Healthcare

Breaking the cycle: Lamotrigine and hormonal contraceptive interactions
A qualitative study found that 51% of women taking lamotrigine were unaware of the interaction with their COCs.
Case report: Uncommon colour
A patient's rash had been spreading, initially on the backs of her legs, now virtually everywhere. The main feature of the rash, curiously enough, since the majority of rashes usually present with itch, was severe burning pain.

‘No one is in charge’: Experts warn Canada’s health data chaos is blocking AI progress

E-health 2025: Day 1 – Canada’s health data is screwed up and marked by over 70 EMR systems, siloed records, and poor data standards.
Ontario to allow U.S.-licensed physicians to start practicing before they register with the college

These physicians—as well as U.S.-licensed nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses— will be allowed to work for up to six months while seeking registration the relevant college.
Toronto-based startup develops app to help screen for skin cancer with AI and virtual care

Got a weird lesion on your skin? Unsure about a new mole? A new app from a Toronto-based company can help patients determine if it’s a cancer concern—with the help of artificial intelligence.
Ontario clinicians get help navigating AI scribes with new government-vetted vendor list

Launched June 3, the Vendor of Record program offers a curated list of 20 approved AI scribes—vetted for quality, privacy and ease of use.
The potluck cure: Sharing meals, swapping stories in the doctors’ lounge to ease burnout

A nostalgia for those slower times is a lament that my current trainees and young physician colleagues will miss those group bonding experiences over shared meals and chatter.
Teva Canada brand birth control pills Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills

The agency says the recall covers Seasonale Tablets made by Teva Canada with 0.03 milligrams of ethinylestradiol and 0.15 milligrams of levonorgestrel.
You disgust me . . .

Confronting disgust—both in ourselves and in our patients—is part of the job. Disgust doesn’t make us bad doctors. Denying it might.
POP QUIZ: Atopic dermatitis and topical therapies

A panel of Canadian dermatologists recently developed consensus statements and a treatment algorithm for the management of atopic dermatitis with topical products.

Breaking the cycle: Lamotrigine and hormonal contraceptive interactions

Case report: Uncommon colour

‘No one is in charge’: Experts warn Canada’s health data chaos is blocking AI progress

Ontario to allow U.S.-licensed physicians to start practicing before they register with the college

Toronto-based startup develops app to help screen for skin cancer with AI and virtual care

Ontario clinicians get help navigating AI scribes with new government-vetted vendor list

The potluck cure: Sharing meals, swapping stories in the doctors’ lounge to ease burnout

Teva Canada brand birth control pills Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills

You disgust me . . .

POP QUIZ: Atopic dermatitis and topical therapies