Surveys suggest cannabis use in Canada is up by as much as 35% in the pandemic. And cannabis sales doubled in this country last year. So what are the risks of cannabis use? And how can you minimize those risks? Neuroscientist Sarah Konefal, a research and policy analyst with Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, has the lowdown on the reducing the ... Show More
Nov 5
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
25m 14s
Oct 29
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
23m 43s
Oct 22
AI mammograms are improving breast cancer detection
AI-assisted mammograms are already a thing. They use deep learning to help detect breast cancer and, in some cases, predict your risk of getting it. Given that breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in Canada, University of Alberta professor Amber Simpson says ... Show More
24m 30s
Oct 2022
Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Over the past few years, the number and variety of cannabis products legally available to American consumers has soared. Ziva Cooper, PhD, of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, talks about how researchers are exploring both the potential health benefits and the risks ... Show More
45m 30s
Aug 2023
The Promise of Cannabis as We Age
Cannabis is often thought of as a young person’s drug. But the reality is that more and more people of all ages are asking their doctors about medical marijuana to treat a whole host of issues, from chronic pain, insomnia, and even some of the symptoms associated with dementia. W ... Show More
29m 36s
Dec 2021
Budtenders, healthcare providers seek more training as cannabis use rises sharply in perinatal women
Cannabis use among pregnant women is up sharply, with past-month use nearly doubling to 7% and daily or near-daily use tripling to 3.4% from 2002 to 2017. Why Hollywood Stopped Making Stoner Comedies. More Than 1,500 Seeking New Mexico Cannabis Businesses Licenses—and the State I ... Show More
38m 59s
Aug 2024
Your Brain On... Marijuana
<p>The neuroscience behind the benefits and risks of marijuana, explained.</p> <p>Splintered legislature, evolving taboos, and new forms of consumption have created a fragmented market for cannabis, and made it challenging for scientists to research its effects on our brains and ... Show More
46m 6s
Jun 2022
What you need to know about substance misuse (Part 1)
With the additional stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people have turned to substances to help cope with their emotions. Are you concerned about your substance use, or wondering if you're at risk for addiction? In this episode, we discuss how substance use affects ... Show More
9m 6s
May 2024
504- How Cannabis Use Affects ADHD Symptoms and Sleep in Adolescents
<p>Mariely Hernandez, Ph.D., helps caregivers understand the effects of infrequent and frequent cannabis use on cognition and sleep health in teens with ADHD, as well as how to engage youth in reducing problematic cannabis use.</p> <p><strong>Teens with ADHD, Sleep, and Substance ... Show More
59m 32s