health-care professions education through research
Here’s what you should know about bipolar II disorder
Here’s what you should know about bipolar II disorder
Office Hours with Jon Stokes
Office Hours with Jon Stokes
Here’s what you should know about bipolar I disorder
Here’s what you should know about bipolar I disorder
McMaster University expands YouTube Health collaboration with bilingual mental health series
McMaster University expands YouTube Health collaboration with bilingual mental health series
30 marathons, 7 continents: A vice-dean’s running journey across the globe
30 marathons, 7 continents: A vice-dean’s running journey across the globe
Overcoming resistance: McMaster researchers find new utility for old antibiotics
Overcoming resistance: McMaster researchers find new utility for old antibiotics
Come to work with a bequeathal coordinator
Come to work with a bequeathal coordinator
Faculty of Health Sciences 2024: Stories that resonated
Faculty of Health Sciences 2024: Stories that resonated
Faculty of Health Sciences 2024: The year in awards
Faculty of Health Sciences 2024: The year in awards
Office Hours with Peter Helli
Office Hours with Peter Helli
Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Science
Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Science
'Dear Reviewer 2': The card game that prepares budding researchers for publication criticism
'Dear Reviewer 2': The card game that prepares budding researchers for publication criticism
Come to work with a simulation operations manager
Come to work with a simulation operations manager
Office Hours with Lyn Turkstra
Office Hours with Lyn Turkstra
Here’s what you need to know about diabetes
Here’s what you need to know about diabetes
Fly on the Wall: The chemistry of preventing brain cancer
Fly on the Wall: The chemistry of preventing brain cancer
Here’s what you need to know about menopause
Here’s what you need to know about menopause
Office Hours with Amanda Bell
Office Hours with Amanda Bell
McMaster students are working to beat breast cancer inside and outside the lab
McMaster students are working to beat breast cancer inside and outside the lab
Health Sciences Undergraduate Programs Fair
Health Sciences Undergraduate Programs Fair
Health Sciences Library curates book display for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Health Sciences Library curates book display for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Office Hours with Jennifer Walker
Office Hours with Jennifer Walker
Come to work with a communications & engagement program manager
Come to work with a communications & engagement program manager
McMaster University Welcome Week Events
McMaster University Welcome Week Events
Office Hours with Andrea Darzi
Office Hours with Andrea Darzi
Researchers crack a celiac mystery: Where does the gluten reaction begin?
Researchers crack a celiac mystery: Where does the gluten reaction begin?
One-minute bursts of high-intensity exercise best after a stroke
One-minute bursts of high-intensity exercise best after a stroke
Researchers develop promising therapy treatment that can kill glioblastoma cells in newly discovered brain pathway
Researchers develop promising therapy treatment that can kill glioblastoma cells in newly discovered brain pathway
Fly on the Wall: The human side of health research
Fly on the Wall: The human side of health research
Celebrating 50 years of the Health Sciences Archives: A timeline
Celebrating 50 years of the Health Sciences Archives: A timeline
Mac student distributes skin care kits to Hamilton’s homeless
Mac student distributes skin care kits to Hamilton’s homeless
The Creative Collective: Department of Surgery launches a culture of creativity
The Creative Collective: Department of Surgery launches a culture of creativity
Office Hours with Anand Swaminath
Office Hours with Anand Swaminath
McMaster research associate’s passion is studying antibiotic resistance
McMaster research associate’s passion is studying antibiotic resistance
Glocalisation in health care: Thinking globally, acting locally
Glocalisation in health care: Thinking globally, acting locally
Weight-loss drugs in Canada: What experts want you to know
Weight-loss drugs in Canada: What experts want you to know
Office Hours with Yasmeen Mezil
Office Hours with Yasmeen Mezil
Stick with it: Why pronoun pins make a difference in healthcare
Stick with it: Why pronoun pins make a difference in healthcare
Fly on the Wall: Improving maternal health outcomes in Canada
Fly on the Wall: Improving maternal health outcomes in Canada
May @ Mac Open House
May @ Mac Open House
Office Hours with Margaret McKinnon
Office Hours with Margaret McKinnon
Come to work with a senior development officer
Come to work with a senior development officer
Office Hours with Christian van der Pol
Office Hours with Christian van der Pol
Pfizer Canada and McMaster University to foster health equity in vaccine science
Pfizer Canada and McMaster University to foster health equity in vaccine science
Climate change and sustainability: How individuals and the health care sector can help
Climate change and sustainability: How individuals and the health care sector can help
How to watch a total solar eclipse safely
How to watch a total solar eclipse safely
Common activities emergency doctors say they would avoid this spring
Common activities emergency doctors say they would avoid this spring
Decades of McMaster tuberculosis research leading to new prevention and control strategies
Decades of McMaster tuberculosis research leading to new prevention and control strategies
Office Hours with Henry Siu
Office Hours with Henry Siu
Come to work with an academic resources manager
Come to work with an academic resources manager
Fly on the Wall: The future of AI in health care
Fly on the Wall: The future of AI in health care
Office Hours with Lori Burrows
Office Hours with Lori Burrows
Measles: What an infectious disease expert wants you to know
Measles: What an infectious disease expert wants you to know
McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
From Racism to Anti-Racism – Examining the Past and Designing the Future of Medicine in Canada
From Racism to Anti-Racism – Examining the Past and Designing the Future of Medicine in Canada
Thrive Week - Mental Health at McMaster
Thrive Week - Mental Health at McMaster
5 tips to support your mental health as you head back to school
5 tips to support your mental health as you head back to school
Come to work with a research impact librarian
Come to work with a research impact librarian
Health Sciences Library introduces EDI-focused book club kits
Health Sciences Library introduces EDI-focused book club kits
Office Hours with Olufemi Ayeni
Office Hours with Olufemi Ayeni
McMaster researcher develops new international guidelines for treating eczema
McMaster researcher develops new international guidelines for treating eczema
Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Holiday closures at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Office Hours with Charu Kaushic
Office Hours with Charu Kaushic
Come to work with a director of administration
Come to work with a director of administration
Events at McMaster: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Events at McMaster: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
McMaster researchers discover new way of creating protection against infections like COVID-19
McMaster researchers discover new way of creating protection against infections like COVID-19
Office Hours with Nikhil Pai
Office Hours with Nikhil Pai
What you need to know about Salmonella
What you need to know about Salmonella
What this sleep expert wants you to know about the end of daylight time and its impact on kids
What this sleep expert wants you to know about the end of daylight time and its impact on kids
Celebrating 30 years of midwifery education at McMaster and in Ontario
Celebrating 30 years of midwifery education at McMaster and in Ontario
Office Hours with Samantha Wilson
Office Hours with Samantha Wilson
Fly on the Wall: Redefining arthritis care in Canada
Fly on the Wall: Redefining arthritis care in Canada
8 ways to engage in truth and reconciliation
8 ways to engage in truth and reconciliation
How this clinician-researcher is cracking the chronic cough code
How this clinician-researcher is cracking the chronic cough code
Respiratory illness season is upon us. Here’s what you need to know
Respiratory illness season is upon us. Here’s what you need to know
Talk therapy with other moms an effective treatment for postpartum depression, McMaster research shows
Talk therapy with other moms an effective treatment for postpartum depression, McMaster research shows
Launch of new Faculty of Health Sciences website!
Launch of new Faculty of Health Sciences website!
What a chronic pain expert wants you to know about pain and overdoses
What a chronic pain expert wants you to know about pain and overdoses
Canadian researchers find radiation not necessary for patients with low-risk breast cancer
Canadian researchers find radiation not necessary for patients with low-risk breast cancer
McMaster researcher trials post-partum therapy using only public health nurses
McMaster researcher trials post-partum therapy using only public health nurses
‘My passion and privilege’: McMaster clinician-scientist heads to Paris to plan for 2024 Olympics
‘My passion and privilege’: McMaster clinician-scientist heads to Paris to plan for 2024 Olympics
7 actionable ways to promote gender equity
7 actionable ways to promote gender equity
National Indigenous History Month: a time for education and reflection
National Indigenous History Month: a time for education and reflection
Pride Month at Mac: Here’s what’s you need to know
Pride Month at Mac: Here’s what’s you need to know
Opinion | Education access critical for refugees
Opinion | Education access critical for refugees
10 tips to help make health care inclusive for people with disabilities
10 tips to help make health care inclusive for people with disabilities
Newly minted grads reflect on their time at McMaster
Newly minted grads reflect on their time at McMaster
Social media tips for health care professionals
Social media tips for health care professionals
7 strategic climate actions for healthcare leaders
7 strategic climate actions for healthcare leaders
Art meets (health) science in new collaborative anatomy class
Art meets (health) science in new collaborative anatomy class
McMaster researchers crafting post-COVID syndrome guidelines
McMaster researchers crafting post-COVID syndrome guidelines
7 ways to help promote positive spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ communities
7 ways to help promote positive spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ communities
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