by CMAJ News | Jan 31, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Proposed opioid prescribing guidelines meet backlash Some patients fear reduced access to necessary pain relief with proposed changes to opioid prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain. Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Jan. 30, 2017 Proposed opioid prescribing standards for...
by CMAJ News | Jan 30, 2017 | Archive, Latest
TRIPS drug amendment a start Drug-deprived countries can import cheap generic drugs, but barriers remain. Paul Webster| Toronto, Ontario | Jan. 30, 2017 In a development termed “extremely important” by World Trade Organization Director- General Roberto Azevêdo, many...
by CMAJ News | Jan 27, 2017 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Jan. 27, 2017 Doctors at Toronto General Hospital saved the life of a woman with cystic fibrosis by removing her lungs and keeping her alive via technology that oxygenated and circulated her blood until donor lungs became available. The procedure...
by CMAJ News | Jan 26, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
US anti-UN, anti-abortion orders threaten global health The Trump administration is working on executive orders that may mean deep cuts to global health programs, particularly for women’s and reproductive health. Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Jan. 26, 2017 Global health...
by CMAJ News | Jan 24, 2017 | Archive, Latest
Stopping the slide to research fraud Young researchers may feel unspoken pressure to ensure their data fit a hypothesis Miriam Shuchman | Toronto, Ontario | Jan. 24, 2017 During a 2016 department research retreat in Ontario, a medical school professor described cases...
