Cultural Competence

While science has helped us understand the inner workings of this thing called love, there's still so much we don't know—like how to have a successful first date, or how to heal a broken heart.

Melanie Hodge of Regina filed a complaint last week, helped by a support worker, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Dalhia Chiche-More, knows that one day this will all be over but she wonders if medicine will ever be the same again?

Wait times for specialists are long for many reasons and unnecessary referrals from family doctors are one of these reasons, says Dr. Jabir Jassam.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine received a $1 million donation from the Slaight Family Foundation to support 40 BIPOC women medical students who live in Northern Ontario.

Led by an award-winning diabetes educator, the pilot project has already signed up more than 50 participants. But food insecurity faced by some of these kids may stir up a few challenges.

In one instance, Dr. David Lee James Wardle said he exposed a patient's breast because he thought he had operated on it. He had not.

The combined factors that shape diet can include personal factors, such as taste preferences and knowledge of healthy foods; social influences like friends, families and co-workers; and physical surroundings, including stores and advertising.