Does your child have a cold? Be careful of what drugs you provide.
Over-the-counter cough and cold medication warns that it shouldn’t be used on anyone under age six. So why do so many parents give it to children?
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An alcoholic therapist’s search for an evidence-based treatment
Alcoholism nearly killed therapist Michael Pond. Now, he’s looking for answers on why substance-abuse treatment can be so hard to find.
Why the autopsy, a staple of crime TV, is actually on life support
New data show autopsy rates in Canada have declined dramatically since the 1990s. All too often important questions are being left unanswered.
Gambling on an M.D.
In 2013, most would-be doctors came from just six undergrad schools, even though they were the tougher, more competitive ones
7 pieces of unusual advice from early Canadian doctors
The important place of cocaine in gynecology and other bad advice
Preview: Does this girl hold the genetic key to how we age?
A sneak peek at this week’s cover: A five-year-old Alberta girl is trapped in the body of an infant. Scientists think she may hold the key to the secrets of aging
Health care workers may be immune to unemployment
Aging population means jobs in nursing, medicine and more
Future doctors demand boundaries with Big Pharma
Medical schools address conflict-of-interest
Out now: Maclean’s 2013 Professional Schools issue
Our exclusive Law Rankings plus what’s new in engineering, medicine, business and more
Why we shouldn’t force students to study science
Prof. Pettigrew on students ditching STEM