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- 1/10/2024
QUIZ: What you need to know about dental health to help your patients
Test your knowledge around Canada's new plan and other dental health questions. - 1/9/2024
Reduce the risks of nosocomial pneumonia just by brushing your teeth?
Study results highlight the importance of implementing an oral health routine that includes toothbrushing for hospitalized patients. - 1/7/2024
In sickness and in health: High BP often correlates between spouses
A study of thousands of couples shows that high blood pressure often affects both partners—suggesting maintenance of issues like hypertension should take a family, rather than individual, approach. - 1/4/2024
Think you’re good at multitasking? Here’s how your brain compensates—and how this changes with age
When tasks become complex or energy-demanding, like driving a car while talking on the phone, our performance often drops on one or both. Here’s why. - 1/3/2024
Oral health is health: Better access to dental care may have potential benefits beyond Canadians’ mouths
Dental pain is only the most obvious way oral health is linked to overall health. A healthy, disease-free mouth is key to quality of life and well-being. - 1/2/2024
Winter brings more than ugly sweaters: How the season affects people’s brains and behaviour
While it’s one thing to identify seasonal tendencies in the population, it’s much trickier to try to untangle why they exist. - 12/18/2023
Sore joints now that it’s getting cold?
It’s tempting to be less active during the winter, but doing more could help you or your patients feel better - 12/18/2023
Solve my problem: What are some tips for paying off debt and starting my practice on a good financial footing?
We appreciate your help and your colleagues will appreciate your insights! - 12/13/2023
B.C. doctor who got fired over refusing COVID-19 vaccination loses appeal
The decision states hospitalist must be held accountable for the fact that her refusal left her unvaccinated and unable to work under provincial law. - 12/6/2023
Preoperative frailty assessments should be standard, anesthesiologist says
Assessment tool for those 65+ informs care and results in better outcomes for patients—but they are not used nearly enough