Patient Lifestyle

I wake to the aseptic hum of a hospital morning, the light thinning through blinds like fragile skin draped over bone.

Taking the pulse of women’s progress in medicine—and the work still ahead.

As a sleep therapist, I’ve seen how good intentions can sometimes make things worse.

‘People start to realize how good it feels to work just a little bit harder and a little bit smarter.’

As infections have dropped markedly and antiretroviral drugs have reduced mortality, the turnaround of the AIDS crisis has helped build Africa’s longevity revolution.

The stigma attached to being a fat doctor is huge. As a resident, supervisors would comment disparagingly about my weight. Once when I was seven months pregnant, the chief of the department commented that I was letting myself go.

Saunas and hot tubs are a relaxing part of the occasional spa experience, but is there any benefit to the regular use of heat therapies?

Located in St-Charles-Borromée in the Lanaudière region, the $8 million facility has 10 rooms for palliative care patients near the end of their lives, as well as outpatient services to help people with terminal diagnoses live more comfortably.