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In June 2016, Canada and California both enacted legislation allowing medical assistance in dying . However, the annual reports reveal a significant contrast, with 486 deaths reported in California in 2021 compared to 10,064 in Canada under their respective laws. The essay explores factors influencing Canada’s rise in medically assisted deaths, contrasting it with California’s more conservative stance amid global …

Many asthma patients with inadequate control on current inhaled therapies, including inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting beta-2 adrenergic bronchodilators (LABA), benefit from the addition of a long-acting antimuscarinic agent (LAMA), especially through the use of single inhaler triple therapy (SITT) formulations. This approach addresses adherence concerns associated with multiple inhaler devices, and we discuss key data supporting the use of …

Despite widespread support for Indigenous-settler reconciliation in Canada, progress has stagnated. This study, based on a survey of non-Indigenous Canadian adults, suggests that multiculturalism, often celebrated for diversity and equality, has limited influence on reconciliation efforts compared to individual identity factors such as political ideology and views on responsibility for reconciliation. It’s easy, in a country like Canada, to take …

In contemporary usage, nonbinary serves as both a specific gender identity and an umbrella term encompassing various gender identities beyond the traditional man/woman binary. Although the term has gained recent prominence in English-speaking trans communities, nonbinary genders have existed across cultures throughout history. The 8th edition of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care now includes a …