In mid-March, Ontarians stockpiled inhalers and there was a 19.2 percent spike in the dispensing of Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria medication promoted as a possible treatment for COVID-19 that has since proven to be ineffective, ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Cannabinoids, a class of prescription pills that contain synthetically-made chemicals found in marijuana, are associated with a 64 percent increase in death among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
Sep 30, 2020
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An inexpensive, widely available class of drug called corticosteroids reduces the risk of death among critically ill COVID-19 patients by 20%, an analysis of seven trials published today in the Journal of the American Medical ...
Sep 3, 2020
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How can we keep COVID-19 patients and their care teams safe while taking chest scans to monitor their wellbeing?
Aug 27, 2020
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. Approximately 4,300 Canadians live with the disease, which mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. ...
Aug 25, 2020
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A patient is told their name is hard to pronounce. A doctor tells another doctor they speak English really well. While doing rounds, a resident is asked if she eats 'strange foods'.
Jul 17, 2020
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A team of General Internal Medicine (GIM) physicians are investigating whether the simple step of positioning a COVID-19 patient on their stomach can decrease their risk of death and aid their recovery.
Jul 16, 2020
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The pandemic has forced health care providers to find new ways to connect with patients through screens. For genetic specialists, who provide patients and families with genetic testing for conditions linked to DNA, connecting ...
Jul 3, 2020
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Drug samples expected to be opioids were more contaminated than other expected drug types, according to a report released by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation (CDPE), housed within the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Existing research may hold the key to treating and preventing COVID-19, suggests the work of a St. Michael's Hospital research team.
Apr 24, 2020
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