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- 6/23/2024
Updates in the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
New guidelines aim to equip healthcare professionals to better treat and support patients and their caregivers. - 6/20/2024
Refresher: Is it arthritis or gout?
Both gout and arthritis can cause pain and stiffness in multiple joints. But otherwise, the two tend to follow different patterns. - 6/19/2024
Children and heat: Extreme temperatures mean everyone from public health pros to primary care needs to pay more attention
Schools are still in session, and as Ontario experiences a lengthy heatwave, a pediatrician talks about the impact of extreme heat on kids, especially those in classrooms with no air conditioning. - 6/16/2024
Fibromyalgia: Prolonged fasting can alleviate symptoms
Supervised fasting lasting an average of seven to eight days resulted in a significant reduction in pain and improvement in quality of life. - 6/13/2024
The bride wore white (ish): Doctors get married in scrubs on lunch hour
Packed schedules didn't prevent these two from tying the knot at Toronto City Hall ahead of a bigger wedding reception. - 6/13/2024
‘A well-deserved trust’: Quebec pharmacists unanimous on Bill 67
Among the flagship measures tabled in Bill 67 is the power granted to pharmacists to do more tests and to prescribe and renew prescriptions indefinitely. - 6/6/2024
Non-pharmacological treatment for chronic cough valuable while new treatments in the pipeline
Speech-language pathologist can help with cough-suppresion training for patients who experience refractory or unexplained chronic cough, experts say - 5/16/2024
POP QUIZ: When should you test for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?
Although it is rare, A1ATD is considered to be under-diagnosed, and prompt treatment can decrease the rate of disease progression. - 5/1/2024
POP QUIZ: How is wildfire smoke different?
Wildfire smoke has different characteristics than other air pollution, which has implications for its impact on humans and its management. What makes it unique? - 4/30/2024
Doctors’ Day: Physicians get a dose of appreciation amid calls for ‘real, sustainable change’
From social media campaigns to city landmarks lit up in blue, Canadian organizations and individuals today are saying a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to the country's hard-working physicians