Europe

You think you know about drugs in the Netherlands. You’re probably wrong

A man in a Rotterdam clinic placed a large dose of pharmaceutical-grade heroin on a piece of foil, heated it from underneath and inhaled the vapour through a tube. I stood a few feet away, behind a glass wall, watching.

Clinical trial disruptions in Ukraine a little-known consequence of war

The Russian invasion has upended hundreds of clinical trials and interrupted the delivery of life-saving treatments, with devastating consequences for both Ukrainians and Russians.

From music to medicine: Organization strikes a new note at the Ukrainian border

The second installment from Canadian emergency physician and journalist Anthony Fong as he describes his experience at the Ukraine-Polish border, treating Ukrainian refugees fleeing the full-scale invasion of their country.

Prescription drug coverage: how does Canada compare?

Slowing growth in health care spending: temporary blip or permanent gain?