WHAT IS NURSING & WHAT IS A NURSE?
Welcome to a new section of The Meducator, published in collaboration with the School of Nursing. This is a new feature in The Meducator, but nursing certainly isn’t a novel addition to the health sciences….
Articles
Restraint use in an acute setting: A nursing student’s perspective
I stood at the foot of the stretcher and I watched a team of police officers, nurses, and security staff fighting to detain an agitated young woman. She was brought into the emergency department due…
From patient to person-centred care
As a successful healthcare leader, innovator, and catalyst for change, Dr. Michael Apkon, MD, PhD, MBA, has led three of the largest academic medical institutions in North America. This fall, Dr. Apkon —the President and…
Bench to baby belly: An interview with Dr. Deborah Sloboda
Dr. Deborah Slobada is an Associated Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University. Dedicated to improving maternal and child health, she explores the relationship between prenatal risk factors, such as…
Fecal microbiota transplantation: The power of poop
Access Full Text ABSTRACT Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), a procedure involving the transfer of stool from healthy donors to patients, has demonstrated success in re-establishing gut microbiota homeostasis and facilitating the recovery of metabolic and…
Identifying genes associated with biofilm production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Access Full Text ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen associated with a variety of life-threatening diseases. Infections caused by P. aeruginosa can be nearly untreatable because of its multidrug-resistance. One of the characteristics of…
Exploring the novel role of high mobility group box 1 protein in severe influenza infection
Access Full Text ABSTRACT Severe influenza infections are a common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ARDS is characterized by acute lung injury as well as pulmonary edema or “leakage,” which is caused by…
Adverse childhood experiences: A public health challenge
Access Full Text INTRODUCTION The life-course approach to health and the critical period model of disease causation posit that adult health is shaped by experiences in early life, specifically during critical developmental periods.1 Adverse Childhood…
Dispelling potential fears associated with stem cell donation: An evidence-based commentary
Access Full Text ABSTRACT An increasing number of patients require life-saving stem cell transplants, often from unrelated donors. In order to facilitate this process, bone marrow and stem cell registries have been established to genetically…
Biohacking: The next scientific revolution?
The biohacking movement was catapulted into mainstream attention when AIDS patient Tristan Roberts livestreamed a self-injection with an untested gene therapy vector.1 Biohacking, also known as Do-It-Yourself Biology, is the technological manipulation of biological systems…