Patient Lifestyle

Case report: Follow-up on previous rash

Followup on a case at his walk-in that has become even more interesting according to Dr. Bob Dickson.
Cash infusion from province means that more children are getting surgeries on time

McMaster Children’s Hospital has recovered from a “horrible” time thanks in part to funding.
Slow vs. fast weight loss: What are the safety concerns?

The rate of weight loss impacts all-cause mortality in OA patients.
Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6

Novo Nordisk’s weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with obesity.
ASA should not be recommended as an adjuvant treatment for breast cancer

A U.S. and Canada study shows that ASA 300 mg daily does not improve risk of breast cancer recurrence or survival in individuals with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer.
Numerators and denominators

‘Of course, we get all these patients, where the GP has completely missed all those symptoms,’ I heard a specialist say. Needless to say, I was fuming.
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Counselling Corner: Seizures
Missed opportunity: Doctors should do more to help older patients with fractures avoid them in future

Fractures sharply increase mortality risks in older patients—and once they have one, the risk of a second fracture soon after also rises.

$Bone fracture broken$

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say