ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/3/2024
Don’t lump all women together: Guidelines for breast cancer screening don’t account for data-driven distinctions between racial groups
National guidelines recommend against screening until age 50, but Black, Hispanic and Asian women have peak incidence of breast cancer in their 40s, said Dr. Neil Isaac. - 3/2/2024
SCPP expands practice scope for techs
New scope for Saskatchewan techs aligns with NAPRA Model Compounding Competencies. - 3/2/2024
Ontario techs can now administer RSV vaccines
Registered techs can provide the vaccine to patients five years of age and older. - 2/29/2024
POLL: Where should physician services increases go?
See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. - 2/29/2024
AI and the primary care crisis: Not the solution but part of the solution
Ambient scribes could alleviate the administrative burden on family doctors some say. - 2/29/2024
Less invasive hysterectomy an option for some cervical cancer patients, study says
Canadian researchers say some women with early-stage cervical cancer can be safely treated with a less invasive hysterectomy that has fewer complications. - 2/29/2024
The challenges facing an early-mid career family physician
Dr. Alex Duong expresses disappointment in an opinion piece critical of the advice by a trio of FPs that residents delay starting comprehensive care practices in Ontario. - 2/29/2024
Cost-Effective Program to Retain Nurses
Support new nurse integration. Increase retention. - 2/29/2024
Patient, doctors hail federal diabetes drug plan as potentially ‘life-changing’
Dr. Tom Elliott, medical director of a diabetes clinic in Vancouver, said one of his patients was hospitalized last year because he could not afford to buy medication after paying for groceries. - 2/29/2024
What are the next steps on the Liberals’ long road to a national drug plan?
The first step is to negotiate universal coverage for birth control and diabetes drugs with provinces and territories—something Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s fairly certain he can accomplish by the next election.