Research Topic

What’s your view? Half empty, half full, or something else?
As you look at your pharmacy team, you may see some cups which are half empty as well as some that are half full. You may even see a cup or two that need a good wash. No matter the individual or collective state of your cups, take a moment to "refill the cups" of your team.
Alberta announces Crown corporation to gather research on addiction recovery
The Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence, or CoRE, is expected to be up and running by the summer, with an annual budget of $5 million.

Each Mirena intrauterine system now provides conception control for up to 8 years

Health Canada extends the time period for use of a single Mirena intrauterine system for conception control from five years to eight years.
Fruit juice linked to increased BMI in children

A greater effect seen in younger children than older ones.
AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

Start talking or typing about anxiety and an app can generate the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver.
New U.S. concussion guidelines could get athletes back to exercise, school earlier

A statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Athletic Training encourages practitioners to consider the psychological effects on students if they are kept out of school while they recover.
Risankizumab remains effective for long-term treatment of psoriasis

Results also show benefit for people with psoriasis on nails, scalp, palms or soles of feet.
New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed

What can we make of these findings? And how do they measure up with what else we know about intermittent fasting and heart disease?
Drug delays onset of clinical RA symptoms in high-risk patients

Already used to treat symptoms, abatacept could be used earlier.
First once-weekly basal insulin is now approved in Canada

With its reduced injection frequency, insulin icodec (Awiqli) has the potential to provide better adherence and greater treatment satisfaction in some patients.

What’s your view? Half empty, half full, or something else?

Alberta announces Crown corporation to gather research on addiction recovery

Each Mirena intrauterine system now provides conception control for up to 8 years

Fruit juice linked to increased BMI in children

AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

New U.S. concussion guidelines could get athletes back to exercise, school earlier

Risankizumab remains effective for long-term treatment of psoriasis

New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed

Drug delays onset of clinical RA symptoms in high-risk patients

First once-weekly basal insulin is now approved in Canada