Patient Compliance

The iDOCTOR will see you now
You can see a doctor virtually without being examined—physical contact unnecessary. In fact, some medical interactions happen by voice only or text messaging so even “seeing” your doctor has been made superfluous.
Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health: new research
To determine the role that bacteria play in lipid production, we exposed keratinocytes, the cells that make up the epidermis, to different bacteria naturally present on the skin and analyzed changes in lipid composition.

Female physicians impossible to find for Lethbridge residents

According to the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta physician directory, there are 141 active family doctors in Lethbridge. Of that 141, only 56 of the search results are female.
Sign this and lie for me: Doctor who took patient to a concert tried to push friend to provide false alibi

Dr. Raymond David Stein also grabbed the patient's waist and thigh during a Beatles tribute concert while he appeared to be sleeping, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.
I don’t know how we can survive

Dr. Jabir Jassam uses an allegory to talk about the finance challenges facing doctors’ offices.
Acetylcysteine infusion overdoses lead to multiple deaths

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada has found key similarities in all cases that led to the overdoses.
Will updated COVID vaccines work against latest variant? Canadian scientists monitor global research

Canada’s first known case ofthe Omicron variantBA.2.86 was detected this week in British Columbia as the country became the seventh in the world to report its presence.
Doctors urge parents to ensure kids vaccines up to date as they head back to school

Public health agencies across the country have been running vaccine catch-up programs.
Arexvy: first RSV vaccine for older adults expected to be available this fall

The vaccine is used to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years of age or older.
Infant antibiotics use and disrupted gut microbiome linked to childhood allergies, asthma and eczema, researchers say

The risk of developing at least one of the major allergies more than doubled by age five for kids who had been prescribed antibiotics before their first birthday.

The iDOCTOR will see you now

Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health: new research

Female physicians impossible to find for Lethbridge residents

Sign this and lie for me: Doctor who took patient to a concert tried to push friend to provide false alibi

I don’t know how we can survive

Acetylcysteine infusion overdoses lead to multiple deaths

Will updated COVID vaccines work against latest variant? Canadian scientists monitor global research

Doctors urge parents to ensure kids vaccines up to date as they head back to school

Arexvy: first RSV vaccine for older adults expected to be available this fall

Infant antibiotics use and disrupted gut microbiome linked to childhood allergies, asthma and eczema, researchers say