Three-quarters of Canadians support legislation to curb sick notes: surveyCMA calls for elimination of workplace sick notes to create more healthcare capacity. MAiD and marginalized people: Coroner’s reports shed light on assisted death in OntarioLaws initially intended to compassionately help Canadians avoid suffering a painful death have metastasized into policies facilitating suicides of other Canadians seeking death to escape a painful life. Lower risk of abandoning treatment for opioid use disorder with methadone Study looked at data from a decade of treatment of opioid use disorder in British Columbia. Case report: Erysipelas? Dr. Bob Dickson has an interesting case at his walk-in—which brought to mind a term he hadn’t thought of in years. The incredible power of counseling psychology Dr. Davidicus Wong thinks again about the basic principles of neuroscience that every doctor should understand. Buzzing the brain: Home-based brain stimulation could help symptoms of depression Sessions are 30 minutes long and performed a few times a week. Combination of pembrolizumab and enfortumab vedotin approved for the treatment of bladder cancer Combination of antibody-drug conjugate and immunotherapy demonstrates better benefit-risk ratio than existing therapies for advanced bladder cancer. QUIZ: Ghosts in medicine Ghosts are everywhere in medicine, from cancer to orthopedic surgery. Test your knowledge of some of these spectres. POLL: Does the idea of reallocating more of FPs’ time from the healthy to the sick have merit? See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. A publicly funded virtual-care system would benefit us all The speed at which virtual care and nurse practitioner care expanded has led to issues of inequitable access for patients with some providers charging patients to speak with a doctor online or by phone or to consult with a nurse practitioner. First Previous 49 50 51 52 53 Next Last
