Andrew McRae

2 months ago | cmaj.ca | Jake Hayward |Rhonda J. Rosychuk |Andrew McRae |Aynharan Sinnarajah

Opioid prescriptions are a factor in some overdose-related deaths,1–4 and this awareness has driven substantial reductions in prescribing.5–7 Despite these reductions, mortality has increased, with more than 500 000 opioid-related deaths in North America since 2016.8–10 In Alberta, Canada, the proportion of people who filled an opioid prescription dropped 35% between 2016 and 2021, but opioid-related deaths tripled, from 554 to 1510 per year, largely because of potent opioids in the illegal...

2 months ago | rnz.co.nz | Andrew McRae

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the rigours of nearly three years of war and the toll on Ukrainians underscored the need to bring the conflict rapidly to an end. Western support is continuing for Ukraine, but there is a desire around the world for the war to end, and no more so than in Washington, under US President Donald Trump.

Sep 30, 2024 | nature.com | Patrick Archambault |Rhonda J. Rosychuk |Lorraine Graves |Jeffrey Perry |Steven Brooks |Laurie J. Morrison | +10 more

AbstractSymptoms of the Post-COVID-19 Condition are often non-specific making it a challenge to distinguish them from symptoms due to other medical conditions. In this study, we compare the proportion of emergency department patients who developed symptoms consistent with the World Health Organization’s Post-COVID-19 Condition clinical case definition between those who tested positive for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 infection and time-matched patients who tested negative.

Sep 11, 2024 | timeshighereducation.com | Andrew McRae

Of all the muddled post-election messaging from the UK’s new government and, equally, the new Office for Students leadership, one statement has appeared to set the tone. Sir David Behan, interim chair of the OfS, declared in an interview last month that “the golden age of universities” is “probably over”. I have learned two things about golden age discourse from my career as a literature professor. The first is that golden ages are almost always located in the past.

Jun 3, 2024 | tes.com | Andrew McRae |Robert Eaglestone |Gail Marshall

At school, the study of English is part of the fabric of educational life. This is how it has been for over a hundred years - and no doubt one reason why the subject has proved so popular at university for many years as students were drawn to continue their studies of great literature, poetry, plays and more. But these are precarious times for the study of English after school age.