Patient Lifestyle

Pharmacists, you don’t need enemies . . . but you have to learn to live with them

Just like your car. You need both the accelerator and the brakes. One without the other can lead to disaster. Someone with a different perspective or tactic is not your enemy. I am reasonably sure they are looking forward to a better tomorrow, just as you are.
Not all placebo effects are the same

Which psychiatric conditions benefit the most?
My life as a family doctor in Sault Ste. Marie

With 10,000 patients being de-rostered due to a shortage of family doctors in her city, Dr. Adrianna Schamp talks the challenges of family medicine.
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Counselling Corner: Learn about seasonal allergic rhinitis
Doctors engage the public by bringing a human side to social media

Our new study shows that physicians feel it’s important to show their personal side on social media, presenting their “human self” as well as their “professional self.”
Five tips for keeping pediatric patients safe in community practice

Evidence suggests that errors in pediatric prescriptions are three times more likely to cause harm compared to those related to adults.
GLP-1 agonists and suicidality

Cases of suicidality have been reported among patients using GLP-1 receptor agonists for diabetes and/or obesity.
Study examines racism reported by Black medical students at Saskatchewan school

CMAJ study reveals incidents such as a senior doctor’s repeated use of a racial slur and comments that perpetuated stereotypes.

Outdriving your pharmacist headlights