ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/29/2023
B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments
Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residents to visit pharmacists for treatment of minor ailments. - 6/28/2023
What does a psychiatrist do all day?
A day in the life of Dr. Luc Gilbert of Drummondville, Que. - 6/28/2023
POLL: Should pharmacists be allowed into the injections-for-beauty business?
During the pandemic and beyond, pharmacists in Canada pushed for broader scopes of practices and notably stepped up to administer hundreds of thousands of COVID vaccines. But what about other injectables? - 6/27/2023
Alberta NDP says Smith hid overdose data, demands transparency
The latest provincial data released Monday shows 179 people died from drug poisoning in April, the highest number in a single month. - 6/27/2023
Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma
Better understanding of what triggers unpleasant or sexual dreams under anesthesia could help researchers figure out how to reduce the risk of hallucinations to keep patients and providers safe - 6/27/2023
Canada bans testing of cosmetic products on animals
The ban will come into effect in December. - 6/27/2023
Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows
Younger peer support workers could help, one doctor suggested. - 6/27/2023
New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists
It turns out that in some parts of Auckland, the country’s largest city at 1.4 million people, clinicians have been using an algorithm to adjust where patients sit on elective surgery waitlists. - 6/27/2023
Ideology underpinning conversion therapy has foothold despite ban: LGBTQ advocates
New Criminal Code offences came into effect in January 2022, but it appears no charges or prosecutions have yet taken place. - 6/27/2023
Sixteen
If my son hadn’t died from a medication error, I might have been teaching him how to drive this week. Instead, I will continue to remind healthcare professionals to take actions that can reduce the risk of you or someone else making a serious error.