Posts in category Diseases of Neglect
Indigenous healthcare’s language problem
CMAJ June 18 2018 Language barriers restricting access to Indigenous health care
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsHealthcare PoliticsMedically-Induced Opioid Addiction
Opioid Advertising Worries Continue
CMAJ June 11 2018 Opioid Advertising Worries Remain
Canada’s federal prisons introduce safe needle solutions
Lancet May 26 2018 Canada Reveals Prison Needle Program
Medicine costs drive seniors to food banks
Over the past decade, the share of food bank users over age 65 increased from 3% to 7% in Toronto. Last year alone, there was a 27% jump in seniors …
Antibiotic ResistanceCanadian Science PolicyDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsEpidemics & PandemicsGeriatric HealthHealthcare Politics
Awaiting federal solutions to antimicrobial resistance threats
15 Years after Ottawa abandoned its antimicrobial resistance plan, action awaits
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsHealthcare in PrisonsHealthcare PoliticsHepatitis NeglectIndigenous HealthMedically-Induced Opioid Addiction
Giving drugs to opioid-addicted prisoners: a life-saving solution
BC Prisons Saving Lives by Giving Drugs to Prisoners
