Push to End South Korea Abortion Ban Gains Strength, and Signatures – The New York Times
While the country’s ban on abortion is rarely enforced, the procedure is illegal with just a few exceptions, putting women at risk of prosecution and creating a culture of shame, activists say. Source: Push to End South Korea Abortion Ban Gains Strength, and Signatures – The New York Times
Can probiotics help treat depression and anxiety? – Harvard Health Blog – Harvard Health Publishing
Experts are exploring whether whether changes in intestinal bacteria may play a role in conditions such as anxiety or depression. Source: Can probiotics help treat depression and anxiety? – Harvard Health Blog – Harvard Health Publishing
Other conditions may be causes of chest pain – Harvard Health
Source: Other conditions may be causes of chest pain – Harvard Health
Does hearing loss increase the risk of dementia? – Healthy Debate
Source: Does hearing loss increase the risk of dementia? – Healthy Debate
Canada’s health-care wait times hit new record high, again – Macleans.ca
Opinion: Long wait times have become the defining characteristic of Canadian health care Source: Canada’s health-care wait times hit new record high, again – Macleans.ca
I didn’t train as a doctor to prop up a struggling NHS – so I quit | Healthcare Professionals Network | The Guardian
Inflexible training and the pressure to work longer hours to cover staff shortages left me little time for my young child and took a toll on my health Source: I didn’t train as a doctor to prop up a struggling NHS – so I quit | Healthcare Professionals Network | The Guardian
Doctors urged to learn to treat opioid addiction, not shun patients – The Globe and Mail
Dr. Peter Selby, in the addictions division of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said stigma and discrimination prevent physicians from getting training to treat vulnerable patients who have become addicted to opioids Source: Doctors urged to learn to treat opioid addiction, not shun patients – The Globe and Mail
Organ donations are surging in Canada, data show – The Globe and Mail
Country’s rate still lags others such as the United States and Spain, new research finds Source: Organ donations are surging in Canada, data show – The Globe and Mail
‘Wow, it’s actually beating’: Novoheart creates tiny heart-like structure with stem cells to test new drugs – Business – CBC News
Novoheart Ltd. is the first in the world to use stem cells to grow miniature human heart-like valves and wants to use them to test new drugs — technology that may lead to fewer animals being used as test subjects and save big pharmaceutical firms billions. Source: ‘Wow, it’s actually beating’: Novoheart creates tiny heart-like […]
Taking control of alcohol-related emergency department visits | Emergency Medicine Journal
Alcohol consumption continues to be a significant contributing factor to hospital admissions and deaths from a diverse range of conditions. Latest Public Health England (PHE) Local Alcohol Profiles for England data1 show that alcohol-related admissions during the year 2015/2016 increased to 2179 per 100 000 admission episodes as compared with 1639/100 000 in 2008/2009. Alcohol-related liver and […]