Naloxone (Narcan) won’t reverse the effects of animal tranquillizers. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually…
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Study finds no increased risk of gynecological cancer with testosterone use after five years
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transmasculine and gender-diverse individuals who use testosterone are not at increased risk of gynecological cancer in the first years of hormone therapy. This is evident from…
To increase childhood vaccine uptake, researchers look to dental visits
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal data showed declining rates of childhood vaccinations as more and more people were avoiding non-emergency contact with…
New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
by Judy Illes, Bartha Knoppers, Jennifer Chandler, Ross Upshur and Vardit Ravitsky, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Canada’s federal election behind us, we can now focus on a…
Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice…
Talk therapy on the rise, psychiatric meds used less often
More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says. Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while…
Five evidence-based ways to manage chronic stress—by an expert in behavioral psychology
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Spend too long on social media and you might start to hear the term “cortisol face” used to describe someone with supposedly puffy eyes or cheeks.…
Five minutes exposure to junk food marketing results in children consuming 130 kcals more per day, trial finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media…
Trial finds benefits of 16-hour fasting are evident for at least 1 year, regardless of eating window timing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Three months of time-restricted eating (TRE), irrespective of whether it is earlier or later in the day, may be a promising strategy for sustaining long-term weight…
Objective pain score? Here’s the problem with that
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Are you in pain? Are you sure? On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is no pain at all and 10 is the worst…
