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Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/angelina-jolie-and-the-screening-behind-a-life-changing-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/angelina-jolie-and-the-screening-behind-a-life-changing-decision/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 01:37:29 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384035 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/angelina-jolie-and-the-screening-behind-a-life-changing-decision/feed/ 0 'Why would you have this testing if there's no family history?' genetic counsellor asks http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-soon-to-launch-clinical-trials-database-how-does-it-measure-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-soon-to-launch-clinical-trials-database-how-does-it-measure-up/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 21:34:30 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-soon-to-launch-clinical-trials-database-how-does-it-measure-up/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz on what that the project means for health transparency http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/accusations-hallucinations-and-the-science-of-anesthesiology/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/accusations-hallucinations-and-the-science-of-anesthesiology/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 01:56:04 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/accusations-hallucinations-and-the-science-of-anesthesiology/feed/ 0 Toronto case highlights rare side effects of general anesthesia http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gwneth-paltrows-doctor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gwneth-paltrows-doctor/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:18:32 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/gwneth-paltrows-doctor/feed/ 0 The complexities of evidence in the context of alternative medicine http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/what-do-sexually-transmitted-infections-and-h7n9-have-in-common/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/what-do-sexually-transmitted-infections-and-h7n9-have-in-common/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:34:10 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/what-do-sexually-transmitted-infections-and-h7n9-have-in-common/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz on health risks and their messaging http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/podcast-is-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-all-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/podcast-is-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-all-good/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:10:41 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/podcast-is-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-all-good/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz discusses the dangers of celebrity health promoters and the science behind why we listen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/its-all-good-actually-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-borders-on-quack-science/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/its-all-good-actually-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-borders-on-quack-science/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:48:17 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/its-all-good-actually-gwyneth-paltrows-new-cookbook-borders-on-quack-science/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz on the dangers of elimination diets http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/did-reducing-resident-hours-increase-medical-errors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/did-reducing-resident-hours-increase-medical-errors/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:37:20 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/did-reducing-resident-hours-increase-medical-errors/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz looks at resident shifts and patient safety http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/can-your-smartphone-make-you-sick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/can-your-smartphone-make-you-sick/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:05:25 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/can-your-smartphone-make-you-sick/feed/ 0 Does our ever-growing affinity for mobile devices constitute actual addiction? Science-ish investigates http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/why-are-some-hospitals-more-likely-to-perform-c-sections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/why-are-some-hospitals-more-likely-to-perform-c-sections/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:48:41 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359721 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/why-are-some-hospitals-more-likely-to-perform-c-sections/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz looks at the challenges of 'unwarranted variation' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-neuroscience-arms-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-neuroscience-arms-race/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:02:15 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-neuroscience-arms-race/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz looks at how Canada competes when it comes to neuroscience http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/in-vitro-fertilization-pregnancy-politics-an-evidence-free-zone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/in-vitro-fertilization-pregnancy-politics-an-evidence-free-zone/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:29:18 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/in-vitro-fertilization-pregnancy-politics-an-evidence-free-zone/feed/ 0 Fertility politics: An evidence-free zone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/big-data-bad-science-on-sterioids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/big-data-bad-science-on-sterioids/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:02:42 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352998 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/big-data-bad-science-on-sterioids/feed/ 0 Experts struggle with how to tell the signal from the noise http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/tamiflu-takedown-researchers-ask-canadas-public-health-agency-the-tough-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/tamiflu-takedown-researchers-ask-canadas-public-health-agency-the-tough-questions/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:42:05 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/tamiflu-takedown-researchers-ask-canadas-public-health-agency-the-tough-questions/feed/ 0 Researchers ask Canada's public health agency the tough questions, and the answers aren't very reassuring http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/podcast-whats-the-evidence-behind-the-anti-fluoridation-outrage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/podcast-whats-the-evidence-behind-the-anti-fluoridation-outrage/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:24:55 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/podcast-whats-the-evidence-behind-the-anti-fluoridation-outrage/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz breaks down the debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/talking-with-ben-goldacre-about-his-new-book-bad-pharma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/talking-with-ben-goldacre-about-his-new-book-bad-pharma/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:14:04 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/talking-with-ben-goldacre-about-his-new-book-bad-pharma/feed/ 0 On why real science matters, the problem with missing data and why alternative medicine is more interesting than evil http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/how-did-anti-vaccine-campaigner-jenny-mccarthy-earn-a-platform-at-an-fundraiser-for-cancer-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/how-did-anti-vaccine-campaigner-jenny-mccarthy-earn-a-platform-at-an-fundraiser-for-cancer-care/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:55:28 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/how-did-anti-vaccine-campaigner-jenny-mccarthy-earn-a-platform-at-an-fundraiser-for-cancer-care/feed/ 0 The anti-vaccine crusader has just been dropped from an Ottawa fundraiser. Science-ish asks why she was there in the first place http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/fat-vs-sugar-sizing-up-the-latest-dietary-culprit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/fat-vs-sugar-sizing-up-the-latest-dietary-culprit/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:46:21 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/fat-vs-sugar-sizing-up-the-latest-dietary-culprit/feed/ 0 Should we cut sugar from our diets the way we banished fat decades ago? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/how-bad-is-this-flu-season-no-one-really-knows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/how-bad-is-this-flu-season-no-one-really-knows/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:12:48 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/how-bad-is-this-flu-season-no-one-really-knows/feed/ 0 Why there is no good measure of influenza virus infections, deaths, and similar respiratory illnesses http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/what-is-known-and-not-known-about-your-flu-medication/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/what-is-known-and-not-known-about-your-flu-medication/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:20:55 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/what-is-known-and-not-known-about-your-flu-medication/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz explains why Canada's emergency stockpile of Tamiflu comes as no relief http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/good-science-vs-bad-science/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/good-science-vs-bad-science/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:12:13 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/good-science-vs-bad-science/feed/ 0 How do you tell the difference? Science-ish has six red flags to watch for http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/the-truth-about-superbugs-and-antibiotics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/the-truth-about-superbugs-and-antibiotics/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:31:42 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/04/the-truth-about-superbugs-and-antibiotics/feed/ 0 There's good news (the problem is fixable) and bad (a dry drug pipeline) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/seven-key-health-trends-for-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/seven-key-health-trends-for-2013/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:07:10 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/seven-key-health-trends-for-2013/feed/ 0 Reverse innovation, crowd research, rise of the doctor war: Julia Belluz previews the year ahead in health http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/the-most-outrageous-attacks-on-science-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/the-most-outrageous-attacks-on-science-2012/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:48:08 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/the-most-outrageous-attacks-on-science-2012/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz on Dr. Oz and coffee-related health claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/which-vitamins-and-supplements-actually-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/which-vitamins-and-supplements-actually-work/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:02:13 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323849 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/which-vitamins-and-supplements-actually-work/feed/ 0 St. John's wort makes the cut, but stop wasting your money on raspberry ketones http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/the-13-biggest-health-and-science-questions-facing-the-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/the-13-biggest-health-and-science-questions-facing-the-nation/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:52:21 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/the-13-biggest-health-and-science-questions-facing-the-nation/feed/ 0 A Science-ish questionnaire put to our Federal Health Minister and two Health Critics http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/uncut-replies-from-the-science-ish-questionnaire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/uncut-replies-from-the-science-ish-questionnaire/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:50:04 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/uncut-replies-from-the-science-ish-questionnaire/feed/ 0 From the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, the Hon. Hedy Fry and the Hon. Libby Davies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/canadas-drug-problems/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/canadas-drug-problems/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:37:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/canadas-drug-problems/feed/ 0 Opioid addiction, transparency, clinical trials, post-marketing surveillance, Pharmacare http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/will-social-media-decide-who-lives-and-who-dies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/will-social-media-decide-who-lives-and-who-dies/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:38:41 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/will-social-media-decide-who-lives-and-who-dies/feed/ 0 Julia Belluz on life and death in the intersection of health and social media http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/beyond-dr-google-how-social-media-can-improve-our-health/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/beyond-dr-google-how-social-media-can-improve-our-health/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:35:50 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/beyond-dr-google-how-social-media-can-improve-our-health/feed/ 0 The third in a series on the credibility of health information on the Web http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:05:01 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/feed/ 0 Part two in a series on life and death on the Internet http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/an-american-funds-his-medical-bills-via-social-media/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/an-american-funds-his-medical-bills-via-social-media/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:49:14 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/an-american-funds-his-medical-bills-via-social-media/feed/ 0 Did Twitter save a life? Sort of. A lesson in Obamacare http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/why-is-canada-such-a-laggard-on-clinical-trials-regulation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/why-is-canada-such-a-laggard-on-clinical-trials-regulation/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:02:11 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/why-is-canada-such-a-laggard-on-clinical-trials-regulation/feed/ 0 Readers respond to Science-ish blogger Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/health-canada-responds-to-questions-about-hidden-clinical-trial-data/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/health-canada-responds-to-questions-about-hidden-clinical-trial-data/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:24:53 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/02/health-canada-responds-to-questions-about-hidden-clinical-trial-data/feed/ 0 Timeline for web-based listing remains unclear http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/leading-researchers-ask-our-federal-health-minister-to-reconsider-clinical-trials-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/leading-researchers-ask-our-federal-health-minister-to-reconsider-clinical-trials-policy/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:35:07 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/leading-researchers-ask-our-federal-health-minister-to-reconsider-clinical-trials-policy/feed/ 0 Letters detail the downside of a 'web-based listing' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/dear-federal-minister-of-health/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/dear-federal-minister-of-health/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:44:00 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/dear-federal-minister-of-health/feed/ 0 Science-ish asks Leona Aglukkaq to consider four ideas before moving forward with a clinical trials list in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/whose-to-blame-for-the-whooping-cough-outbreak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/whose-to-blame-for-the-whooping-cough-outbreak/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:41:58 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303588 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/whose-to-blame-for-the-whooping-cough-outbreak/feed/ 0 Julia Bellus answers reader questions on vaccines http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/podcast-science-ish-tackles-vaccines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/podcast-science-ish-tackles-vaccines/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:05:26 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303452 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/podcast-science-ish-tackles-vaccines/feed/ 0 Here's Julia Belluz with pointed answers to reader questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/a-conspiracy-to-lower-birth-rates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/a-conspiracy-to-lower-birth-rates/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:56:41 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300780 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/a-conspiracy-to-lower-birth-rates/feed/ 0 Science-ish looks at the news terrifying soon-to-be parents http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/science-ish-takes-your-vaccine-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/science-ish-takes-your-vaccine-questions/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:50:39 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/science-ish-takes-your-vaccine-questions/feed/ 0 You ask, we'll get you the answers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/do-surgical-checklists-save-lives-yes-or-no-check-one/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/do-surgical-checklists-save-lives-yes-or-no-check-one/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:59:33 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298904 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/do-surgical-checklists-save-lives-yes-or-no-check-one/feed/ 0 Science-ish looks at the evidence on doctors ticking boxes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/did-doctor-warnings-reduce-car-crashes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/did-doctor-warnings-reduce-car-crashes/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:54:20 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296784 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/did-doctor-warnings-reduce-car-crashes/feed/ 0 Science-ish puts a media release under the microscope http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:02:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/feed/ 0 As the donor tool comes to Canada, Science-ish investigates http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/are-we-in-for-another-doctor-exodus-to-the-u-s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/are-we-in-for-another-doctor-exodus-to-the-u-s/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:52:38 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/are-we-in-for-another-doctor-exodus-to-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Science-ish looks at the evidence on what it takes for a Canadian MD to leave http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/the-health-story-weve-been-missing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/the-health-story-weve-been-missing/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:47:07 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/the-health-story-weve-been-missing/feed/ 0 A bad health system is the thing that can neutralize a good treatment