Discussions

Insisting on primary birth sex identification for trans people does little to improve the health of trans and gender diverse persons; it merely exchanges one theoretical set of adverse health care outcomes for others that are definite and far more impactful.

A patient reported falling in the shower two days previously—sustaining a minor ‘scrape’ on the front of the leg. He had not shown it to anyone, but was concerned that it was becoming more painful.

After my workout, having been lovingly tortured by my trainer, I was in the gift shop trying to buy my husband some fancy socks and my granddaughter a card for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. Then I heard a call on the overhead speaker ‘Medical Emergency, Cafeteria!’

Pharmacy students often ask what they can do to best position themselves for the pharmaceutical industry. While many pharmacy schools offer exposure through courses that teach applicable skills, there are also opportunities outside of the classroom that can help students stand out.

A head-on car accident reveals an uncomfortable truth.

Patients don’t just need to be “attached,” they need to be cared for. And pharmacists are ready, willing—but still waiting to be part of that solution.

Vancouver’s Dr. Davidicus Wong offers up practical tips.

An English nurse is found guilty of murder of 14 babies but, wonders Dr. Mary Fernando, what about the evidence the hospital was underfunded and understaffed?