✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #70Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. ⚒ Cannabis News | CED Clinic Elder AbuseSafeguardingIllicit CannabisVulnerable PopulationsHealthcare Safety Why This MattersCriminal exploitation of vulnerable elderly patients highlights...
Cannabis Use Is Soaring Among Older Adults—and Clinicians Are Largely Unprepared
Cannabis use among adults 65 years and older has increased more than 10-fold over the past 2 decades, from just 0.4% in 2006 to 7% in 2023. Clinicians are now tasked with guiding cannabis use in older adults using evidence largely derived from younger populations, applied to products with inconsistent potency, and with minimal data specific to a vulnerable demographic.
Tuberculosis found in Prince Albert homeless shelter | CBC News
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #70Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. ⚒ Cannabis News | CED Clinic Respiratory HealthHarm ReductionVulnerable PopulationsInfectious DiseasePublic Health Why This MattersThis tuberculosis outbreak in a homeless...
Public Health Institute Names Ken Shapiro Chief Development and Strategic Initiatives Officer
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #45 Clinical Context Background information relevant to the evolving cannabis medicine landscape. ResearchPediatricsMental HealthPolicySafety Clinical Summary The Public Health Institute's appointment of Ken Shapiro as Chief Development...
Trial over air conditioning in Texas prisons starts with dispute over alleged heat-related deaths
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #80High Clinical Relevance Strong evidence or policy relevance with direct clinical implications. ⚒ Cannabis News | CED Clinic Correctional MedicineEnvironmental HealthPublic HealthHealthcare AccessVulnerable Populations Why This MattersHeat-related deaths in correctional facilities...