September 5, 2019 Addiction Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study
September 4, 2019 Cardiology Study shows that for certain patients, stenting multiple arteries after heart attack leads to a better outcome.
September 3, 2019 Food Restricted diet of junk food leads to one teen’s loss of vision makes the headlines. Yet, news does not report that 500,000 children go blind per year from Vitamin A deficiency with half dying within a year of vision loss.
August 30, 2019 Genetics Study looking at the genetic links to same-sex sexual behaviours cannot be explained by genes alone. Bottom line is that it is a natural part of human life.
August 29, 2019 Infectious Disease There are likely several reasons for the increasing number of people contracting syphilis infections.
August 27, 2019 General information Study shows association between having an optimistic outlook and living a longer life but study group and confounding factors abound.
August 26, 2019 General information Cause of vaping-associated deaths may be due to misuse but a thorough investigation is needed prior to drawing any conclusions
August 23, 2019 Health Policy OMA and MOHLTC presents first 11 recommended updates to OHIP-covered tests and procedures to be replaced with more modern and effective approaches.
August 22, 2019 General information Is autism being overdiagnosed in children? Study asks this question.
