April 15, 2019 Health Policy If truly happening, ‘measles parties’ designed to purposefully infect children with a potentially fatal disease is the epitome of ignorance and can be considered a form of child abuse.
April 12, 2019 General information Add hospital privacy curtains to the list of under-recognized sources of bacterial contamination
April 1, 2019 Addiction Study looking at effects of grocery store sales of alcohol on emergency dept visits should lead to more questions and further evaluation
March 27, 2019 Addiction Life-threatening emergencies like heart attack or stroke get immediate care as they should. Why are people suffering from drug addiction who are at high risk of harm or death treated differently with limited resources to save their lives?
March 22, 2019 Cancer/Oncology Study finds that people are more likely to opt for unnecessary surgery when they hear the words “cancer, nodule, and tumour”
March 21, 2019 Health Headlines Calgary obstetric clinic posts notice not to bring unvaccinated children to their office to reduce the risk of harm to pregnant women and their newborn children. To those complaining, what are your health policy reasons for rejecting this proposal?
March 20, 2019 Health Policy Why is Health Canada contributing to the legitimacy of homeopathic “vaccines” (nosodes) by providing a license, when they lack any clinical efficacy?
March 14, 2019 Food Before a conclusion can be reached regarding Canadians ability to afford the Canada Food Guide recommendations, survey should have included discretionary spending and how often Canadians go out to restaurants and their associated cost.
March 12, 2019 Health Policy Health Canada’s new directives for opioid manufacturers ads to health professionals is quite late out of the gate.
