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.
‘That Women Will Have the Same Opportunities as Men’
Stowe earned her medical degree in the United States two years after this rejection and returned to Canada in 1867 to become its first female physician, although she worked out of her Toronto clinic without a formal medical licence until 1880.
Stowe earned her medical degree in the United States two years after this rejection and returned to Canada in 1867 to become its first female physician, although she worked out of her Toronto clinic without a formal medical licence until 1880.
Introducing the Canadian COVID Society – Because We Need It
In 2022, (after the “mild” Omicron variant appeared on the scene) COVID was the 3rd leading cause of death in Canada (we don’t yet have the data for 2023).
In 2022, (after the “mild” Omicron variant appeared on the scene) COVID was the 3rd leading cause of death in Canada (we don’t yet have the data for 2023).
‘It’s Time to Do Something’: Climate Change Endangering Remote First Nations Communities
Manitoban reserves, like Island Lake, 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, have been threatened by impassable winter road conditions as day temperatures rose above freezing in early February.
Manitoban reserves, like Island Lake, 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, have been threatened by impassable winter road conditions as day temperatures rose above freezing in early February.
Florida’s ‘Quick Fix’: Instead of Looking to Canada for Cheaper Drugs, U.S. Should Regulate Its Own Prices
A limited drug supply may result in fewer treatment options available to patients, which infringes on the right to choose and limits autonomy.
A limited drug supply may result in fewer treatment options available to patients, which infringes on the right to choose and limits autonomy.