Canadian Medical Association Journal

• Early bodychecking doesn’t prevent hockey injuries: U of C study

  Kids at that level who were experienced bodycheckers suffered injuries at a rate more than 2 1/2 times greater than the non-checkers.

  Sports

  Jun 20
  
• Ukraine crisis highlights refugee care inequities in Canada: ‘No easy fix’

  “I find it difficult to find an easy fix,” Adèle Garnier, associate professor in the department of geography at University Laval in Quebec, told Global News.

  Canada

  Jun 19
  
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• Study struggles to explain why Quebec has high COVID death toll but low excess death

  Researchers are having a hard time explaining why Quebec had Canada's highest official COVID-19 death toll despite a relatively low number of excess deaths.

  Health

  May 30
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• Canada’s cancer rates are declining — but advocates want more support amid COVID-19

  Projected data shows there will be an estimated 233,900 new cancer cases and 85,100 cancer deaths in Canada in 2022, according to a new study.

  Health

  May 2
• Unvaccinated people increase risk of COVID-19 infection among vaccinated: study

  Even with high immunization rates, unvaccinated people threaten the safety of those who are vaccinated against COVID-19, suggests a new Canadian study.

  Health

  Apr 25
• 1st year of COVID-19 pandemic saw fewer Alberta stroke patients, more deaths: study

  The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta saw fewer stroke patients, but a higher number of stroke-related deaths, according to new research.

  Health

  Mar 28
• Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care: study

  Overall, the study found 12 per cent of non-Indigenous patients were rated at the most serious levels, whereas eight per cent of First Nations people received that rating.

  Health

  Jan 17
• Canadian kids were at low risk of severe COVID-19 early in the pandemic, before Delta: study

  The study was conducted before the emergence of the more infectious Delta variant, which now accounts for most COVID-19 infections in Canada.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2021
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• Cannabis use doubled heart attack risk in young adults, study shows

  While smoking was the most common form of consumption, vapourizing and edibles also increased the risk of heart attack, according to data from the U.S.    

  Health

  Sep 7, 2021
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• COVID-19 widened disparities for Canada’s ethnocultural communities: study

  Family violence, disease prevention, mental health and financial insecurity were the biggest concerns facing ethnocultural communities amid COVID-19, new study shows.

  Health

  Aug 9, 2021