ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 6/26/2023

  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
• 6/26/2023

  Canada bans testing of cosmetic products on animals

  The ban will come into effect in December.
• 6/26/2023

  Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows

  Younger peer support workers could help, one doctor suggested.
• 6/26/2023

  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.
• 6/26/2023

  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.
• 6/26/2023

  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.
• 6/26/2023

  Alberta doctors call for investigation, apology over decision about Dr. Hinshaw

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw had reportedly been hired and then removed from a role with Indigenous Wellness Core, a program in Alberta Health Services focused on Indigenous health.
• 6/25/2023

  Double standard and patients’ care

  Dr. Jabir Jassam has criticism for colleagues who proclaim patient care as their priority but fail to live up to it.
• 6/25/2023

  Groups decry ‘punitive,’ ‘coercive’ drug policies in worsening overdose crisis

  Ethical concerns aside, is mandatory treatment of overdose patients even effective?
• 6/25/2023

  Indigenous Guiding Circle will help form CMA policy

  The council of Indigenous leaders and knowledge-keepers will be convened over several months with the goal of shaping CMA policy.