The WHO report released Thursday is an attempt to standardize terminology used to describe the transmission of pathogens through the air.
Is Triage a Dead End for Health Care?
In response, we are increasingly turning to triage, hoping to prioritize our use of scarce health-care resources.
In response, we are increasingly turning to triage, hoping to prioritize our use of scarce health-care resources.
If Not You, Who Will Make Your Medical Decisions?
Salome, a 79-year-old Inuk woman who lives in a rural, isolated community in Northern Canada, is a real-life example of how ACP can relieve the burdens and pressures on families, support networks and medical care givers.
Salome, a 79-year-old Inuk woman who lives in a rural, isolated community in Northern Canada, is a real-life example of how ACP can relieve the burdens and pressures on families, support networks and medical care givers.
Cycling and Safer Roads: Improving Public Health Through Urban Planning
More than 50 per cent of road fatalities are vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are disproportionately from lower incomes; more than 50 per cent of our urban landscape lacks the basic infrastructure to support all forms of transport.
More than 50 per cent of road fatalities are vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are disproportionately from lower incomes; more than 50 per cent of our urban landscape lacks the basic infrastructure to support all forms of transport.
Why Every Canadian Hospital Should Be a ‘Research’ Hospital
In major cities, there are also “academic” hospitals, institutions that are affiliated with medical schools and provide education to medical students and residents, as well as highly specialized care such as advanced surgical procedures and cancer care.
In major cities, there are also “academic” hospitals, institutions that are affiliated with medical schools and provide education to medical students and residents, as well as highly specialized care such as advanced surgical procedures and cancer care.
Nicotine Pouches: Salvation for Smokers or Temptation for Teens?
One would expect that the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Lung Association would welcome a new product that could reduce the cancer, heart attacks and lung disease caused by smoking.
One would expect that the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Lung Association would welcome a new product that could reduce the cancer, heart attacks and lung disease caused by smoking.
Leading with the Good News in Family Medicine
It is more important to be clear about what you are fighting for than what you are fighting against.
It is more important to be clear about what you are fighting for than what you are fighting against.
Students Call for Improved Refugee Health Education in Ontario Medical Schools
40 per cent of schools have spent less than five hours on refugee/migrant health over the entire undergraduate curriculum.
40 per cent of schools have spent less than five hours on refugee/migrant health over the entire undergraduate curriculum.
Food Oral Immunotherapy Through a Parent’s Lens: A Paradigm Shift in Food Allergy Management
A 15-month-old boy with a history of multiple food allergies presented to the allergy clinic for a second opinion regarding food allergy management.
A 15-month-old boy with a history of multiple food allergies presented to the allergy clinic for a second opinion regarding food allergy management.
End-of-Life Care – Infusing the ‘Person’ Back Into the ‘Patient’
As a palliative care physician, I find myself at odds with the current culture of health care.
As a palliative care physician, I find myself at odds with the current culture of health care.
‘Unshrinking’ Tackles Fat Shaming and Bigotry
Saying and doing nasty things to people who are obese is one of the last outposts of bigotry. The incidents of abuse are legion.
Saying and doing nasty things to people who are obese is one of the last outposts of bigotry. The incidents of abuse are legion.
‘Where Words Fail, Music Speaks’
As people age, gray matter in the brain declines, affecting vital mental processes, memory, emotions and movement. Studying music has the opposite effect.
As people age, gray matter in the brain declines, affecting vital mental processes, memory, emotions and movement. Studying music has the opposite effect.
Access to Family Doctor Crucial Step in Weeding out Fact From Fiction
During the pandemic, dangerous myths circulated online, ranging from the idea that drinking bleach would kill COVID-19 to claims that vaccines were unsafe.
During the pandemic, dangerous myths circulated online, ranging from the idea that drinking bleach would kill COVID-19 to claims that vaccines were unsafe.
Prescribing Compassion: Standing up Against Transphobic Policies in Alberta
Gender-affirming care encompasses a continuum of social, psychological and medical interventions that support trans people in expressing their gender identity, and is endorsed by the Canadian Pediatric Society and Canadian Psychological Association.
Gender-affirming care encompasses a continuum of social, psychological and medical interventions that support trans people in expressing their gender identity, and is endorsed by the Canadian Pediatric Society and Canadian Psychological Association.
Setting the Record Straight: Medical Experts Debunk the Biggest Myths in Their Field
With the advancement of sophisticated AI-powered disinformation such as “deepfakes,” deciphering between fact and fiction is an increasingly challenging task.
With the advancement of sophisticated AI-powered disinformation such as “deepfakes,” deciphering between fact and fiction is an increasingly challenging task.
Waging War on Our Immune Systems: Immunologist Explains the Horrifying Toll of Measles
Though the horrors of measles are too far back for many in North America to remember, there was a time when measles decimated entire populations.
Though the horrors of measles are too far back for many in North America to remember, there was a time when measles decimated entire populations.