Patient Lifestyle

Nova Scotia children's hospital sees historically high patient numbers
Dr. Andrew Lynk said Thursday that Halifax children's hospital IWK Health Centre is seeing patient numbers higher than he's experienced in his more than 30-year career.
Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students
Teddy Bear Hospital program helps alleviate kids’ fears around interactions with healthcare professionals.

Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks

SOGC menopause and cardiovascular disease guideline details benefits, risks.
Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

Dr. Cristian Lucian Budeci should have rushed his 14-year-patient to a urologist, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. Instead he prescribed antibiotics and over-the-counter painkillers.
TNFα-inhibitor biologics for rheumatic disease linked to the development of MS

Study examines risk of multiple sclerosis among users of antitumour necrosis factor alpha biologics in four Canadian provinces
What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Many doctors don't know how to react or cope when a patient's pregnancy ends in a miscarriage or stillbirth. At the 2022 Family Medicine Forum, Dr. Sarah Gower offered some advice.
Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Medical school rewrites more than 200 cases to ensure students learn about the whole patient.
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Dr. Bonnie Henry said 90% of people in B.C. have some immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination, infection or both.
Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years.
NAPRA releases final brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution recommendations

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities has finalized its recommendations on on brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution in concentrations up to and Including 0.025%.

Nova Scotia children's hospital sees historically high patient numbers

Montreal now has healthy teddy bears thanks to new hospital organized by medical students

Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks

Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

TNFα-inhibitor biologics for rheumatic disease linked to the development of MS

What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Fresh cases to better reflect patients in the clinic: Dalhousie University revises curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students

Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

NAPRA releases final brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution recommendations