ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/3/2023
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelic
Beginning Saturday, Australian physicians can prescribe doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD. - 6/29/2023
How I was admitted to medical school
A personal narrative of how Dr. Julie Strong’s enthusiasm for chemistry played a significant role in their admission to medical school. - 6/29/2023
A breakthrough in better bladder cancer detection
Test developed by researchers in Quebec has caught interest of World Health Organization. - 6/29/2023
Guidelines propose new way to define ‘death’
Beyond providing a harmonized definition of death, guidelines present updated criteria for determining death in the event of devastating brain injury or circulatory arrest. - 6/29/2023
The top three things to remember when prescribing
Regular medication checks and patient education can optimize prescribing practices. - 6/29/2023
Meet . . . Sherif Guorgui
We asked the co-CEO, OnPharm-United and President, FIP—Community Pharmacy Section about everything from his favourite foods and his favourite career moments. - 6/29/2023
Calgary’s new cancer centre to be named after Arthur Child following $50M donation
The facility, which is scheduled to open in 2024, is next to the Foothills Medical Centre and near the University of Calgary in the city’s northwest. - 6/29/2023
B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice
Fraser Health issued an overdose alert Thursday saying the juice that tested positive contained cannabis and suspected synthetic cannabinoids and was sold in refillable, unmarked and unbranded cartridges. - 6/29/2023
Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says
The findings reflect the way muscular pain in the neck and lower back is increasingly treated in Canada. - 6/29/2023
Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data
Traditional methods for determining the number of homeless people have relied on counting people accessing services.