Patient Compliance

‘Really hard for physicians’: Is your patient experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?
Dr. Michelle Sholzberg has advice what (and what not) to ask patients to get an accurate picture of whether their menstrual bleeding is really abnormal.
Ontario Union of Family Physicians declares Red Alert for family medicine in Ontario
We feel it is no longer safe to practice comprehensive family medicine in Ontario. It is unsafe economically. More importantly, it is unsafe for your health and well-being.

Mark Cuban rips PBMs apart in White House listening session on ‘drug middlemen’

Mark Cuban got into the pharmacy game in 2022 with his Cost Plus online generics business—and had some choice words about how PBMs impact indie pharmacies.
Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs

Miniorgans, or ‘organoids,’ are tiny simplified structures that can be used to test new medical treatments.
Manitoba plans buffer zones to restrict protests near abortion clinics

‘I think it’s important to recognize that governments have a responsibility to protect Manitobans that are seeking to access healthcare,’ Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine said.
Pharmacogenetic testing to guide therapy for children with mental health conditions

A Canadian Paediatric Society practice point document addresses the use and interpretation of pharmacogenetic testing for psychoactive medications in children.
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop

Many worry, rightly, that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In clinical trials, patients who paused the drugs put back on most of the weight they lost.
Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, prevent further illness

The founders are two ER doctors, an engineer, a physicist and a governance expert.
A rallying cry for family medicine—and other healthcare professionals

A recent opinion piece that discourages family medicine doctors from starting a practice in Ontario at this time has Maria DiDanieli deeply troubled.
Drug site idea for Richmond, B.C., was ditched. Why are critics still so furious?

Protesters have chanted, cheered and sobbed at city hall, marched by the hundreds and organized petitions.

‘Really hard for physicians’: Is your patient experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?

Ontario Union of Family Physicians declares Red Alert for family medicine in Ontario

Mark Cuban rips PBMs apart in White House listening session on ‘drug middlemen’

Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs

Manitoba plans buffer zones to restrict protests near abortion clinics

Pharmacogenetic testing to guide therapy for children with mental health conditions

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop

Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, prevent further illness

A rallying cry for family medicine—and other healthcare professionals

Drug site idea for Richmond, B.C., was ditched. Why are critics still so furious?