Reading Time: 3 minutes The industry will now be popping champagne: no Alberta nicotine cap, no flavour ban
Author: Juliet Guichon
You’ll never find a better excuse to quit smoking than COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recent wake-up calls began when a Chinese article reported smoking increased the risk of becoming sicker by 14 times
Donor-conceived people need to know their medical history
Reading Time: 4 minutes The first international Genetic Identity Day comes just as Health Canada seeks to prevent people from knowing their genetic identity
Leave the Assisted Human Reproduction Act alone
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Act laudably puts children’s interests – rather than adult needs – first. It’s time we all did
The dangerous metaphor of medical warfare
Reading Time: 4 minutes Portraying baby Charlie Gard as a “warrior” led to a cascade of events detrimental to both him and all who cared for him
Parliament debating legislation to curb genetic discrimination
Reading Time: 3 minutes While genome analysis can alter the very practice of medicine, there is a fear it can be used to discriminate on the ground of genetic characteristics
HPV vaccine must be given to all Canadian children
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recent statistics show an alarming increase in mouth and throat cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, especially among men
Supreme Court has spoken on assisted dying Mr. Trudeau
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trudeau government attempts to squirm out of implementing Supreme Court ruling on assisted dying for a suffering few
Anti HPV vaccine article troubling and disappointing
Reading Time: 4 minutes The risks associated with HPV infection much greater than the risks associated with vaccination
Assisted suicide ruling changes Canada, forever
Reading Time: 3 minutes Legislating physician-assisted suicide is bound to be difficult, but there are ways to mitigate any adverse consequences