Patient Compliance

Case report: More and more back spots
The patient reported having “moles” on her body for years. For some reason, the number of lesions and extent of distribution had increased dramatically over the past few months.
Three strikes, suspended for 18 months: Doctor asked three women employees to perform a scrotal exam on him
Dr. Biagio Iannantuono, who was appointed in 2017 as interim chief of staff at a hospital in the cottage community of Muskoka, Ont., proposed the genital exams as a training exercise for the three hospital staffers.

New tool helps practitioners identify what medications are safe to use while breastfeeding

Called the Upper Area Under the Curve Ratio (UAR) metric, the modelling system allows researchers to simulate how a drug moves through a person.
Popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia

Some anesthesiologists in the U.S. and Canada say they’re seeing more patients on weight-loss drugs inhaling food and liquid into their lungs during sedation.
Poll: How often do you fire patients?

Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say.
A classified ad in the BMJ brought this GP from the U.K. to a 56-year career in Ontario

The appeal of also being able to work in hospital, as a family physician, drew this Oxford grad to Canada.
Take this empathy and call me in the morning: Could your good vibes ease the pain?

A new study used MRI to scan the brains of patients with chronic pain. It turns out a doctor in the room can make a difference.
‘Lost it all’: Doctor imprisoned for fentanyl trafficking is rebuilding his life—one story at a time

More than six years after he finished serving eight months of a two-year prison sentence, Dr. Darryl Jordan Gebien wants to talk about his experience, in hopes of helping other people with addictions.
Is your patient really allergic to penicillin? Oral challenge is safe way to find out: study

Researchers used a clinical decision tool to identify patients at low risk of a penicillin allergy before giving an oral challenge.
The perils of golfing doctors

Accidents happen in golf and they can be quite serious. This story was extra precarious as it involved one of my teachers during my residency.

Case report: More and more back spots

Three strikes, suspended for 18 months: Doctor asked three women employees to perform a scrotal exam on him

New tool helps practitioners identify what medications are safe to use while breastfeeding

Popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia

Poll: How often do you fire patients?

A classified ad in the BMJ brought this GP from the U.K. to a 56-year career in Ontario

Take this empathy and call me in the morning: Could your good vibes ease the pain?

‘Lost it all’: Doctor imprisoned for fentanyl trafficking is rebuilding his life—one story at a time

Is your patient really allergic to penicillin? Oral challenge is safe way to find out: study

The perils of golfing doctors