August 11, 2022 Epidemiology Doctors express concern about the availability of Sodium Nitrite and recommend tighter regulation/restrictions. Study reports it was intentionally used citing the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service investigating deaths deemed to be suicides.
August 3, 2022 Health Policy The variability of MAID decisions is illustrated in this patient’s experience.
July 14, 2022 Health Policy Fourth COVID vaccine dose now open to all adults in Ontario who choose to do so. Who should partake in this option? @billcarrolltalk and I discuss the assumptions being made and why for most, you should opt in.
July 13, 2022 Health Policy Charter not violated in denying transplant to patient who refused COVID-19 vaccine, court rules
July 12, 2022 Health Policy Reversing the disinterest of med students choosing a career in family medicine will not be solved by politicians offering the same solutions-approach and dogma as they have for the past 30 years.
July 11, 2022 Epidemiology Ottawa Public Health recommending masks at large outdoor gatherings like Bluesfest. Is this consistent with the advice we have been receiving to date about outdoor activities?
July 4, 2022 Health Policy Fourth COVID vaccine dose should be available to all adults who want it just as Quebec has done.
June 30, 2022 Addiction Regulatory bodies in the EU and US imposing strict regulations and bans on heated tobacco-containing products and nicotine vaping products from Juul Labs respectively.
June 24, 2022 Clinical Research End of week wrap up: Not being able to stand on one legs means you die earlier?, Alzheimer an autoimmune disease?, and COVID vaccines saved millions of lives according to Lancet-published study.