Improving Canada’s low breastfeeding rate starts with understanding where our policies fall short. That’s where this toolkit comes in
Category: Health
Posted inHealth
WHO chief urges clampdown on nicotine products aimed at kids
A WHO report released last month estimated that nearly 15 million teens globally now use e-cigarettes, often nine times more than adults
Posted inTech
AI companions fill emotional gaps—and create legal ones
As Canadians increasingly turn to AI for therapy and companionship, experts warn about a regulatory wild west.
Posted inHealth
U.S. to remove warnings from menopause hormone therapy
Some doctors say the warning labels discouraged the therapy, while others say there should be a review before changes to labels are made
Posted inSecurity
‘Padre, do you have a minute?’: Inside the work of military chaplains
Maj. Rev. Tom Hamilton on why chaplains remain an essential presence in the military and the connection between spiritual resiliency and health
Posted inHealth
Air pollution pushes up cardiovascular deaths: EU agency
130,000 people die annually from the consequences of fine particulate matter pollution, the European Environment Agency says
Posted inHealth
Doctors divided as Canada weighs advance MAID requests
A new Health Canada survey show strong support for advance requests for assisted dying, but experts remain divided
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Patients deserve more than 2.9 stars
What if Canadians started holding the health-care system to account — as a customer might?
Posted inDrugs
A cannabis industrial policy?
An Ottawa event convening business and policy leaders emphasized opportunities for further growing Canada’s cannabis industry
Posted inHealth
‘F$%K dating’: How AI is redefining intimacy
New OpenAI data showing users’ emotional dependence on AI adds to experts’ worries about AI’s impact on human relationships