The Science of Health

The Science of Health

Introduction: Good science supports good health.


Radon mitigation standards: Protecting Canadians from an invisible danger

January 9, 2026

Radon mitigation standards: Protecting Canadians from an invisible danger

It’s invisible, odourless and tasteless. And even though it’s natural, it can be a health danger inside of homes and buildings. So, what is it?

Equipping Canada’s Health Professionals to Tackle Diseases that Infect Animals and People

August 8, 2025

Equipping Canada’s Health Professionals to Tackle Diseases that Infect Animals and People

Climate change affects our natural surroundings and increases the spread of zoonotic infectious diseases (ZIDs), which are diseases that can pass between animals and humans, like Lyme disease and rabies.

Health Canada’s new nutrition symbol

July 2, 2025

Health Canada’s new nutrition symbol

When you go grocery shopping these days, you may notice a new nutrition symbol on some packages featuring a magnifying glass and statements indicating that a product is high in saturated fat, sugars and/or sodium.

Putting health at the heart of climate action

March 10, 2025

Putting health at the heart of climate action

In Canada and around the world, we are feeling the health impacts of climate change, from an increase in extreme heat and wildfire events, to the evolving spread of bacteria and viruses.

Two decades of impactful Marburg virus research at the National Microbiology Laboratory

January 7, 2025

Two decades of impactful Marburg virus research at the National Microbiology Laboratory

For over 20 years, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) has been conducting research on Marburg virus to help save lives in countries experiencing outbreaks and to protect the health and safety of people in Canada.

 

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