Patient-First Language

Course for healthcare providers aims to address anti-Black racism in healthcare
Dr. Onye Nnorom says, ‘one of the things that is difficult about racism in healthcare is that you’re not always sure if the way you’re treated, because it’s so subtle, is due to racism.’
Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955
Richard Beauvais, who had been raised Métis, did an at-home ancestry kit that said he was Ukrainian and Jewish.

Is children’s medicine too sweet?

Study shows participants' phenotypes and certain genetic variations have an impact.
When to call up a colleague rather than calling them out

One of my patients—a trans man—told me he left urgent care because of how embarrassing an interaction with the doctor there became. Luckily, his subsequent trip to the ER and laparoscopic appendectomy went well.
‘Complete disregard’: Patient lost disability benefits because of doctor’s failure to complete forms

Toronto family physician Dr. Mei Lump-Mee Hwang, who kept the same patient waiting on several occasions—sometimes for as long as six hours—has been suspended for 12 months.
Spied on by a competitor, probed over a legitimate contract: Pharmacist's ordeal ends with acquittal

A competing pharmacy owner told the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec that he sometimes followed Sonnie Albert-Giroux. On some of these occasions, he alleged, she arrived at her pharmacy after it had already opened.
On the diagnostic trail of ‘dizzy and tired’ with Dr. Max and Dr. Min

'While Dr. Min got to the root of the diagnosis and Dr. Max didn't ... Both had been there for this family over the long haul. And if that's not good enough, I don't know what is.'
Resolve in defeat: J.J. McCarthy and the CaRMs UnMatchables

Going unmatched in 2003 gave me some serious doubts about my abilities. My skills. Was it a mistake to go into medicine? Could I be happy in another field? Did I leave the stove on?
Quebec woman gives birth outside after finding hospital door locked

The health authority says employees heard noises outside the Ste-Croix hospital early Tuesday morning and discovered the woman and her newborn.
Kid guilt

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes grapples with guilt over the perceived imbalance between a demanding medical career and the time spent with her children.

Course for healthcare providers aims to address anti-Black racism in healthcare

Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955

Is children’s medicine too sweet?

When to call up a colleague rather than calling them out

‘Complete disregard’: Patient lost disability benefits because of doctor’s failure to complete forms

Spied on by a competitor, probed over a legitimate contract: Pharmacist's ordeal ends with acquittal

On the diagnostic trail of ‘dizzy and tired’ with Dr. Max and Dr. Min

Resolve in defeat: J.J. McCarthy and the CaRMs UnMatchables

Quebec woman gives birth outside after finding hospital door locked

Kid guilt