by CMAJ News | Nov 24, 2016 | Archive, Latest, Roger Collier
Historic times for US marijuana policy reform The United States election was dreadful for Democrats but great for marijuana policy reform Roger Collier | CMAJ | Nov. 24, 2016 The United States election was a dreadful night for Democrats but a major victory for fans of...
by CMAJ News | Nov 22, 2016 | Archive, Latest
Should Canada focus on antimicrobial resistance? Better antibiotic stewardship is urgently needed in developed and developing nations. Paul Webster| Toronto | Nov. 22, 2016 The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)’s new global health research guru wants...
by CMAJ News | Nov 19, 2016 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Physicians take action on opioid crisis Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Nov.19, 2016 Physicians promised new prescribing guidelines, better monitoring of high-prescribers, improved medical education and other measures to address Canada’s opioid crisis in the Joint Statement...
by CMAJ News | Nov 18, 2016 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Doctors’ responsibility in opioid crisis Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Nov.18, 2016 Canadian doctors need to stop prescribing high doses of opioids to patients with pain and slowly taper off patients already on high doses, said the keynote speaker at the national Opioid...
by CMAJ News | Nov 18, 2016 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Curb prescriptions to combat opioid crisis Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Nov.18, 2016 Experts at a federal opioid conference on Nov. 18 urged a variety of measures to slash prescribing of the drugs. Cut opioid prescriptions and doses to prevent increasing addiction and harm,...