April 19, 2018 Generic Drugs Universal pharmacare will face bureaucratic and access-to-medications hurdles because it is rationed care. Not all meds will be covered.
April 18, 2018 Emergency Medicine EpiPen shortage in Canada has a temporary solution if you like to DIY with the help of your pharmacist and physician: Do not do this at home!
April 17, 2018 Cardiovascular Diesase New US Blood pressure guidelines have unintended consequences for otherwise healthy people
April 16, 2018 Alcoholism Large meta-analysis of observational studies concludes that drinking above the recommended limit can lead to increases in all cause mortality
April 12, 2018 General information Brain injuries may be associated with a small increase in dementia risk
April 11, 2018 Cardiovascular Diesase Exercise for at-risk people with family history of heart disease reduces their risk. Score one for epigenetics.
April 10, 2018 Emergency Medicine Recommendation promoting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to opioid overdose victims does not jive with the available evidence and overcomplicates management by bystanders who want to help
April 5, 2018 Lung/Respiratory Disease New scan may help some asthmatics understand their illness – maybe
April 4, 2018 Addiction Limitations to studies looking at reduced number of opioid prescriptions with introduction of legalized cannabis
April 3, 2018 Allergy/Immunology Allergy association with antibiotic and antacid use in infancy raises questions that should lead to other studies to answer them.
