For most patients and families, that is progress. But when it comes to adolescents, easier access is not always better.
About Healthy Debate
How a Family Physicians’ Community of Practice Is Reshaping Dementia Care
These decisions carry serious consequences: reporting concerns to the Ministry of Transportation can mean the loss of independence for patients while failing to act can put drivers and the public at risk.
These decisions carry serious consequences: reporting concerns to the Ministry of Transportation can mean the loss of independence for patients while failing to act can put drivers and the public at risk.
Closing Safe Injection Sites Is Not a Solution
The patient was detailing the significant trauma they had endured, and how the alcohol use had escalated dangerously.
The patient was detailing the significant trauma they had endured, and how the alcohol use had escalated dangerously.
Embracing Disability Consciousness: Elevating Diverse Voices in Medical Education
Then one day, near the end of my family medicine residency, I sustained life-altering injuries and could no longer return to clinical work.
Then one day, near the end of my family medicine residency, I sustained life-altering injuries and could no longer return to clinical work.
Pharmacists Are Often the First to See Mental Health Issues. They Should Be Trained to Respond
These encounters are not uncommon. Research has shown that as many as 86 per cent of community pharmacists interacted with at least one patient they perceived to be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
These encounters are not uncommon. Research has shown that as many as 86 per cent of community pharmacists interacted with at least one patient they perceived to be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
Expertise Waiting in the Wings: Including the Arts Into the Centre of Care
Live entertainment provides a lovely night out for those inclined.
Live entertainment provides a lovely night out for those inclined.
Developing a New Model – Professional Arts Intersecting With Gerontology
However, a compelling shift is happening as we recognize that the later chapters of life are not just about preservation, but about creative expansion.
However, a compelling shift is happening as we recognize that the later chapters of life are not just about preservation, but about creative expansion.
Where Is the Care for Coaches in the Safe Sport Movement?
Coaches are responsible for planning practices, managing athletes during competition, ensuring they are up to date on their Safe Sport Training and fulfilling any additional commitments specific to their club or organization, to name a few.
Coaches are responsible for planning practices, managing athletes during competition, ensuring they are up to date on their Safe Sport Training and fulfilling any additional commitments specific to their club or organization, to name a few.
Androgenetic Alopecia Is More Than Just a ‘Cosmetic’ Issue
When my mother told me she wore a hairpiece, I understood my future before I was old enough to fully accept it.
When my mother told me she wore a hairpiece, I understood my future before I was old enough to fully accept it.
When the Rescuer Becomes the Patient: Reflections on Accidental High-Energy Defibrillation During Code Blue
Unfortunately, I found myself in that position – attending to a Code Blue, and shortly afterward suffering from accidental shock, becoming a patient in my own hospital’s emergency department.
Unfortunately, I found myself in that position – attending to a Code Blue, and shortly afterward suffering from accidental shock, becoming a patient in my own hospital’s emergency department.
CSC Policy Change Endangers Health and Lives in Correctional Facilities
In early February, Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner held an inquest into the tragic deaths of five individuals in federal custody at Collins Bay Institution due to fentanyl toxicity.
In early February, Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner held an inquest into the tragic deaths of five individuals in federal custody at Collins Bay Institution due to fentanyl toxicity.
Beyond Burnout: Why a Thriving Medical Profession Is Essential for Patient Care
For most of my medical career, physician burnout was treated as a personal failing, something to overcome through sheer grit.
For most of my medical career, physician burnout was treated as a personal failing, something to overcome through sheer grit.
From Bombed Refineries to Empty Fridges: A Faraway War Raises Health Concerns at Home
The joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran’s subsequent regional retaliation, has created one of the most significant energy disruptions since the 1970s.
The joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran’s subsequent regional retaliation, has created one of the most significant energy disruptions since the 1970s.
Hantavirus Outbreak Shows We Haven’t Learned the Lesson of Sars-1 or COVID-19
Hope for the best, plan for the worst is a cliché, for sure. But it is way better than hope for the best, plan for the best, which is what the WHO seems to be doing.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst is a cliché, for sure. But it is way better than hope for the best, plan for the best, which is what the WHO seems to be doing.
Shamed to Death: How Stigma, Not Science, Is Killing Canadians With Lung Cancer
Every Wednesday in December, the floor of Christian Finley’s lung cancer clinic disappears, buried under gift bags and boxes. Chocolate. Christmas cards.
Every Wednesday in December, the floor of Christian Finley’s lung cancer clinic disappears, buried under gift bags and boxes. Chocolate. Christmas cards.
The Words We Use: Mental Health Literacy Is Expanding but Not Always Improving
That shift matters. For a long time, people struggled in silence without language that felt accessible or validating. Greater awareness has reduced stigma and opened doors to care.
That shift matters. For a long time, people struggled in silence without language that felt accessible or validating. Greater awareness has reduced stigma and opened doors to care.