Daily Media Digest September 20, 2019

CTV News
“A commonly used drug to treat Alzheimer’s diseases could be sending patients to the hospital due to some potentially dangerous side effects.”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s disease, medication, side effects, Lawson Health Research Institute

 

CBC.ca
“… but e-cigarettes have replaced them,” said Dr. Robert Schwartz, a senior scientist at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).”
TAGS: vaping, health effects

 

CBC.ca
“A University of Calgary psychiatry resident physician says loneliness can be better treated with more social interactions and meaningful relationships …”
TAGS: loneliness, social interaction, treatment, University of Calgary

 

CTV News
“Doctors at the McGill University Health Centre are supporting a colleague’s call for cyclists under the age of 18 to have to wear helmets, but they are …”
TAGS: cyclists, safety, head injury

 

CBC.ca
“Multiple myeloma is the second most common form of blood cancer. Every day, eight Canadians are diagnosed with the disease, according to the Myeloma Canada website. “
TAGS: multiple myeloma, patient story

 

The Globe and Mail
“So it’s heartening to see Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) recent announcement that it will spearhead the development of a …”
TAGS: psychotherapy, precision medicine, South Asian Canadians

 

hriportal.ca
“… (NCCMT) supports public health organizations and individuals in Canada to use the best available evidence in their public health practice. “
TAGS: evidence-based public health, Your Candidates, Your Health