Nancy Baxter begins term as vice-president and dean, Faculty of Health Sciences - Faculty of Health Sciences - McMaster University

FUNERAL SERVICE LIVESTREAM LINKGEOFFREY ANDRE BAXTERApril 21, 1947 – October 10, 2026Geoffrey Andre Baxter passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026, at Brampton Civic Hospital, at the age of 79. Born in Calcutta on April 21, 1947—right before the partition of India—Geoff was the cherished youngest of three brothers with a younger sister born to Royal Air Force Sergeant George Alexander Baxter and Iris Marjorie Baxter (Gomes). He grew up grounded in Anglo-Indian history and community, attending St. Patrick's High School in Asansol (1955–1963) and St. James's School in Calcutta, where he earned his First Division Board of Apprenticeship Training qualification in 1964. Though described by his headmaster as 'small in stature,' he proved himself every inch a man on the hockey, cricket, and soccer fields. Geoff built a respected career in industrial and mechanical supervision across India, working with The A. P. V. Engineering Company (1966–1975) rising from apprentice to senior supervisor of pressure vessel and dairy equipment fabrication, followed by roles at Vaidehi Chemicals and Indo Compressed Tools.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.