Black Research Network

News | Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Task shifting could help improve access to cancer care in Nigeria: PhD graduate student

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Meanwhile, cancer care is overburdening health systems, especially in...

Healthcare Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health Student Stories UofT

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Chukwunonso Nwabufo

Chukwunonso Nwabufo is the founder of OneDrug and a multiple award-winning pharmacologist with over six years’ experience in drug development...

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Healthcare Medical, Health, and Life Sciences

News | Tuesday, September 12, 2023

How can doctors rapidly identify patients at risk of adverse drug effects? One U of T researcher is developing a lifesaving solution

Adverse drug reactions are the fourth to sixth most common cause of death globally, according to the National Library of Medicine. Meanwhile,...

Healthcare Medical, Health, and Life Sciences UofT

News | Wednesday, May 17, 2023

How AI could help doctors predict cardiac problems in critically ill children

A unique collaboration between U of T Engineering researchers and hospital physicians is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence – similar to an...

Computer and information sciences Healthcare Medical, Health, and Life Sciences

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An eHealth Intervention for Promoting COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors and Reducing Pandemic Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

This study considers how SafeHandsSafeHearts, a university-community partnership driven to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for racialized LGBTQIA+ communities, will...

Researcher: Notisha Massaquoi
Project Type: Journal Article

Healthcare LGBTQ Public Health

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Notisha Massaquoi

Notisha Massaquoi is an assistant professor in the department of health and society at U of T Scarborough, with a...

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equity Feminism Healthcare LGBTQ Social Work

News | Wednesday, March 2, 2022

‘We are living in Black history in the making’: Black health and community leaders reflect on triumphs and needs for the future

In an interview with Toronto Star, Dr. Onye Nnorom, an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,...

Black Health Health Inequities Healthcare Public Health

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Timing and utilisation of antenatal care services in Nigeria and Malawi

Researcher: Vincent Kuuire
Project Type: Journal Article

Environment & Health Healthcare Migration Sub-Saharan Africa Transnationalism

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Vincent Kuuire

Vincent Kuuire is an assistant professor in the department of geography, geomatics, and environment at U of T Mississauga. His research examines immigrant integration dynamics in Canada, particularly, the various forms of immigration transnational activities.

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Environment & Health Healthcare Migration Sub-Saharan Africa Transnationalism

News | Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Notisha Massaquoi recognized by Women and Gender Equality Canada

Congratulations Notisha Massaquoi, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Society at U of T Scarborough, on being recognized...

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