REGINA — Pharmacists say it’s time for Canada to restrict access to over-the-counter codeine as the country grapples with an opioid crisis. There have been renewed calls to limit access of low-dose codeine products, including Tylenol 1 and their generic counterparts, since a pharmacy in Saskatchewan was disciplined for failing to understand how the drug… Read More »
Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5. If you don’t want to know what happens in this beast of an episode, turn back now! • Cersei and Jaime Lannister appeared to die on Sunday night’s Game of Thrones.• Some fans were disappointed that after all this time, the… Read More »
Conditions While the symptoms may seem similar, these conditions aren’t actually autism. Here’s how experts tell the difference. What is autism? Nixx Photography/Shutterstock This condition turns up early in childhood or even infancy, and it’s characterized by a child’s difficulties with speech, non-verbal communication, and repetitive behaviors, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The… Read More »
by Heidi Hall Finding gives boost to fighting through cell metabolism NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the hard work of moving forward while you coast behind. Building on the relatively new discovery that metastatic cancer cells leave tumors and travel in clusters,… Read More »
On Thursday, we challenged Well readers to solve the case of a previously healthy 67-year-old gardener who abandoned his garden one summer, alarming his wife and adult children. For weeks this vibrant and energetic man had been the last one out of bed — something his family had never seen before. And his days were… Read More »
It isn’t every day that a blood clot goes viral. Not viral in a virus-sense, but viral in getting many, many likes and shares on social media. But that’s what happened with a picture of a blood clot that appeared in the New England Journal and the following Tweet: A 36-year-old man was admitted to the ICU… Read More »