Patient Lifestyle

Greek authorities searching for missing British doctor who popularized fasting for weight loss
Dr. Michael Mosley has often pushed his body to extreme lengths to see the effects of his diets and also lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for a BBC documentary.
A pill for HIV stigma? Casey House hospital creates ‘Stigmavir’ for healthcare providers
A Toronto hospital has created Stigmavir, a made-up medication for HIV stigma, complete with a pitch-perfect drug ad that is ‘proven to reduce mild to severe HIV stigma in healthcare professionals.’

The value of observation

You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to practice the powerful art of observation—after all, his literary inventor was a physician.
Patient went to ER 180 times, says Eby, as he names science adviser on drug crisis

‘As the toxic-drug crisis changes, we’re facing new challenges and grappling with a growing group of people who are very sick and struggling in our streets and emergency rooms.’
An extremely effective and simple piece of preventative medicine? Get patients to cut down on salt

Evidence shows it substantially adds to CVD risk, but new policies may help with sodium reduction.
Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says

Dr. Holly Agostino, lead author of the guidelines, says wait times for eating disorder programs have grown dramatically.
Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability

Those with the condition have a constellation of issues, which also include short stature, small heads, seizures and low muscle mass.
Blending high-tech and low-tech innovations for long-term care adherence and more

Equipped with the right tech tools, Teresa Pitre says pharmacists can vastly improve medication adherence at home.
Not all suicidality is the same: Subtypes may lead to better diagnostic formulation

Study explores the usability and feasibility of four subtypes of suicidality in emergency mental healthcare.
Doctor denied access in one Ontario town finally hangs out shingle in another

Cars filled the parking lot of Georgian Winds with people lined up around the building, eager to be signed in to a first-come-first-serve slot for the newest addition to the health facility.

Greek authorities searching for missing British doctor who popularized fasting for weight loss

A pill for HIV stigma? Casey House hospital creates ‘Stigmavir’ for healthcare providers

The value of observation

Patient went to ER 180 times, says Eby, as he names science adviser on drug crisis

An extremely effective and simple piece of preventative medicine? Get patients to cut down on salt

Screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders, new pediatric guidance says

Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability

Blending high-tech and low-tech innovations for long-term care adherence and more

Not all suicidality is the same: Subtypes may lead to better diagnostic formulation

Doctor denied access in one Ontario town finally hangs out shingle in another