Research
Despite our small numbers, we continue to be successful in attracting research funding largely because of a very wide collaborative network within medicine, pharmacy, epidemiology, health technology assessment, and the social sciences. Amongst our members, several million dollars’ worth of research grants and personnel funding are held. These come from a variety of sources, including the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Canada, local hospitals, and professional associations. Our graduate and undergraduate students continue to receive recognition awards for their high-quality research.
Our research topics focus on the benefits, harms, economics and perceptions of drug therapies. Studies are aimed at improving the quality of prescribing and medication utilization, including randomized management trials, observational studies using large health databases, systematic and scoping reviews, and qualitative studies. We lead projects examining the impact of electronic medical record-based decision support for medications, the impact of changes in drug policies on health and health care utilization, patient preferences regarding therapies, improving the quality of high-risk medication management for patients in transitions, cost-related medication nonadherence, and methods to assess individual benefit and harm. As well as scholarly papers and presentations, members of the division hold multiple copyrights and patents on research products, software, reports and guidances.
Our research benefits from direct practice and policy impact, given our many drug policy contacts in government, patient safety, and health technology assessment organizations.
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Our Research in the News
Brighter World ➚
McMaster earns top spot for graduate student research intensity in annual rankings
News
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
McMaster professor emeritus named recipient of Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
‘Dear Reviewer 2’: The card game that prepares budding researchers for publication criticism
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Sonia Anand recognized with HRF Diversity & Equity in Research Award
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Faculty of Health Science ➚
Here’s what this renowned diabetes researcher wishes you knew about the disease
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Faculty of Health Science ➚
McMaster recognized as a leader in nursing, medical and health education
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Brighter World ➚
Analysis: The ‘nocebo effect’ in IBS: Why gluten might not be the real problem
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Faculty of Health Science ➚
Save time and advance your research with the help of Health Research Services
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Federal funding awards Health Sciences researchers with over $16 million
Funding
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Elena Verdu appointed director of Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
News
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Firestone Institute named joint McMaster-St. Joe’s research institute
Appointments
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Global trial confirms benefit of antacids on bleeding prevention for ventilated patients
News
Brighter World ➚
McMaster ranks 30th in the world in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Pride Month message from Saroo Sharda, associate dean of equity and inclusion
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Common dementia medication doesn’t increase risk of death, life-threatening heart abnormalities
News
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Gordon Guyatt awarded the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
Awards
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Life and health sciences lead the way for McMaster in latest ranking
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Decades of McMaster tuberculosis research leading to new prevention and control strategies
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Five Faculty of Health Sciences researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs
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Brighter World ➚
McMaster researchers create method to detect cases of anemia in archaeological remains
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
New clinical trial in people with advanced HIV aims to reduce unacceptably high death rates
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
From mentorship to collaboration: Insights on success from a world-renowned research methodologist
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Researchers identify new choice of therapy for rare autoimmune disease EGPA
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Health Sciences researchers awarded over $14 million in federal funding
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Immune response, not acute viral infections, responsible for neurological damage, McMaster researchers discover
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Multi-year CIHR grant supports McMaster study at the intersect of aging and infectious disease
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
McMaster researchers create instruction manual to detect rare cells that could unlock secrets to allergies
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Community investment: Shielding older adults from COVID-19 hospitalizations
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
McMaster researcher develops new international guidelines for treating eczema
News
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Not only is virtual care safe, patients and providers use it effectively, new research finds
Main Research
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
‘It’s not your fault’: What a renowned diabetes researcher wishes more people knew
News
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
Blood thinner apixaban prevents strokes in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation
Main Research
Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
The Heart of the Matter: How Cardiology at McMaster is offering patients world-class care at home
Main Research
Communities of Practice Update June 26, 2023
Communities of Practice
YWCA Hamilton ➚
Two Firestone Faculty Nominated for 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Respirology Research
Inpatient Sleep Consultation Service Receives Patient Comfort Grant
Respirology Research
Nisarg Radadia Wins 1st Place in Trainee Lightning Round Competition
Respirology Research
Brighter World ➚
Fourteen Faculty members make 2022 list of highly cited researchers
Knowledge Translation
Mentorship - Who, Me?
Education & Innovation
CBC News ➚
Dawn Bowdish quoted by The Canadian Press on how the upcoming flu season could impact children
Respirology Research
The Globe and Mail ➚
Manali Mukherjee was quoted in a Globe and Mail story about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections on the health-care system
Respirology Research
Brighter World ➚
Preventing AMR in hospitals: Q&A with infectious disease expert Dominik Mertz
Communities of Practice
Teresa Chan receives international teaching award
Communities of Practice
Simple tool allows doctors to screen children at risk of asthma
Respirology Research
Continuing Health Sciences Education ➚
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium 2022 (QIPS)
Event Promotion
Readers Digest Canada ➚
Readers Digest Canada published a story on long COVID which included quotes from Manali Mukherjee on her research into the condition.
Respirology Research
Ten McMaster University professors join the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Respirology Research
Dr. Vanessa Martelli receives Outstanding Achievement Award from McMaster University
Respirology Research
CBC News ➚
Dr. Sarah Svenningsen involved in lung-imaging research on long-COVID with Western University
Respirology Research
Moderna vaccines better protect long-term care home residents
Respirology Research
Nadia Tan awarded Graduate Student Award in Asthma Research
Respirology Research
The Clinic: Enabling health innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship
Education & Innovation
Innovation hub officially opened during the Heersinks' visit to McMaster
Education & Innovation
McMaster announces new School named after Marnix E. Heersink
Education & Innovation
Heersinks visit campus to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship
Education & Innovation
The Hamilton Spectator ➚
McMaster course works to simplify science. Now, the YouTube channel has 124,000 subscribers
Respirology Research
Stuart J. Hirst Award for Dr Hana Serajeddini
Respirology Research
Low-level laser therapy for chronic refractory constipation
Gastroenterology Research
Investigating colonic dysmotility via ultrasound
Gastroenterology Research
Low-level laser therapy for chronic refractory fecal incontinence
Gastroenterology Research
McMaster's Brighter World ➚
MIRC Experts Charu Kaushic and Dawn Bowdish on why boosters are more important than ever
Respirology Research
Dr. Salim Yusuf is Honoured With Killam Prize
Main Research
Regional Rounds
Main Research
Two Faculty professors honoured as Women of Distinction by YWCA
Education & Innovation
Congratulations to YWCA Hamilton Award Winner Lianna Genovese
Education & Innovation
Dr. Salim Yusuf Receives World Heart Award
Main Research
Dr. Sameer Sharif Wins Early Career Award
Main Research
Chair's Medical Grand Rounds, March 3
Main Research
Antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy
Main Research
MAC Experts Lead a Survey on Cuff Leak Test
Main Research
McMaster Daily News ➚
Charles Juravinski: Honouring the life and legacy of a hometown champion of health research and health care
Main Research
Transcending Borders To Enhance Global Health
Main Research
Emergency Medicine Regional Rounds, February 24, 2022
Main Research
Dr. Teresa Chan Wins AFMC Award
Main Research
Dr. Aliya Khan, a Trailblazer in Parathyroid Research
Main Research
Chair's Medical Grand Rounds: Membranous Nephropathy
Main Research
Black History Month at Faculty of Health Sciences
Main Research
Heersink $32M gift boosts McMaster’s biomedical and global health innovation
Education & Innovation
Sacrifice and Solidarity During COVID Pandemic
Main Research
Chair's Medical Grand Rounds on Membranous Nephropathy
Main Research
Medical Grand Rounds: What is new in Obesity Medicine?
Main Research
Fiona Bergin, Program Manager, The Clinic
Education & Innovation
Health Ventures venture spotlight: Cardiotrack flags heart attack and stroke indicators
Education & Innovation
Innovating with empathy: Student-led research team earns award for novel bacterial treatment
Education & Innovation
ImaginAble Solutions wins top prize at ATS Labs Demo Day
Education & Innovation
New disaster training game is a game-changer
Education & Innovation
Home ice: Star researcher back at Mac to pioneer use of AI to fight antibiotic resistance
Education & Innovation
How a Mac student turned a first-year project into a global success story
Education & Innovation
Pulmonary Fibrosis News ➚
Pressure-Treated Yeast Fiber Compounds May Benefit IPF Patients
Respirology Research
Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week at McMaster University - November 8-14, 2021
Education & Innovation
McMaster scientists pinpoint key trigger of Crohn’s disease
Gastroenterology Research
McMaster researchers investigate causes of long COVID
Respirology Research
Study suggests non-allergy type mechanisms may not be relevant in severe asthma
Respirology Research
Dr. Imran Satia Wins Career Award
Respirology Research
Join our team as the Program Manager for The Clinic
Education & Innovation
From idea to LiONS LAIR champion - the journey of EmergConnect
Education & Innovation
Brighter World News ➚
Dawn Bowdish on this year's cold and flu season and the health care system
Respirology Research
Clinical Trial to Investigate Novel Therapy for Celiac Disease in Patients on a Gluten-Free Diet
Gastroenterology Research
McMaster Seed Fund first round applications due October 29, 2021
Education & Innovation
ImaginAble Solutions CEO wins National James Dyson Award
Education & Innovation
Dr. Paul Moayyedi Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Research
Providing Care, Outreach, and Advocacy for Hamilton’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Communities of Practice
New associate dean on a mission to educate
Emergency Medicine Research
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE & DISCOVERY DAY: AWARDS CEREMONY
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RESEARCH EXCELLENCE & DISCOVERY DAY: 32nd Annual Residents’ Research Day in Medicine
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE & DISCOVERY DAY
Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study
Gastroenterology Research
Chan, Gonzalez and Whitlock become University Scholars
Emergency Medicine Research
McMaster researcher probes ‘bogeyman’ protein behind diabetes-related cardiovascular illness
Hematology & Thromboembolism Research
Exercise psychology study examining the gut-brain axis
Gastroenterology Research
Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Barrett’s Esophagus in Patients with Gluten Related Disorders
Gastroenterology Research
The Role of Gut Microbiota in Chronic GI Diseases: Pilot Study
Gastroenterology Research
Diet in IBS Research Study
Gastroenterology Research
Biomarkers of Diet-microbiota Interactions in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology Research
Premysl Bercik Receives the 2021 CAG Research Excellence Award
Gastroenterology Research
World’s most cited researchers includes 16 from Faculty of Health Sciences
Hematology & Thromboembolism Research
David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Thromboembolic Disease
Hematology & Thromboembolism Research
2020 Outstanding Researcher in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hematology & Thromboembolism Research
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada 2019 Rising Star Award
Gastroenterology Research
McMaster scoops up $20M more for COVID-19 research
Hematology & Thromboembolism Research
Should masks be mandatory inside indoor public spaces?
Nephrology Research
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton ➚
Major International Study on ANCA-associated Vasculitis Published in the NEJM
Nephrology Research
A potential new way to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease
Nephrology Research
Evidence shows cloth masks may help against COVID-19
Nephrology Research
Yes, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease are linked
Gastroenterology Research
Stephen Collins Receives the 2020 CAG Distinguished Service Award
Gastroenterology Research
Heads up, future startups: McMaster Seed Fund to launch in September
Education & Innovation