Patient Lifestyle

Samantha DiSimone’s son Vito was hospitalized in January in New York for a heart valve ailment at 9 months old. Hospital staff brought in a sealed package with a gown from material with a pattern from the “Cars” movie.

 Current guidelines recommend weight loss to help manage gout, but a clinical trial conducted in Denmark brings that advice into question.

Research suggests including the composition of the vaginal microbiota in a screening program to identify women at risk.

From RateMDs to Google to patients’ social media: physician reviews are everywhere these days.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues guidance on management, including use of the new cardiac myosin inhibitor, mavacamten, for symptomatic disease.

Nicotine pouches have health and environmental harm reduction potential but can promote nicotine addiction.

Conflict with patients can have serious consequences for the health of doctors and the safety of care. How can you minimize these situations and avoid escalation?

Academics and pharmacy researchers to convene in Banff this summer for this conference that’s being held in Canada for the first time