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The Dose26:51What do women need to know about hair loss? London, Ont.-resident Marcy Gallant began losing her hair when she was around five years old.  The alopecia advocate says she woke up one morning and noticed hair on her pillow. Her mother investigated and found a bald spot, and GallantContinue Reading

The Dose19:16What do we know about methylene blue? A chemical first synthesized in the 1800s as a textiles dye is making the rounds on social media as an easy way to boost mood and enhance cognition. However, experts say it’s only really useful in treating very specific medical conditions, mostContinue Reading

The Dose24:04Why do we smell (and how concerned should we be about it)? As the weather warms up and we start to spend more time outdoors, many of us will be reminded that people have a tendency to smell.  Pharmaceutical companies have tried for years to convince people to purchaseContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art·The Dose Tattooing services are regulated and largely considered safe, but there’s a growing group of experts concerned over links between tattoo ink and allergic reactions, as well as potential associations between tattoos and certain kinds of cancer. Studies show an association, not causation, between tattoo inkContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30Meet the people who help sedate you One solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia assistants, advocates say. “In a situation where we have a serious … access to surgical care issue, we have to think aboutContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art·Q&A The federal election campaign so far has been dominated by curveballs from the U.S. But meanwhile, the state of public healthcare in Canada remains dire. Health law expert Colleen Flood, dean of law at Queen’s University, explains why Canadians should demand healthcare reform no matter whichContinue Reading

The Dose25:07How do I deal with stress in situations I can’t fully control? Political science professor Julie Simmons is no stranger to stressful current events.  Though she’s active in discussions around Canada’s current federal election campaign, Simmons says it’s the U.S. government’s unpredictability — including threats to the Canada-U.S. relationshipContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30Saving elderly patients from the hazards of the ER It’s 7 a.m. in the emergency department of St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal, and geriatric nurse Leeza Paolone is starting her day in front of a screen filled with patient names, taking note of each one highlighted inContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30What if palliative care was about living better? Palliative care has an image problem. Despite what people think, it’s not some kind of “Grim Reaper service,” say two of Canada’s leading experts in this field of medicine. Ideally, it should focus on improving a patient’s quality ofContinue Reading