Patient-First Language

The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health Ontario say almost 3,000 people died from drug or alcohol toxicity in 2021, compared to nearly 1,600 people in 2018.

Digital communication can make the doctor-patient relationship more fraught.

The professional order overseeing the province’s doctors was the first group to testify at two days of consultations on a bill aimed at instituting a “cultural safety approach” toward Indigenous patients.

An essay in the New York Times from pediatrician Dr. Aaron E. Carroll has kicked off discussion as to why patients are reluctant to engage with proven pharmacological treatments—especially where certain stigmatized conditions like depression or obesity are concerned.

Prosecutors started an investigation in 2015 after undercover trash inspectors found pharmaceutical drugs, and syringes filled with human blood and even body parts removed during surgery inside bins handled by municipal waste haulers.

Studies have linked better health outcomes in Black patients to having a healthcare provider of the same race.

Primary care clinicians grapple with ambiguity, taking in an unfiltered account of a patient’s life and priorities, so it’s no surprise that AI in decision-making will hinge significantly on its explainability.

This is not a fairy tale, it’s a true story about a duckling who found happiness in a warm house, snuggling with humans.