February 7, 2023 Clinical Research Study reviews best evidenced-based practices using antidepressant medication for treatment of chronic pain.
February 2, 2023 General information The last drug that can fight gonorrhea is starting to falter. Report from Massachusetts Department of Health uncovers new resistant strains to multiple antibiotic regimens.
December 13, 2022 General information Case report from 2012 of a man with stiff person syndrome showing improvement after using THC-CBD spray now referenced in the media in refence to Celine Dion. Nothing conclusive in this N=1 report.
December 5, 2022 Clinical Research Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.
October 26, 2022 Cardiology New research shows non-nicotine-containing e-cigarettes cause cardiac arrhythmias in mouse models. Human studies required to follow up on this finding.
September 15, 2022 Dementia Too many limitations to this study to conclude that multivitamins can slow cognitive decline. Also seem mostly in people with cardiovascular disease. Maybe their medications contributed to this result too?
August 29, 2022 Cardiovascular Diesase Study shows that post MI use of polypill combination of ASA, ACE-inhibitor, and statin as opposed to individual pill forms improved secondary prevention outcomes due to better adherence to treatment.
August 18, 2022 General information Parents don’t need prescription to buy children’s cold and flu medicine in Ontario: OPA
July 5, 2022 Clinical Research Amid buzz around the medical benefits of psilocybin, a new production facility gets to work in B.C. Studies are ongoing with early evidence pointing to its ability to relieve symptoms in adults suffering from treatment-resistant depression.