ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 6/19/2022

  Who is responsible for Havana Syndrome?

  Talk around this mysterious syndrome has fallen off, but as Dr. Noorali Bharwani explains, we’re no closer to the truth.
• 6/17/2022

  New Alzheimer’s Disease marker has implications for brain supplements

  Elevated blood levels of the enzyme PHGDH may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study published in Cell Metabolism.
• 6/16/2022

  Saskatchewan offering monkeypox vaccines for close, high risk contacts

  There are no reported instances of monkeypox in Saskatchewan and the ministry says the risk of catching the virus is low.
• 6/16/2022

  Montreal AIDS conference organizer warns of 'catastrophe' if delegates denied visas

  Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, a professor of medicine at McGill University and local co-chair of the AIDS 2022 conference, says at least 400 delegates who received scholarships to attend the conference are still waiting for visas.
• 6/16/2022

  Let’s talk funerals . . . or do we have to?

  In a frank conversation with his daughter, Dr. Gary Kinney discusses death and dealing with what remains.
• 6/16/2022

  Mystery drug quiz: Sneaky side effects

  Sometimes a drug may be identified by its side effects alone. This Mystery Drug may cause akathisia, blurred vision, constipation, weight gain, xerostomia, dystonia and tardive dyskinesia.
• 6/16/2022

  Bureaucracy hampers FP training

  Family medicine training is over-valuing hospital experiences with rare conditions rather than what community FPs like me can teach them, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam.
• 6/16/2022

  Canada expected to finish review of first COVID-19 shot for youngest kids in weeks

  Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo told a news conference this morning that Health Canada continues to review Moderna's application for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old.
• 6/16/2022

  U.S. FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

  The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer.
• 6/16/2022

  Shall we dance? How mindfulness and dance can stimulate a part of the brain that can improve mental health

  I fell in love with the brain as an undergraduate student and pursued a career in neuroscience, but for years I had largely ignored this structure, since it appeared to be involved “only” in processing of bodily sensations.
• 6/16/2022

  Point-of-care testing doesn’t change antibiotic use in children in the ED, Finnish study

  But Canadian doctor points out socio-behavioral drivers which drive inappropriate prescribing.
• 6/16/2022

  When healthcare goes wrong: It’s time for transparency in patient safety

  According to a 2019 report from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Canada was already facing a public health crisis prior to the pandemic: a crisis of patient safety.