Healthcare

Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training
Physiologist Dr. Marcas Bamman says age-related decline in strength comes from putting too few demands on the body rather than too many.
The great AI scribe rollout
Some doctors euphoric about new tech that produces SOAP notes automatically at end of patient encounter. But there is a lot to unpack about this fresh technology and how to find the best tools for your practice.

Sour stats: 46% of Manitoba docs are considering leaving the province, retiring or reducing their hours

While some docs are simply due for retirement, the majority of flighty physicians say (fixable) systemic and institutional problems are to blame.
QUIZ: Do you know what actually contains gluten?

If you have patients with celiac disease or a gluten allergy or intolerance, how do you counsel them about dietary concerns?
Lindsay Dixon launches AI-powered search engine for pharmacists

The search engine, Medlume, summarizes and cites key studies in topic areas, and it only returns results from PubMed.
B.C.’s Longitudinal Family Physician payment model expands to include facility-based care

Inclusion of inpatient, long-term, palliative and pregnancy and newborn care in facilities aims to build on success of model launched in February 2023.
Manitoba doctor who sexually assaulted patients could face lengthy prison term

Some victims, whose names are protected under a publication ban, told the sentencing hearing the assaults left them with long-term anxiety and fear.
AI scribes: guide and resources

New tech produces SOAP notes automatically at end of patient encounter.
Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the U.K. general election

The five-day strike by junior doctors shines a spotlight on the troubles besetting the chronically underfunded National Health Service.
Hurry up! Report highlights long wait times between Health Canada approval of new drugs and when they appear in provincial drug coverage

Canadian patients wait a very long time, much longer than in other developed countries, before being able to access new treatments, notes the Conference Board of Canada.

Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training

The great AI scribe rollout

Sour stats: 46% of Manitoba docs are considering leaving the province, retiring or reducing their hours

QUIZ: Do you know what actually contains gluten?

Lindsay Dixon launches AI-powered search engine for pharmacists

B.C.’s Longitudinal Family Physician payment model expands to include facility-based care

Manitoba doctor who sexually assaulted patients could face lengthy prison term

AI scribes: guide and resources

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the U.K. general election

Hurry up! Report highlights long wait times between Health Canada approval of new drugs and when they appear in provincial drug coverage