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Health research with a longer horizon

Western scholars recognized as Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows represent different routes into better care and public health.

CAHS Fellows at Western University top health researchers. Official Western News image.
Medicine & healthCAHS Fellows at Western University top health researchers. Official Western News image.Photo: Western News / official source page

Health advances rarely come from one discipline acting alone. The Western fellows bring different expertise into a national conversation about evidence, care and the conditions that let people live well.

Their recognition also gives students a visible picture of what a research career can look like when its audience includes patients, communities and policy-makers.

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