ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/1/2022
Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently
Until recently, these studies hardly ever considered sex—the biological attributes of humans and animals—or gender, the socially constructed characteristics of men, women and gender-diverse people. - 5/1/2022
Time to make time: Tentative deal with Quebec FPs to require them to allocate certain hours to urgent care
Quebecers with a family doctor will be able to see their own doctor or another in their family medicine group in between 36 and 72 hours. - 5/1/2022
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said concerns about the potential negative impact of the proposed legislation put forward in July 2020 led the province to consult further with First Nations, families, health-care experts and drug users. - 4/28/2022
Empowering Canadians to improve our healthcare system
Dr. Linda LeBlanc outlines concrete steps to improve patient responsibility in the healthcare system. - 4/28/2022
QUIZ: Latest prostate cancer screening guidelines
Do you know the details of the updated Canadian recommendations? - 4/28/2022
No room! B.C. doc says stop building big residential housing where there are no FPs to care for newcomers
A Comox Valley family physician recently told his local councillors that it could directly impact the family doctor shortage by putting a moratorium on new large-scale residential building, in a bid to stem the tide of newcomers moving to the area. - 4/28/2022
Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six
Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to the Canadian vaccine regulator late Thursday for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old. - 4/28/2022
How do we come back from a pandemic of misinformation?
I’ve had irate family members of patients whom I was calling to inform of a positive COVID test yelling at me over the phone that I should be ashamed that the medical community has “suppressed” ivermectin as a prophylactic and treatment drug. It’s gotten so bad that at least one spouse of a patient threatened to kill me if their spouse died of COVID. - 4/28/2022
B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained
The province's Mental Health Act allows those in crisis to be treated for their own protection, or the protection of others. - 4/28/2022
CPhA to host national town hall May 3
The event will kick off Mental Health Week and feature data the CPhA has recently gathered on the state of mental health in the pharmacy world.