Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home.

Science-based, health promotion or marketing ploy?

Faced with the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many people across Canada and around the world began to stockpile food and other products.

Research out of UCLA shows adding monoclonal antibody treatments to immunotherapy diminishes cat allergies more than allergy shots alone.

But clinical importance is uncertain.

Immigrants and racialized people were most likely to report that they didn’t have insurance to cover the cost of prescription medications in the past year, and to report that the pandemic affected their coverage. 

And an increase in opioid use.

The devices, called pulse oximeters, usually snap onto a finger and are widely used in hospitals across the globe to help guide treatment. At-home versions became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic.