by CMAJ News | Sep 20, 2019 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | September 20, 2019 There have been four reported cases of severe lung disease in Canada that may be linked to vaping. Three of the cases are in Ontario (one “probable”, two “possible”) and one in British Columbia (“possible”). For every 20...
by CMAJ News | Sep 19, 2019 | archive, homepage, Marie-Claude Grégoire
Vaping risks for youth continue to emerge Marie-Claude Grégoire | Victoria, BC | September 19, 2019 The popular vaping product Juul has higher nicotine concentrations than older e-cigarettes. A new school year has started and “No Vaping” signs have popped up in middle...
by CMAJ News | Sep 18, 2019 | archive, homepage, Lauren Vogel
Rise in medical scans during pregnancy poses radiation risk Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | September 18, 2019 Rates of pregnant women undergoing computed tomography doubled in Ontario and increased nearly four-fold in the United States over the past two decades. Pregnant women...
by CMAJ News | Sep 17, 2019 | archive, featured, Wendy Glauser
Combatting Lyme disease myths and the “chronic Lyme industry” Wendy Glauser | Toronto | September 17, 2019 Many people bitten by ticks panic and request treatment for Lyme disease prematurely. Medical organizations are developing tools to help Canadian...
by CMAJ News | Sep 13, 2019 | archive, Lauren Vogel, recaps
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | September 13, 2019 Quebec’s Superior Court ruled that assisted dying laws are too restrictive. The court ruled that requiring a person to be “at the end of life” or that natural death be “reasonably foreseeable” in order to access assisted death...
