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- 1/18/2016
Treating trauma with physician-inventor Dennis Filips
Dr. Dennis Filips, a former military surgeon, has created a device that's saving lives everywhere from war zones to emergency rooms - 1/18/2016
Testosterone update: Cardiac warnings, new guidelines
Canadian group aims to give physicians clarity amid the controversy - 1/18/2016
Screen-capped: A physician's guide to navigating the screen-time debate
In a Medical Post survey from last spring, 61% of the 588 Canadian family physicians, pediatricians and psychiatrists polled said their patients had asked them how much screen time was healthy. While a clear answer has been elusive (studies have yet to determine an obvious threshold after which spending time in front of a screen becomes harmful), almost every one of those doctors surveyed (98%) agreed that children under 12 in particular are spending "too much time" looking at screens.