Sonia S Anand

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Peripheral artery disease may go unnoticed because people with leg pain symptoms may walk less, avoid stairs or may attribute symptoms to arthritis or aging. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Leg pain can warn of a serious condition: Why peripheral artery disease (PAD) needs more attention

Matthew Ades, McGill University; Anthony Sandre, McMaster University, and Sonia S Anand, McMaster University

Leg pain can be a symptom of peripheral artery disease, a condition that is part of the same disease process that causes heart attacks and many strokes.
Research ethics boards’ regulations can sometimes produce an unintended consequence: overprotection through policies that restrict the participation of people and communities historically excluded from research, such as racialized communities, Indigenous people and recent immigrants. (Unsplash/Curated Lifestyle)

The ethics of being left out of health research

Sonia S Anand, McMaster University; Gina Ogilvie, University of British Columbia, and Vanessa Watts, McMaster University

An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
A community health worker is typically a trusted member of the local community who understands the challenges of those who are sick or socially excluded. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. Here’s how we can build a bridge to access

Sonia S Anand, McMaster University; Cathy Risdon, McMaster University, and Gina Ogilvie, University of British Columbia

Women affected by poverty, racism, trauma, caregiving stress or unstable housing often lack primary health care. They wind up in walk-in clinics or emergency with late-stage serious illnesses.
During the pandemic, timely and accurate data on COVID-19 infectivity rates among different ethnic and racialized groups were insufficient. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ethnicity, race and health equity: 3 lessons from the COVID‑19 pandemic

Sonia S Anand, McMaster University; Sujane Kandasamy, Brock University, and Upton D. Allen, University of Toronto

The COVID-19 pandemic showed that a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate for addressing health inequities. A targeted, community-informed strategy is essential to improve public health responses.
Racialized people are dsproportionately affected by diabetes, but are underrepresented in clinical studies. (Shutterstock)

Whose health matters? The diversity deficit in clinical trials

Sonia S Anand, McMaster University

Diabetes trials are leaving out people who are most affected by diabetes, which creates a series of problems include the greater likelihood of missing rare and potentially dangerous side effects.

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