March 18, 2024 Clinical Research A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease
November 13, 2023 Bariatric Medicine Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20 per cent, study finds
October 27, 2023 Dementia Time Magazine piece on treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease lacks balance. It reads as an ad for pharma company that made it. Side effects glossed over and relative instead of absolute risk reported. Clinical outcomes overstated.
October 25, 2023 Addiction Study evaluates observational studies to determine ten predictors of opioid overdose in chronic pain patients
October 6, 2023 Bariatric Medicine Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: B.C. researchers. Already known but needs context about rarity of some of the side effects versus the beneficial health outcomes when assessing overall risk of its use.
August 17, 2023 Dementia A plausible biological mechanism is not well elucidated when study suggests long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia. No proof of causality and is confounded by other life factors
June 1, 2023 Depression New clinic at The Royal uses esketamine to treat severe treatment-resistant depression. Unfortunately patients of limited means will have difficulty paying the $800 per treatment. It is not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
May 30, 2023 General information Free prescription drugs could reduce overall health-care costs in Canada: study