Health & Medicine

Hidden fat, not just visible weight, can quietly damage arteries, underscoring the need to consider more than body mass index and waist circumference in assessing cardiovascular risk.

Even when it doesn't prevent infection, a flu shot can protect against hospitalization and death, a large-scale study shows.

National pharmacare is essential for equitable access to prescription contraception, writes McMaster PhD candidate Amanda Downey.

The new product is designed to complement an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options.  

The Indigenous Studies MA student is launching a business to support Indigenous communities, and the idea came from her research on Haudenosaunee food and identity.

McMaster researchers have discovered an antibiotic that targets inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s. Then, in a first, they used cutting-edge AI to determine how it would work.

What started as a solution for McMaster medical students during the pandemic has grown into a global platform transforming surgical education.

Bacteria survive by building strong walls of protection around themselves, but it's more than just defensive: the cell wall can also contain an arsenal of hidden weapons.  

NodeAI's new diagnostic software uses ultrasound imaging of lymph nodes, instead of repeated, uncomfortable needle biopsies.

The Canadian Network for Statistical Training in Trials (CANSTAT) is a multi-institutional national program hosted at McMaster that trains junior statisticians in clinical trials and addresses the critical shortage of biostatisticians in Canada.

The startup is working on a first-in-class precision medicine that will prevent secondary metastatic brain cancer. It's an innovation that could revolutionize the future of cancer care.

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that a rare but dangerous reaction to a widely used blood thinner is caused by a single antibody - overturning decades of medical misunderstanding.