Discussions

Navigating the challenges of the Manulife-Loblaw PPN arrangement
Deals like the recent preferred provider agreement to supply specialty drugs are not only anti-competitive for business, they also restrict patients’ choice of where to obtain healthcare and ultimately, reduce the incentives for pharmacies to innovate.
Agony is optional: An argument for muting menstruation for many women
Women have about 400 periods in their lifetime—but the many medical routes to avoiding them and their related pain are not the risky or unnatural propositions some patients might believe them to be.

Health misinformation here to stay: CMA poll

The survey indicates that 57% of English respondents frequently encountered false or misleading health information.
Negative to positive: current thoughts

We all know that lightbulbs work when negative electrons move to the positive terminal and in this case, a flow of ideas and actions improve patient outcomes.
Ontario docs: Are pharmacists performing more MedsChecks with your patients lately?

Have you noticed an uptick along with the proliferation of pharmacies advertising more clinical services?
Successful universal pharmacare must address equity in prescription drug access

Provinces and territories determine not only the drugs to be reimbursed in their jurisdiction but also the conditions under which people can access them.
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro—food and your gut microbiome

Do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What inspired their development in the first place?
Finding wellness within

Can’t find the time to step away from the treadmill and re-set your priorities? A mini-retreat might be just the thing. Here’s what to expect if you decide to try one.
POLL: Is family medicine ‘a failing business model?’

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
Just for pun: Some much-needed humour in medicine

Imagine you're at the operating table, and someone on the surgical team demands you come up with a clever pun relating to the vital organs you have before you!