ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 1/17/2023

  Listing, legislation and logistics: Why are we leaving Manitoba’s pharmacy techs behind?

  A second-year pharmacy technician student reflects on how her practice will differ from the national standard after graduation.
• 1/17/2023

  Case report: A complicated rash (multiple aetiologies)

  In gathering a full history of previous events, Dr. Robert Dickson determines the cause of a particularly nasty rash.
• 1/17/2023

  Common fatty acids could make psoriasis pain worse

  Linoleic acid, found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, may increase hypersensitivity to temperature and pain linked to psoriatic lesions, according to a new American study.
• 1/17/2023

  Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court

  The three-judge appeal court panel unanimously ruled that the lower-court decision—while “difficult and heartbreaking''—respected the rights and best interests of the child and that the parents' refusal was unjustified.
• 1/17/2023

  Nova Scotia announces changes to treat emergency room patients more quickly

  Health Minister Michelle Thompson said Wednesday the deaths of 37-year-old Allison Holthoff and 67-year-old Charlene Snow have “added a sense of urgency'' for action.
• 1/17/2023

  Making pig livers human-like in quest to ease organ shortage

  The first step for workers in this suburban Minneapolis lab is to shampoo away the pig cells that made the organ do its work.
• 1/17/2023

  Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown

  Illinois authorities filed the charges against Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan on Jan. 9, nearly a month after 35-year-old Earl Moore died.
• 1/17/2023

  U.S. feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics

  Evidence has mounted over decades that some facilities wrongly diagnose residents with schizophrenia or administer antipsychotic drugs to sedate them.
• 1/17/2023

  Would you like to see me in a bikini? (Warning—partial nudity discussed)

  What does a science-obsessed clinician have to do to bring attention to the facts behind the use of probiotic products?
• 1/17/2023

  Poaching of staff top concern for Ontario hospitals over new surgical centres: OHA

  Anthony Dale says the new model of care will take a ton of work and presents many risks along the way.