ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/22/2023
Health Canada lifts years long mad cow blood donation ban in Quebec
For two decades, people who lived or travelled in the United Kingdom or France for long periods of time in the 1980s and 1990s have not been allowed to donate blood in case they were exposed. - 11/22/2023
Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed
‘Before anybody goes into the barn, they’re changing their shoes two or three times.’ - 11/22/2023
Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment
The Ethos therapy system uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint tumour sites for radiation, while protecting surrounding organs from potential damage. - 11/21/2023
Rethinking professional services in pharmacy
MedsCheck and similar programs were launched with good intentions, but without incentives that would motivate pharmacists and pharmacies to reduce unnecessary use of prescription drugs. Let’s look at how we could change the game. - 11/21/2023
Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings
Preston Manning, the former head of the Reform Party, made the pitch last week in an email sent to Conservative MPs on the same day the report from the panel he chaired was published. - 11/21/2023
uOttawa study sheds light on chemotherapy resistance
Novel approach to chemotherapy resistance in breast tumours lays groundwork for future research. - 11/21/2023
How many doctors will Canada really need in years to come?
CIHI and government partners have charted future numbers. - 11/21/2023
Family physician care is getting less comprehensive. But why?
Comprehensive care is on the wane not because of age or gender of physicians—it’s the system. - 11/20/2023
Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several U.S. states
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has documented more than 200 cases of the disease since mid-August. - 11/20/2023
No more ‘food orgy’? New obesity medications change how users think of holiday meals
For most of her life, Claudia Stearns dreaded Thanksgiving. As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate—and the guilt of overindulging on a holiday built around food.