Government-assisted refugees were less likely to receive adequate prenatal care than privately sponsored refugees, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Apr 3, 2023
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A new landmark study finds that Canada's process of mandatory HIV screening of migrants is out of step with the OECD and ignores the government's own policy on medical admissibility to Canada.
Nov 30, 2022
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Immigrants to Denmark and their descendants hospitalized with COVID-19 are 46% less likely to die from COVID-19 than Danish-born residents, according to a year-long nationwide study investigating COVID-related death and use ...
Apr 26, 2022
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A new study from Amira Roess in the Department of Global and Community Health highlights the differences in breastfeeding initiation between African Americans and Black immigrants enrolled in the Washington, D.C. WIC supplemental ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Britons who live in the European Union can no longer drive through France to their homes elsewhere in the bloc under new regulations that have created confusion for many holiday travellers.
Dec 30, 2021
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It's clear that the pandemic isn't going to go away soon—and getting vaccinated remains an important tool in warding off COVID-19.
Oct 29, 2021
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The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management ...
Aug 29, 2021
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A Swedish healthcare reform more than a decade ago allowing patients to choose their own doctor has unexpectedly led to widespread discrimination against medics with foreign-sounding names.
Aug 28, 2021
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Immigrants face all kinds of barriers when trying to access health services in host countries. Among other things, undocumented immigrants have more restricted conditions for legally accessing public health services. Women ...
Aug 9, 2021
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Vaccination coverage varies with country of birth, according to a new review about the proportion of people vaccinated among immigrant groups conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The reasons for the differences ...
May 6, 2021
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