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Image source: Fertility First IVF Centre (2024). Alcohol and Fertility: What you need to know Alcohol consumption is common. It is highly normalized in society, particularly in social settings or celebrations. This behaviour persists despite international health organizations classifying alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, where “no level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health” (WHO, 2023). As a member of the SHEA Lab, I have been able to expand my knowledge surrounding a

If you’ve spent even a little time on TikTok, you’ve probably noticed how quickly skincare “glow-up” trends take over. One week it’s beef tallow routines, the next it’s slugging, ice facials, or cryotherapy treatments promising tighter, clearer, more youthful skin. But what does the science actually support? Let’s start with beef tallow, which has been trending as a “natural” and cheaper moisturizer. Russell et al. (2024) conducted a scoping review looking at how compatible t

As a university student you have to balance so much: living on your own for the first time, juggling schoolwork, social events, managing...

Frankie Simmons, or @heyfrankiesimmons on Tiktok and @frankiedoodledandy on Instagram, has become a role model and a source of comfort...

Imagine you are at the pub with your friends and hear, “I have had [X number] drinks in an hour, and I am barely even tipsy.” Hearing...

Discover the impact of the new low-risk drinking guidelines and safe practices were announced on May 17, 2023

Read a collection of graduate reflections.

Canada's new guidance on alcohol and health was released on January 17th, 2023. We asked our students two questions. Read their responses.