ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/8/2021
$2.6 million overpaid to physicians and pharmacists: RAMQ investigation
The RAMQ applies systematic control measures that target the all billing healthcare professionals or the entire billing of an agreement situation. - 8/5/2021
Equity and diversity cannot be left to chance
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) wants to engage a diverse group of leaders to help shape our association and our future work. And so, we need to ensure our board and committees are made up of people from a broad range of communities and backgrounds. - 8/5/2021
Can beautiful VR experiences help patients endure painful procedures?
A urology study found that patients experienced fewer indicators of pain while watching and listening to an Icelandic waterfall. - 8/5/2021
Bird is the word!
Here's the first entry in our Pharmacists' Favourite Photo contest. Send us your favourite photo to enter! - 8/5/2021
Sudbury health unit setting up Hepatitis A vaccine clinics in response to warning about frozen mango products
A completely new vaccine push is on in Sudbury, but this time it is for a possible Hepatitis-A contamination linked to certain frozen mango products. - 8/5/2021
Ongoing study tests remote lung-health monitoring for COVID-19 patients recovering at home
Canadians who test positive for COVID-19 can enroll in the program and be sent Butterfly iQ+ at-home point-of-care lung ultrasound device. - 8/4/2021
Controversial Alzheimer’s drug highlights concerns about Health Canada approval process
I see people suffering from dementia almost every day when I’m working in the emergency department in downtown Toronto, and I’ve watched friends stripped of their lives by this disease. - 8/4/2021
Household products increase the risk of asthma
Products commonly used in the home should carry a warning that they increase the risk of asthma, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the University of Exeter. - 8/4/2021
Doctors without vaccines
After writing an opinion item for the Medical Post recently called "Should we fire anti-vaxxer patients?" that showed quite a range of opinions from physicians about COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Jabir Jassam returns to this topic to understand his colleagues’ opinions regarding the vaccines.