POLL: Is Twitter over as a health info tool? Recently, things on the social media platform have gotten even more chaotic than usual. Poll: Do patients call you by the first name? Are you fine with that?Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say. Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness The research on chilli peppers and spiciness represents an outstanding example of multidisciplinary science. Coronary angiography Dr. Hector Baillie provides a fascinating crash course on the history of cardiology. Do your patients (and you) need to take 10,000 steps a day? Science-based, health promotion or marketing ploy? How COVID changed the way we eat Faced with the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many people across Canada and around the world began to stockpile food and other products. With OTC birth control pills likely to be approved in the U.S., pharmacists could play a bigger role in reproductive healthcare Currently, in many U.S. states, pharmacists can already prescribe hormonal contraception that requires a prescription. What's next? Ontario pharmacists to start doing open heart surgery? Just kidding. But as of Jan. 1, 2023 they will be diagnosing and treating. How COVID-19 damages lungs: The virus attacks mitochondria, continuing an ancient battle that began in the primordial soup This is the story of how a team, assembled during the pandemic, recognized the mechanism by which these viruses were causing lung injury and lowering oxygen levels in patients. What's ailing our healthcare system Dr. Bertram Wing King points to seven key things to consider in the overhaul of a crumbling system. First Previous 143 144 145 146 147 Next Last
