/oss/taxonomy/term/4387/all en /oss/article/medical/can-psychedelic-drugs-help-depression <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the</em> <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-can-psychedelic-drugs-help-with-depression"><em>Montreal Gazette.</em></a></p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9658 at /oss /oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition/when-it-comes-taking-medicine-its-not-only-matter-what-also-how <p>Serendipitous discoveries are legendary in science. Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, Perkin’s of mauve, Silver’s of post-it notes, Roentgen’s of x-rays, Fahlberg’s of saccharin, Plunkett’s of Teflon, Spencer’s of microwave cooking, Becquerel’s of radioactivity, Goodyear’s of vulcanized rubber, de Mestral’s of Velcro, Benedictus’ of safety glass, and Pfizer’s discovery of Viagra all were accidental findings in the sense that they were not the result of a search for a particular goal. To their credit, all these scientists were able to capitalize on their chance observation. Dr.</p> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9655 at /oss /oss/article/health/heart-attacks-and-depression <p>A little-known fact in the field of cardiology is that the depression rate among patients after a heart attack is quite high. Rates of major depressive disorder have varied between 15% and 25% in cardiac patients and depression has been shown to be a significant <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/408863">predictor of mortality</a>. So, on the one hand, treating depression in cardiac patients should be an obvious proposition.</p> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:16:58 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8164 at /oss