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Gun violence is an epidemic and “we solve epidemics with medicine, not politics”
Canadian doctors have joined their American colleagues in declaring that the medical profession has a duty to address firearms safety. The topic has received much attention…
Ivy Asks… How do they forecast the weather?
Ivy wanted to know how they predict the weather, so she asked a meteorologist at Environment Canada, then set up a CoCoRaHS rain gauge in our…
New Brunswick seeks better system for physician recruitment to rural areas
Doctors in New Brunswick are happy with the provincial government’s new plan to do away with the unpopular billing-number system that controls where, and how many,…
Biomedical research is becoming more open about its funding and data
More journal articles are now including statements about conflicts of interest and data sharing. Biomedical research is shifting to become more open and transparent by providing…
Replication failures in psychology not due to differences in study populations
Half of 28 attempted replications failed even under near-ideal conditions. A large-scale effort to replicate results in psychology research has rebuffed claims that failures to reproduce…
Tightening sanctions for physician sexual misconduct
Alberta has become the latest jurisdiction to propose stricter sanctions for physicians found guilty of sexual misconduct with patients. Health minister Sarah Hoffman introduced a bill…