Seven CIHR funded projects at McGill and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre to investigate impacts of vaccine hesitancy, health-care shortages, work-life imbalance for children, youth, and families in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Classified as: adolescent health, Cancer, Child Health, education, Coronavirus (COVID-19) info for patients, COVID 19, incarceration, prison
Published on: 10 Dec 2021

A new study, which is published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, and was led by researchers from King’s College London, Harvard University, University of Bristol and McGill University, examined more than 13,000 Belarussian teenagers enrolled in the PROmotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT) and found a 54% reduction in cases of eczema amongst teenagers whose mothers had received support to breastfeed exclusively.

Classified as: faculty of medicine, MUHC RI, babies, adolescent health, breastfeeding, eczema
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Published on: 13 Nov 2017

Adolescence can be a turbulent period of life, with struggles to establish autonomy, identity issues and risk-taking behaviours. For young adults with a chronic illness such as type 1 diabetes, this transition phase also brings about other challenges as they assume an increased responsibility for their overall health. A new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) sheds light on gaps in transition care practice in Quebec, pointing out a lack of standardized policies across pediatric diabetes centres.

Classified as: Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), type 1 diabetes, pediatric diabetes, chronic disease, Diabetes Canada, pediatric care, adolescent health, young adults, External, staff, health and lifestyle
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Published on: 17 Aug 2017

Health inequalities in young people have grown alongside socioeconomic disparities between the rich and poor.

Classified as: McGill, Frank Elgar, the lancet, adolescent health, health; health inequalities, Institue for Health and Social Policy, menthal health, population health
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Published on: 4 Feb 2015

Sexual behaviour of teenage girls does not appear to have been affected by routine human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Classified as: Research, teens, McGill, HPV, girls, sexual behaviour, Vaccine, adolescent health, CMAJ, HPV vaccination, promiscuuity, Queen's University, sexually-transmitted infections, vaccination
Published on: 8 Dec 2014
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