Compassion is one of the world’s oldest virtues. But to keep it relevant to the demands of today, it has to change.
Public Health and Restoring the Theatre Experience
Yes, a public health approach can revive moviegoing
Yes, a public health approach can revive moviegoing
Trust and Risk Resilience in the Age of AI
Reputational risk isn’t new, and my health-care communications practice has long grappled with Hollywood’s portrayal of “big pharma.”
Reputational risk isn’t new, and my health-care communications practice has long grappled with Hollywood’s portrayal of “big pharma.”
Medical Education’s Next Frontier: Space
Some astronauts have a health-care background themselves.
Some astronauts have a health-care background themselves.
Ethical Issues Cloud Online Ozempic Prescription Services
The popularity of semaglutide, more commonly known as Ozempic, as a weight-loss drug rather than its original purpose of helping to manage Type 2 diabetes has created shortages for patients and raised ethical questions about its use.
The popularity of semaglutide, more commonly known as Ozempic, as a weight-loss drug rather than its original purpose of helping to manage Type 2 diabetes has created shortages for patients and raised ethical questions about its use.
Apologies Are Not Enough. How Canadian Blood Services Can Rebuild Trust With 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
In September 2022, CBS removed its donor deferral policy that rejected blood and plasma donations from all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people.
In September 2022, CBS removed its donor deferral policy that rejected blood and plasma donations from all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people.
Artificially Wise: Can AI Truly Make Smart Clinical Decisions?
After generating 5,000 unique, photorealistic images, this is what the world looks like to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) model Stable Diffusion.
After generating 5,000 unique, photorealistic images, this is what the world looks like to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) model Stable Diffusion.
The Big Data Minefield as AI Shapes the Future of Health Care
Why pearl-clutch over artificial intelligence (AI) in health care when we greeted the Internet with open arms, gleefully eschewing paper charting for dictation?
Why pearl-clutch over artificial intelligence (AI) in health care when we greeted the Internet with open arms, gleefully eschewing paper charting for dictation?
Legally Blind: The AI health-Care Market Is in Feverish Demand
while the myriad benefits are dizzying, there are frighteningly few infrastructural supports at present to guide physicians through what is uncharted territory.
While the myriad benefits are dizzying, there are frighteningly few infrastructural supports at present to guide physicians through what is uncharted territory.
Access to Abortion Is Not Just a Matter of Health, It Is a Matter of Basic Human Rights
History has demonstrated that banning abortions does not prevent them.
History has demonstrated that banning abortions does not prevent them.
Involuntary Drug Treatment: ‘Compassionate Intervention’ or Policy Dead End?
Welz can understand why the families of people using unregulated drugs would want to force their loved ones to get help.
Welz can understand why the families of people using unregulated drugs would want to force their loved ones to get help.
Privilege. Blame. Allyship. Reflecting on Reconciliation as a Non-indigenous Physician
I am a doctor who works in the hospital where Brian Sinclair died after waiting over 30 hours for care. Systemic racism and structural barriers failed Mr. Sinclair and led to his preventable death.
I am a doctor who works in the hospital where Brian Sinclair died after waiting over 30 hours for care. Systemic racism and structural barriers failed Mr. Sinclair and led to his preventable death.
Undervalued and Underappreciated: Perceptions From Future Family Physicians
That we are in a primary care crisis in Canada has been well documented. One third of people living in Quebec, British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces do not have a primary care provider.
That we are in a primary care crisis in Canada has been well documented. One third of people living in Quebec, British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces do not have a primary care provider.
Backlash Against Call for Equity in Medicine Is Misguided
CanMEDS outlines the core competencies of medical professionals in Canada and guides medical school curricula.
CanMEDS outlines the core competencies of medical professionals in Canada and guides medical school curricula.
Beyond Acceptance: Fostering Inclusive Care for Sex and Gender Minority Youth
Many of the most effective strategies have been found to be anchored in social and emotional factors such as fostering positive and stable parental and home environments and maintaining personal relationships.
Many of the most effective strategies have been found to be anchored in social and emotional factors such as fostering positive and stable parental and home environments and maintaining personal relationships.
Fluoride in Canadian Taps: Is It Ethical to Neglect the Oral Needs of the Marginalized?
For decades, fluoride has been hailed as a champion in the fight against tooth decay among people from all social backgrounds.
For decades, fluoride has been hailed as a champion in the fight against tooth decay among people from all social backgrounds.