ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/2/2022
Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European doctors and authorities
In recent months, more than 300 people at French nightclubs and concerts have been pricked with a needle—and doctors and prosecutors are still puzzled as to whether the victims have even been injected with anything. - 6/2/2022
How pharmacist prescribing can alleviate healthcare system pressures
The immense pressures COVID-19 puts on health services across Canada could be long-lasting, and Ontario health authorities are wise to make better use of pharmacists to reduce visits to emergency departments and help develop a more sustainable healthcare system. - 6/2/2022
Harm reduction: the realist’s approach to drug treatment
A harm reduction approach to substance use disorders suits me. I am pragmatic and realistic, and I do strive to be nonjudgmental. - 6/1/2022
As a pharmacy leader, which should you be? Nice or kind?
Niceness is overrated. Be kind instead. Kindness is about having our hearts in the right place. It’s about wanting the best for others and for ourselves. It has nothing to do with being liked. - 6/1/2022
Addressing childhood anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts
With colleagues, we undertook a population-wide study of kindergarten-age children attending public schools across Canada between 2004 and 2015. To our knowledge, this study provided the first Canada-wide snapshot of anxiety symptoms among children as they enter school. - 6/1/2022
Against doctors' wishes Quebec passes its Bill 11, asking them to add to their patient loads
The FMOQ has come out strongly against this bill for many months, but it looks like it's becoming law in Quebec regardless. - 6/1/2022
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease carrying bugs expand range in Canada
Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick Lab at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, says that as the impacts of climate change progress, each tick season will likely be worse than the last. - 6/1/2022
Healing the people, harming the planet?
In a new series, Aska Patel and Rajni Ratti look at the environmental impact of the healthcare sector and present some possible solutions. - 6/1/2022
Cancer groundshot: Access to proven treatments must parallel development of new therapies
Annually, billions of dollars are spent on ambitious “cancer moonshot” programs. These programs focus on the discovery of new drugs and technologies aimed at solving the cancer burden.