Discussions

Breathe in: The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing
Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health
An international collaboration between Canada and Germany with expertise in upper airway health, audio/acoustic engineering and wearable computing is developing a wearable device to monitor these respiratory symptoms.

Case report: a sunburn in June

A recent case at Dr. Robert Dickson's walk-in clinic seemed obvious but came with a twist.
How to avoid college complaints

In a new video, Dr. John Crosby gives his preventative prescription for patient complaints.
Hospital food: the good, the bad and the ugly

As a medical student, the cafeteria lunches and dinners outside the white table-clothed private staff dining room was usually some horrible variation of mystery meat in cream sauce.
COVID-19 mystery: based on a true story

The mystery: ten friends gathered for a weekend pre-wedding party. After spending the weekend together, only five of them got COVID-19.
An enlightening first day in the office

Back to in-person consults, a concerning patient keeps Dr. Hector Baillie ruminating into the wee hours of the morning.
Harm reduction: the realist’s approach to drug treatment

A harm reduction approach to substance use disorders suits me. I am pragmatic and realistic, and I do strive to be nonjudgmental.
Addressing childhood anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts

With colleagues, we undertook a population-wide study of kindergarten-age children attending public schools across Canada between 2004 and 2015. To our knowledge, this study provided the first Canada-wide snapshot of anxiety symptoms among children as they enter school.
Healing the people, harming the planet?

In a new series, Aska Patel and Rajni Ratti look at the environmental impact of the healthcare sector and present some possible solutions.