By: Riddhita De
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
-Mother Teresa
Did you know that loneliness and social isolation during old age are serious problems in Canada?1 According to the most recent Canadian …
By: Sonja Elsaid
Pot. Weed. Skunk. Dope. Mary Jane. Call it whatever you want, cannabis, is material that contains dried leaves, flowers or fruiting tops of the plant Cannabis sativa,1 usually smoked as joints (cigarettes), or in bongs …
By: Cricia Rinchon
Dr. Benjamin Boshes, former neurology chairman emeritus at Northwestern University Medical School, once wrote, “the question of why some drug users become addicted and others do not is one which has defied understanding.”1 Six decades later, …
By: Duncan Green
Given the recent surge in addiction rates and overdoses, especially concerning opioids, it may be time to reconsider how addiction is viewed and considered by the academic and lay communities. Both groups have different opinions and perceptions …
By: Parita Shah
Would you want to know the truth or be lied to? The attitudes and practices in providing or withholding medical diagnoses from patients differ between cultures and countries. In western countries, approximately 80 to 90% of patients …
By: Diana Hamdan
As of October 17, 2018, Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to fully legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and cultivation purposes nationwide. The Cannabis Act1, also known as Bill C-45, was a milestone …
By: Melissa Galati
The “abuse” of opioids has resulted in a national public health crisis—one that appears to be worsening. The understanding that many Canadians have is that the cause of the crisis largely stems from the overprescribing of opioids …
By: Jonathon Chio
Please note that this article was written in advance of the election results
With the Ontario 2018 election set to occur on June 7th, a change in leadership may take place, as major political parties …
By: Louise Pei & Beatrice Ballarin
Today, it is almost impossible to stay away from social media. Since the development of smartphones, it has become incredibly easy to connect to the web, anywhere, anytime. Whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or …
By: Yvonne Bach & Parita Shah
About one in 12 Canadians are affected by rare diseases, and two-thirds of these Canadians
are children.1 Rare diseases are defined as “seriously debilitating or life-threatening conditions affecting fewer than five in 10,000 …
