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Laughing over spilled Jell-O: a radical prescription for loneliness in seniors
Why a 92-year-old woman now sees her roomate, 23, as a daughter.
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'Alarming' number of families share leftover antibiotics, study suggests
When it comes to leftover antibiotics, reuse and recycle are bad ideas. @Nightshift explains why.
Meet Dr. Michael Klein, Canada's father of family-friendly births
To sustain Canada's health-care system, most births should be in the hands of midwives and family doctors, leaving obstetricians to attend births requiring more complex care, says Dr. Michael Klein.
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Young adults are the new vaccine skeptics
And don't ask them to talk to their doctor because they probably don't have one, says @NightshiftMD.
How cancer coaches help patients navigate an overwhelming diagnosis
Popular in Australia and England, cancer coaching is just starting to gain a toehold in Canada.
Cases of rare, polio-like paralysis targeting kids appear in Canada
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported a small surge in cases of a mysterious disease in children. More than 60 cases of the polio-like illness have been confirmed in 22 U.S. states in recent weeks. Now, doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto say they’re seeing cases in Canada.
Women with disabilities have sex. So why are their sexual health needs often ignored?
Jocelyn Maffin says she was never asked about her sexual health as a young woman, and as a result she was never offered contraception, information about STIs or an HPV vaccine - omissions she believes are related to the fact that she has a disability.
Five surprising things we learned about cannabis from our experts
Why the legalization of marijuana may make it less addictive and more myth busting
Everything you want to know about pot: Your questions answered
The lowdown on getting high from CBC's White Coat, Black Art.
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If pot use increases, government should amend legislation, says CMAJ
An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says Canada should actively monitor the use of cannabis following legalization. Dr.Brian Goldman (@NightshiftMD) explains why.
Zombies and the CDC: Using the undead to teach emergency preparedness
Maggie Silver tells what happened when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control almost broke the internet with a disaster-preparedness campaign based on the zombie apocalypse.
Frankenstein 101: What the monster teaches medical students
The 200th anniversary of Frankenstein is being celebrated at Stanford University this year. Anesthesiologist Audrey Shafer tells us what the Frankenstein story can teach today's doctors.
Students' zombie comics channel the horrors of med school
Dr. Michael Green teaches a comics in medicine course at Penn State College. He says med students create zombie comics as a way of describing the miseries of life as a resident.
Monsters and medicine
This week: The surprising intersection between the worlds of medicine and monsters.
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The secret to improving health care
The best fixes for Canada's health-care system may come from a source that's almost never consulted. @NightshiftMD says the answer may surprise you.
What families can learn from Wettlaufer inquiry into nursing home care
When former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer murdered vulnerable patients in Ontario nursing homes, she did more than leave a trail of shock and grief behind — she exposed serious cracks in the long-term care system.
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The trouble with hospitalized seniors
A staggering number of hospitalized seniors are readmitted shortly after discharge from hospital. @NightshiftMD says a study suggests important gaps in health care.
How Alan Alda went from TV doctor to teaching real doctors about empathy
Dr. Goldman talks to Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda. While best known for his role on MASH, he's forged another career as an expert communicator, helping doctors relate better to patients. He also talks about his new podcast and his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
Legal pot: We want to hear from you
What do you most want to know from medical experts as Canada moves to legalize recreational cannabis?
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Household cleaners may trigger childhood obesity
Could everyday household cleaners somehow be making children overweight? As odd as that seems, the answer might be yes, says @NightshiftMD.
Her dense breast tissue hid cancer for years. Now she's warning others
More than half of women have dense breast tissue. The more dense it is, the more difficult it is for a mammogram to detect cancer. And even though mammograms reveal breast density, most women aren't told about it.
What Icelanders think of Canada's impending legalization of marijuana
Looking to the tiny European nation for feedback on Canada's impending legalization. Spoiler alert: they've got serious concerns.
Lessons from Iceland: How one country turned around a teen drinking crisis
Dr. Brian Goldman travels to Iceland to find out how they turned around a culture of binge-drinking among youth, and discovers what we can learn from their incredible public health turnaround, just as Canada prepares to legalize cannabis.
Allergy bullying: It's real, and it's dangerous
Kids with life-threatening allergies have a tough time navigating school and activities to keep themselves safe. But they also face the added burden of "allergy bullying”—from the movie Peter Rabbit to stand-up comics who poke fun at allergies, to their own peers.
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Who to blame for Europe's measles problem
More than 41,000 children and adults across Europe have been infected with measles this year alone. @NightshiftMD assesses the risk to Canadians.
Allergy bullying: It's real, and it's dangerous
Kids with life-threatening allergies have a tough time navigating school and activities to keep themselves safe. But they also face the added burden of "allergy bullying”—from the movie Peter Rabbit to stand-up comics who poke fun at allergies, to their own peers.
Zombies and the CDC: Using the undead to teach emergency preparedness
Maggie Silver tells what happened when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control almost broke the internet with a disaster-preparedness campaign based on the zombie apocalypse.
Frankenstein 101: What the monster teaches medical students
The 200th anniversary of Frankenstein is being celebrated at Stanford University this year. Anesthesiologist Audrey Shafer tells us what the Frankenstein story can teach today's doctors.
Students' zombie comics channel the horrors of med school
Dr. Michael Green teaches a comics in medicine course at Penn State College. He says med students create zombie comics as a way of describing the miseries of life as a resident.
