Safe supply: The debate around prescribing opioids to people who …
WEBAug 15, 2019 · One Ontario physician with a history of prescribing OATs worries that the ease of access to safe supply—including the fact that it offers carries from the outset—could dissuade people from trying OATs such as methadone and buprenorphine, and deprive them of a chance at becoming less dependent on opioids. “If there are more barriers to ...
Ontario’s registered practical nurses deserve ‘fair compensation’
WEBApr 13, 2021 · Ontario’s registered practical nurses deserve ‘fair compensation’. More than a year has now passed since Ontario first entered a province-wide lockdown. One year that our nurses, and their colleagues in health care, have been fighting tirelessly on the front lines of this pandemic. A fight that has cost, to date, nearly 50 Canadian health ...
When hope kills: Social media’s false promises to cancer patients
WEBAug 9, 2021 · In the Wild West of health misinformation on social media, hope kills. In a large study of 1.6 million patients with non-metastatic breast or colorectal cancer, patients were nearly five times more likely to die if they used an alternative therapy rather than a conventional treatment.. A July 2021 report headed by the Huntsman Cancer Institute outlined that one third of the most popular cancer ...
Social Determinants Archives - Healthy Debate
WEB6 days ago · Disability and poverty: Funding and structure of new federal benefit unacceptable. The amount being offered to some people with disabilities, $200 per month, is a drop in the bucket in a time of high inflation, rising rents and significant added costs to living with a disability. Apr 24, 2024. by Maddi Dellplain.
When bread becomes difficult to swallow. - Healthy Debate
WEBJun 8, 2020 · Patients with EoE can have a number of symptoms such as trouble swallowing, painful swallowing, feeling like food gets stuck, abdominal pain, throwing up and more, all of which have the potential to severely impact patients’ quality of life. Certain foods – bread, or meat for example – can make these symptoms worse.
‘This is a place of healing’: The power of a sweat-lodge ceremony
WEBApr 4, 2022 · The accompanying prayer and healing ceremony are a purification and balance of the body, mind, spirit, and emotions, Hwiemtun explains. Hwiemtun inherited his role as a sweat lodge keeper from his Lakota uncle Melvin more than 40 years ago. In the lodge, remade with fresh boughs every spring, participants sit …
Why palliative care, not feeding tubes, is best for advanced …
WEBJan 31, 2017 · In recent years, however, there’s been a growing recognition that feeding tubes may do more harm than good for people with dementia, says Dr. Irene Ying, a palliative-care physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. For starters, the use of a tube can cause discomfort and may fail to dampen feelings of hunger or thirst.
Prescription drug coverage: how does Canada compare?
WEBMar 19, 2015 · The government coverage is divided into categories, from 100% for expensive drugs that treat serious illnesses, to 15% for drugs that have little medical benefit and treat non-life-threatening illnesses, and 0% for those that don’t have enough research behind them. Most drugs get 65% coverage. The rest of …
Pregnant women warned to avoid some pain-relief drugs
WEBNov 20, 2020 · The FDA updated its warning on the drugs, commonly known as NSAIDs, on Oct. 15, stating they should be avoided by pregnant women after 20 weeks, rather than the 30 weeks previously considered safe. More than 20 different NSAIDs – including naproxen (Aleve), ibuprofen (Advil) and aspirin – are in use. Some can be bought over the counter ...
Toxic behaviour in medicine: When doctors become rude, mean or …
WEBOct 31, 2018 · They included bullying, verbal abuse or rudeness, excessive competitiveness, and social exclusion. It was clear from their responses that these behaviours exacted a heavy toll on victims and observers. Studies have shown that people who are victimized report depression, anxiety, substance use, and burnout.