Ret. Sgt. Toby Miller used to take 26 pharmaceutical pills a day to manage his post traumatic stress disorder. Psychedelics changed all that
Category: Health
Posted inFamily
US officials warn of dramatic rise in infant syphilis
If a pregnant women is infected and untreated, their infants can develop syphilis in utero. Minorities account for most cases, says the CDC
Posted inHealth
Does Quebec’s ban on flavoured vapes leave smokers worse off?
Quebec’s ban on flavoured vapes aims to protect young people’s health. But does it remove a harm reduction tool to quit smoking?
Posted inHealth
Why Sweden going smoke-free may not be such good ‘snus’
Cigarette smoking has plummeted to 5.2 per cent due to the popularity of snus, a snuff which contains either tobacco or synthetic nicotine
Posted inCommentary
Canada needs age limits for kids on social media
The government should take a similar approach to regulating social media as it does to substances like alcohol and cannabis: age-gate them
Posted inHealth
State epidemiologist defends Sweden’s non-coercive Covid strategy
Sweden never imposed confinement, closed schools or required masks. Instead, they based Covid strategy individual responsibility
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Pharmacare is on the horizon. But is it needed?
The Liberals are expected to introduce a pharmacare bill this year. Experts differ on whether pharmacare tackles the ‘right’ problem
Posted inFamily
France to make abortion rights ‘irreversible’
In a response to federal abortion rights being overturned in the US, France’s president has promised to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution
Posted inFamily
Grandma chimps offer clues for evolution of menopause in humans
Humans and some whales are the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce
Posted inHealth
MAID deaths up by 30 per cent in 2022: Health Canada
More than 13,000 Canadians chose MAID in 2022. Of those, 463 were people whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable, a 100 per cent increase from 2021