Posts Tagged: ICES
Controlled-release opioid may be leading to heart infections in persons who inject drugs
January 23, 2020
A new study from ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that injection drug users prescribed controlled-release hydromorphone…
Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney disease
November 9, 2019
One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms…
Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
January 28, 2019
People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. In a new study from…
How family physicians are paid is linked to their rate of referral to specialists
June 26, 2018
Researchers at Western University, University of Ottawa and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) show that family physicians who…
Early psychosis programs significantly reduce patient mortality, study finds
March 2, 2018
In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)…