ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 6/12/2023

  Myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a new screening test

  A team from Quebec has developed a PCR test that diagnoses these two diseases with similar symptoms.
• 6/12/2023

  Targeting allergies to better prevent or treat osteoarthritis?

  New study shows having allergic asthma or eczema could increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis.
• 6/12/2023

  It’s a medical practice, Jim—but not as we know it

  Artificial intelligence is already fundamentally changing how some doctors work, but will it really combat burnout?
• 6/12/2023

  President of Doctors Nova Scotia says new contract key to physician recruitment

  Dr. Colin Audain won’t discuss details but says the new deal should include competitive compensation and address work-life balance—critical issues for doctor recruitment and retention.
• 6/12/2023

  Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

  The 2021 CCS dyslipidemia guidelines recommend statin therapy for certain higher-risk primary prevention patients.
• 6/12/2023

  Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79% in N.W.T.

  The model for delivering mental health and addictions recovery services is designed to meet people’s needs with the least intensive and most effective options.
• 6/12/2023

  Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, U.S. study finds

  Posing as an aunt or uncle seeking help for a fictitious 16-year-old who survived a fentanyl overdose, researchers called U.S. rehabs and asked if they offered the treatment medication buprenorphine.
• 6/12/2023

  NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill

  The NDP and Liberals struck a confidence-and-supply agreement last year that would see the NDP support the government on key votes to hold an election off until 2025 in exchange for progress on NDP priorities.
• 6/11/2023

  Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines can be used for primary vaccination series: NACI

  The bivalent vaccines, manufactured by Moderna and by Pfizer-BioNTech, have previously been used only as booster shots for people five years of age and older.
• 6/11/2023

  Atlantic premiers want to expand doctor registry to other healthcare workers

  The region’s four premiers first announced the registry in February and said it would make it easier for doctors to work across the Atlantic region.