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Pediatric visits to the ED from cannabis exposure nine times higher after legalization
Edibles cited as the biggest culprit, more education needed for parents and caregivers.
Free passes to Canada's national parks are good medicine
The passes are being offered by Parks Canada through its partnership with the British Columbia Parks Foundation to allow healthcare providers like doctors, nurses and therapists who have registered for the program to "prescribe'' nature to patients dealing with both physical and mental health challenges.

Canadian study ranks efficacy of various treatments for male pattern baldness

Meta-analysis examines relative efficacy of oral and topical minoxidil, oral dutasteride and oral finasteride for male androgenetic alopecia.
The Wordle craze: Why do we love puzzles, and are they good for our brains?

Suddenly, millions of people are focused on their vocabulary of five-letter words, and are newly aware of concepts like letter frequency and letter position as they strategize about the best opening words and faster solutions.
'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief

The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table'' when it comes to ending an ongoing—and potentially resurging—anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are now calling an "occupation'' of the capital city.
More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021 public health says

The Institut national de sante publique du Quebec says in a report published today, there was also an increase in the number of girls 10 to 14 who used hospital services after suicide attempts or due to suicidal ideation.
Time affluence

Some doctors work so much they can barely remember the last time they felt truly relaxed. Dr. Matt Poyner has thoughts for those in a time famine.
Space anemia: Astronauts lose red blood cells for the duration of their time in space

Researchers from the University of Ottawa uncovered new information about space anemia that they say could help learn about anemia in the ICU.
Sudden death in athletes reduced three-fold with bystander training

Paris-based study shows training programs work—Canadian experts push for bystander education at a national level.
Two powerful drugs now adding to U.S. overdose crisis

Often injected or snorted, they are more powerful than fentanyl.

Pediatric visits to the ED from cannabis exposure nine times higher after legalization

Free passes to Canada's national parks are good medicine

Canadian study ranks efficacy of various treatments for male pattern baldness

The Wordle craze: Why do we love puzzles, and are they good for our brains?

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief

More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021 public health says

Time affluence

Space anemia: Astronauts lose red blood cells for the duration of their time in space

Sudden death in athletes reduced three-fold with bystander training

Two powerful drugs now adding to U.S. overdose crisis