Health
Waking up to sleeping pill risks
Insomnia is a real medical issue. But is it so prevalent that millions of Americans need to take sleeping pills every night?
Mar 11, 2020
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Health
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
A collaborative approach is required to build healthcare pathways that will end homelessness in Canada, says the Homeless Health Research Network, a pan-Canadian team of experts including researchers from McGill University. ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Health
Commentary on an approach to Indigenous homelessness
Indigenous historian and York University professor Jesse Thistle and Dr. Janet Smylie, a Métis family physician and research chair at Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto, who are leading the development of ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Number of cancer cases in Canada will increase in 2020 as population ages
As Canada's population grows and ages, the cancer burden will remain high and even increase in 2020, according to a study on projected cancer rates published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Mar 2, 2020
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Health
Indigenous-led health care partnerships flourishing in Canada
Innovative, Indigenous-led health care partnerships and cultural healing practices have shown improved health outcomes and access to care, and have become important features of the medical landscape in Canada, according to ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Health
Drug interactions with cannabinoids: Five things to know
A practice article provides 5 things to know on how drugs can interact with cannabinoids in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Mar 2, 2020
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Health
Exposure to cleaning products in first three months of life increases risk of childhood asthma
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma.
Feb 18, 2020
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Health
MAiD is not driven by socioeconomic vulnerability or poor access to palliative care
A new study of people who received medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Ontario found that about three-quarters were cared for by palliative care practitioners at the time of their request for MAiD, and MAiD recipients were ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Review of evidence finds excessive smartphone, social media use may be linked to youth mental health
A new article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reviews evidence that suggests an association between excessive smartphone and social media use and mental distress and suicidality among adolescents. The authors ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Diabetes
Diabetes more common in First Nations people, especially women, than in other people
Diabetes is more common in First Nations people, especially women, and occurs at younger ages than in other people in Ontario, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Feb 10, 2020
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