Cannabis use is up during the pandemic so what do you need to know about the risks?

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Egg freezing is on the rise! Is it right for you?

When U.S. congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she was freezing her eggs, she cited personal reasons, not medical ones. She's not the only one. Dr. Caitlin Dunne, a B.C. fertility specialist, says more than 2,000 egg retrieval cycles were attributed to egg freezing in ...  Show more

What can ketamine do for my mental health?

Actor Matthew Perry’s death in 2023 sparked public debate around ketamine, and a new docuseries is once again drawing attention to the drug. Dr. Monika Hooper, a psychiatrist who co-founded a licensed ketamine clinic in Saskatoon, says medically supervised ketamine infusions may ...  Show more

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