Ontario’s health ministry says it is reviewing applications for funding from overdose prevention sites under a new model planned by the province. Source: Ontario overdose prevention sites waiting to find out if they’ll be

After being diagnosed with ALS in 1991, Rodriguez dedicated her life to doing everything in her power to change Canada’s assisted-dying law Source: On the 25th anniversary of her death, let’s keep Sue Rodriguez’s

In a letter Friday, Dr. Sean Conley says Trump “is in very good health and I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his Presidency, and beyond.” That’s quite a prediction. Source:

Source: Disabled people like me fear legal assisted suicide: it suggests that some lives are less worth living – The BMJ

Source: Mindfulness can improve heart health – Harvard Health

Regular exercise changes the brain in ways to improve memory and thinking skills, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Source: Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills

Health officials warn travellers about the risk of contracting drug-resistant infections abroad after two confirmed cases of an emerging superbug were found at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C. Source: ‘We’re holding up

Planning major investment decisions? Trump-ed again! Source: 2019 Forecast: Predictions Will Be Wrong, Random or Worse – Bloomberg

STD Prevention Source: Prevention – STD Information from CDC

Source: Taming stubbornly high blood pressure – Harvard Health

Benzodiazepines, a group of sedatives that include medications like Valium, Xanax and Ativan, have been prescribed for half a century. But when combined with opioids, the results can be lethal. Source: The common pill

A growing chorus of physicians and health administrators is pushing for some form of national standard Source: Why isn’t there a single medical licence for all doctors in Canada? – The Globe and Mail

Source: Going off antidepressants – Harvard Health

Mayo Clinic Radio is a weekly program covering health and wellness topics for consumers. Source: Mayo Clinic Radio – Mayo Clinic Radio: When it comes to exercise, every little bit helps – Blubrry Podcasting

The 2018 spike in acute flaccid myelitis has peaked, but the quest to understand this debilitating illness continues. Source: AFM, the Polio-Like Illness, Will Be Back – The Atlantic

Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Adolescent Vaping and Nicotine Use in 2017–2018 — U.S. National Estimates Source: Adolescent Vaping and Nicotine Use in 2017–2018 — U.S. National Estimates | NEJM

A physician credited with reducing emergency wait times has been subject to allegations of gender discrimination and questionable billing practices Source: Scrubbed: Ontario emergency room chief faces questions about failing to hire any female

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Stacey King, whose two children were shot this summer in a Toronto playground said the time for platitudes has passed. Source: Moms of shot kids want gun control, not prayers, mother says as group

An Ottawa man is suing for half a million dollars claiming his Lyme disease wasn’t properly diagnosed or treated. Two local doctors are at the heart of the case; the first of its kind

A study of toddlers in daycare suggests that hand sanitizer prevents the flu better than handwashing, but the results may not apply in real life situations. Source: Is hand sanitizer better at preventing the

Source: Know Someone Who is a Binge-Drinker? How to Tell – Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic

Excess body fat is associated with a greater risk of cognitive decline and waist size rather than BMI appears to be a better way to predict impaired brain function among older adults. Source: Larger

Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn has called for faster adoption of cheaper copies of biotech drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases to reign in rising public healthcare costs. Source: German health minister calls