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Diabetes medication in shortage after TikTok trend promotes it as a weight-loss drug
The medication, Ozempic, is approved in Australia for adults with Type 2 diabetes and high BMIs. But users on TikTok without the disease are using it to lose weight, sharing their stories with the hashtags #ozempicjourney and #ozempicchallenge—and now the country is facing shortages.
From Latin poetry to sham surgery: A history of placebos
Technically speaking, we have been using placebos for thousands of years. Ancient medicines and rituals practiced by earlier humans were often (at best) medically inert. The Ebers Papyrus (1500 B.C.) listed hundreds of prescriptions used in ancient Egypt, with modern study finding the vast majority to be “medically worthless.” Whether intentional or not, these were placebo interventions.

An honest mistake with distressing consequences: Pharmacist gives contraceptive to patient trying to have a baby

While he was not looking to make excuses for his error, Kelvin Brière told the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec that he had been negatively affected by the pandemic, busier road traffic and the mood of patients, who could be difficult at times.
Your clinic, your rules: Clearing the smoke on employees who light up

Your staff's cigarette habit is actually a disability that's protected under human rights legislation. But what about the rights and safety of your patients and other employees?
This pain is not age-related! Why won't anyone listen?

After too many years of chronic pain, a proper diagnosis gives elite athlete Dr. Janet Green her life back.
Neurologist facing court proceedings in cases alleging sexual assaults against multiple patients

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been criticized in media reports for covering up complaints against Dr. Allan Selig Gordon. But the CPSO says 'nothing was removed, nothing was secret. There was no attempt to hide things.'
Not like 'someone asking for Ivermectin': Doc who gave COVID jab to kids under 5 says parents knew what they were asking for

Over a three-month period in 2021, Dr. Christopher Sun administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than 500 children under the age of five.
Advocacy group wants to see penicillin allergy de-labelling

A group in B.C. is trying to raise awareness of false penicillin allergies and by creating online de-labeling resources for patients and health-care providers.
Alberta physicians learn where their college fees go

CFO provides a breakdown of how the college spends revenue from annual renewal fees.
POLL: Have you ever witnessed or had to treat victims of gun violence?

In the wake of a tragic mass shooting that killed several school children in Texas, doctors around the world have been discussing how often they’ve seen—and treated—wounds and trauma from gun and other types of violence.

Diabetes medication in shortage after TikTok trend promotes it as a weight-loss drug

From Latin poetry to sham surgery: A history of placebos

An honest mistake with distressing consequences: Pharmacist gives contraceptive to patient trying to have a baby

Your clinic, your rules: Clearing the smoke on employees who light up

This pain is not age-related! Why won't anyone listen?

Neurologist facing court proceedings in cases alleging sexual assaults against multiple patients

Not like 'someone asking for Ivermectin': Doc who gave COVID jab to kids under 5 says parents knew what they were asking for

Advocacy group wants to see penicillin allergy de-labelling

Alberta physicians learn where their college fees go

POLL: Have you ever witnessed or had to treat victims of gun violence?