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- 2/5/2024
As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effects
Advances in treatment mean millions of people are surviving for years with incurable cancers. - 2/5/2024
Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiety disorders: Ontario study
Researchers also found that 12.3% of cannabis users with pre-existing anxiety but no record of hospitalization visited an emergency room or were admitted to hospital because their anxiety symptoms worsened. - 2/5/2024
Two approaches to ‘one problem per visit’
Imagine a Dr. Max and Dr. Min, faced with the policy against ‘one problem per visit,’ adapt differently in handling a patient with multiple concerns. - 2/4/2024
Case report: A red itchy rash everywhere
A 23-year-old woman presented at a walk-in clinic with a peculiar rash that had emerged four days after a brief period of nasal congestion. - 2/4/2024
Case report: Ringworm?
Working in a walk-in clinic offers a unique perspective on medical care compared to family practice—as seen with a child's persistent rash - 2/4/2024
Manulife to cover specialty drugs at any pharmacy following backlash
Manulife Canada chief executive Naveed Irshad says the company listened to concerns expressed by patients over the past week. - 2/4/2024
As investors pile into psychedelics, idealism gives way to pharma economics
While psychedelics are still illegal under U.S. federal law, companies are jostling to try and patent key ingredients found in magic mushrooms, ayahuasca and other substances. - 2/4/2024
COVID-19 reinfection rates high among people who are homeless, Toronto study says
The researchers followed 381 homeless people who had previously been infected with COVID-19 for about a year. - 2/4/2024
Company behind lab-grown milk protein eyes Canadian animal-free dairy market
Health Canada also says this protein ‘is no different in nutritional value compared to whey protein from cow’s milk.’ - 2/4/2024
Case report: On awakening
Dr. Robert Dickson comes across a case that reminds us of a lot of the important aspects of medical care.