ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/9/2024
Resistance (exercise) is far from futile: The unheralded benefits of weight training
For too long, though, one way of keeping fit, aerobic exercise, has been perceived as superior to the other, resistance training, for promoting health when, in fact, they are equally valuable. - 1/9/2024
B.C. ditching pap tests for Canada’s first at-home self-screened cervical cancer plan
A localized pilot project that started in 2021 has shown that at-home screening for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, is more effective at finding pre-cancerous lesions and provides patients with fewer barriers compared with the pap test. - 1/8/2024
Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity—but the time to act is now
We know that making lifestyle changes is hard. Ask anyone who has tried to keep their New Year’s resolution to visit the gym three times a week. - 1/8/2024
Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child
Saying a child is a gift and ‘never the basis of a commercial contract,’ he called for a global ban on surrogacy ‘to prohibit this practice universally.’ - 1/8/2024
It’s not your imagination: Hospital patients getting more complex according to study in B.C.
Dr. Hiten Naik, an internal medicine physician and research fellow at the University of British Columbia, said policymakers need to invest more in hospital care teams that include pharmacists and physiotherapists. - 1/7/2024
Feds must decide whether ‘all Canadians’ have right to assisted dying: senator
A joint committee of parliamentarians was asked last fall to study the question whether the healthcare system was ready and the Liberals now face the choice of whether to go ahead with broadening the rules. - 1/7/2024
An eye medication to treat obesity?
In studying the effect of bimatoprost on certain adipose tissue cells, researchers are hopeful it could be used to address harmful fat storage. - 1/4/2024
Case report: Almost gone but concerning
A patient at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic discovers a lesion that's unrelated to his initial concerns. - 1/4/2024
FDA go-ahead to allow Canadian drugs to be exported to U.S. causing worry
Joelle Walker, vice president of public affairs for the Canadian Pharmacists Association says the decision is not great news for Canada. - 1/4/2024
QUIZ: Diabetes-related foot infections
An international group, including Canadian authors, recently issued an updated guideline on diagnosis and treatment of diabetes-related foot infections. How much do you know about this potentially devastating complication?