How does Canada’s clinical trials database measure up?
Julia Belluz on what that the project means for health transparency
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Accusations, hallucinations and anesthesiology
Toronto case highlights rare side effects of general anesthesia
Second opinion: Talking detox with Gwyneth Paltrow’s doctor
The complexities of evidence in the context of alternative medicine
Fair warning, fear-mongering and the real risk of STIs
Julia Belluz on health risks and their messaging
Podcast: Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook all good?
Julia Belluz discusses the dangers of celebrity health promoters and the science behind why we listen
Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook borders on quack science
Julia Belluz on ’It’s All Good’ and the dangers of elimination diets
Did reducing hours for residents increase medical errors?
Julia Belluz looks at resident shifts and patient safety
Can your smartphone make you sick?
Does our ever-growing affinity for mobile devices constitute actual addiction? Science-ish investigates
Why are some hospitals more likely to perform C-sections?
Julia Belluz looks at the challenges of ’unwarranted variation’
Great minds think alike to fund brain research
Julia Belluz looks at how Canada competes when it comes to neuroscience