February 15, 2019 General information The wonderful world of cognitive dissonance. Thanks to Darla Shine for beautifully demonstrating this response in addition to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
February 13, 2019 Prevention and Screening The sweet irony of an Ohio teen defying his antivax mom and deciding, after using reason and critical thinking, to get vaccinated stating that his “parents are kind of stupid and don’t believe in vaccines”
February 12, 2019 Food Science US FDA plans to crack down on vitamin and supplement manufacturers who make unsupported health claims about their products. Indeed, there is little scientific evidence to support their use in otherwise healthy people.
February 11, 2019 Health Policy Parents in Washington State opposing removing vaccine exemptions are needlessly increasing their children’s risk of harm while a state of emergency has been called in their state because of a measles outbreak.
February 8, 2019 Health Policy New Ontario Autism program lays bare the realities of our health care system’s rationed care model.
February 6, 2019 Health Policy Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019: Autism treatment and changes to funding model in Ontario
February 6, 2019 Addiction New vaping regulations from Health Canada will have a difficult time turning the tide against teen use.
February 5, 2019 Health Policy With Ontario’s misguided rush to centralize health care management, smaller and effective health agencies will disappear and their roles will be usurped.
February 4, 2019 Bariatric Medicine Study suggests increasing obesity rates in young people seem to be resulting in an increase in certain cancers. However there are some caveats.
