Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor is The Globe and Mail’s health editor.
He is the recipient of the Connaught Medal for Excellence in Health Research Journalism, which is award by Canadians for Health Research, a national, non-profit organization.
Mr. Taylor has won two awards sponsored by the Canadian Science Writers’ Association and received an honorable mention from the Roland F. Michener Award for Public Service in Journalism. He is also a co-winner of an award from The Centre for Investigative Journalism.
Although much of his work is devote to health coverage, he also reports about space exploration.
Mr. Taylor, who joined The Globe in 1979, is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, now re-named Ryerson University.
Obesity may delay puberty in boys
Researchers are uncertain why excess weight appears to postpone sexual maturation in males while speeding it up in females
To commit something to memory, take a break
Study finds that a little downturn after a lesson or learning experience helps the brain absorb the information
Get that blood flowing to protect your brain
New research indicates that a certain gene - as well as exercise - may slow declines in cognitive function
Autism clusters tied to educated parents
Scientists pinpointe 10 geographic areas of California with elevated rates of early-diagnosed autism
Turns out that humans can infect birds too
Researchers say they have documented the first known case of a strain of bacteria jumping from people to chickens
SickKids program adds lawyers to family support teams
Non-medical problems, requiring expert legal knowledge to address, can impede a family's ability to focus on the health of their children
Test can't always tell if diabetics fit to drive
The measure of tight sugar control that's used to assess diabetic drivers doesn't take into account hypoglycemia, which can cause blackouts, researcher says
Overweight teens can develop adult back woes
A new study points to more pain and disability for an increasingly out-of-shape population
Fat belly may hurt the brain as well as the heart
A new study finds that women who packed fat on their waist during middle age were more than twice as likely as other women to develop dementia as they grew older