2025 News

The growing threat of wildfires in British Columbia and associated health risks are laid bare in two studies from experts at Simon Fraser University.

As voice artificial intelligence (AI) speeds toward use in clinical settings, a researcher from Simon Fraser University is highlighting the urgent need for ethical, legal, and social oversight—especially in therapeutic care.

Photo by Meenakshi Mannoe

FHS Adjunct Professor Vishal Jain will be working with the YWCA on a new participatory action research project that will see them collaborating with community partners to understand, document, and address the social determinants of newcomer health.

Chloe Goodison was nominated for her work running NaloxHome, which educates students about the toxic drug crisis and harm reduction.

HSCI 324 alumni have the unique opportunity to 'coach' new students.

Researchers at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences surveyed Canadian Long COVID patients, and found that many people with the condition consider virtual care "lifesaving and essential," while also noting that their primary care provider had little-to-no awareness of Long COVID. Photo: DC Studio

Dr. Krista Stelkia - the new Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Governance at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Background photo: FHS community members participate on a medicine walk on Burnaby Mountain to learn more about local traditional plant medicines used by Indigenous people

FHS co-op student Emaan Kassam traveled to Karachi, Pakistan for her first international work term, supporting public health researchers at Aga Khan University in projects on ageing, mental health, and health challenges for bonded workers.

Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber each received a prestigious Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award during the 2025 competition