The Santa Claus conspiracyThe euphemisms we use about death can mislead patients almost as much as telling kids that a fat guy in a red suit visits a billion homes in one night delivering wrapped, commercially available toys Patients' expectations must match realities of health-care system New guidelines for missed contraceptive doses The Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada has issued new guidelines for handling missed doses of contraceptives. Waiting room toys are bugged Pump inserted percutaneously offers bridge in cardiogenic shock Surgeons in Vancouver first in North America to use device Lumbar fusion OK for elderly patients It’s the most wonderful time of the year Unless you’re the physician on call over the holidays. But Dr. Rhonda Church may have a solution for that—thanks to bureaucracy! Alta. doctors looking to help shape ‘superboard’ Exercise is effective therapy for heart failure patients Patients in supervised sessions had lower rates of cardiovascular mortality and were less likely to be hospitalized for heart failure LETTER: Someday we’ll all learn to bargain for pensions, pensions, pensions! First Previous 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 Next Last