by Dexter McMillan | Dec 16, 2019
A policy miracle: How naloxone went from hospitals to the streets in record time By Michael Smith and Dexter McMillan Three years ago, naloxone was a Schedule I drug, available only by prescription. But an unprecedented spike in opioid overdose deaths rippling...
by melanieritchot | Dec 16, 2019
Salmon farming of the future With two Federal parties pledging to convert all of BC’s salmon farms to close-containment facilities by 2025, industry experts have raised a number of concerns By Lauren Hicks and Melanie Ritchot Venture Point fish farm, owned by...
by alexandraelves | Dec 16, 2019
Flu pandemic preparedness in the age of social media Ottawa Public Health leads the pack By Emma Rektor and Alexandra Elves In March 2009, reports from Mexico of a new strain of influenza had health officials in Canada on high alert. By the end of April,...
by jeffrpelletier | Dec 16, 2019
World’s first malaria vaccine shows some efficacy in children The WHO has started a pilot project in sub-Saharan Africa to test the first malaria vaccine, called RTS,S By Holly Maass and Jeff Pelletier In 2015, the European Medicines Agency approved the world’s...
by alexandravegso | Dec 16, 2019
Passing down history: How our biology may play a role in the transmission of trauma By Alexandra Vegso and Jessica Mundie External modifications to our DNA, called epigenetic changes, may play a role in passing trauma from one generation to the next....
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