Do Catholic hospitals violate their patients’ constitutional rights by requiring them to be transferred elsewhere to receive MAID?
Category: Health
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Editorial: What doomed drug decriminalization in B.C.
If you look at what decriminalization can and should look like, it is easy to understand why B.C.’s pilot project failed
Posted inHealth
‘Are You Dead?’: Chinese app for people living alone goes viral
People living alone account for one-fifth of Chinese households, due partly to declining marriage rates and increased seniors population
Posted inDrugs
What Canada failed to learn from drug decriminalization in Portugal
Experts say Canada adopted Portugal’s language of decriminalization, but not the system features that made it a success
Posted inScience
Scientists reveal what drives homosexual behaviour in primates
Same-sex sexual behaviour was found in 59 species, including lemurs, great apes and monkeys across the Americas, Africa and Asia
Posted inFamily
Is a new drug the best way to treat postpartum depression?
A new drug promises fast-acting relief for postpartum depression. Experts are enthused, but also say antidepressants alone are not the answer
Posted inHealth
Data show uptick in seniors struggling with mood disorders
Experts say social isolation and a ‘sandwiched’ senior generation help explain the rise in seniors reporting mood disorders
Posted inHealth
Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
Two large French studies link food preservatives to higher rates of cancer and diabetes, though researchers urge caution
Posted inDrugs
What is the Carney government’s approach to drug policy?
The Carney government maintains the status quo on drug policy. Experts say complacency will kill more Canadians
Posted inHealth
U.K. takes ‘world-leading action’ to tackle childhood obesity
New ban on daytime TV and online ads for junk food is expected to cause the number of children living with obesity to drop by 20,000