Healthcare

The stigma attached to being a fat doctor is huge. As a resident, supervisors would comment disparagingly about my weight. Once when I was seven months pregnant, the chief of the department commented that I was letting myself go.

Meta-analysis examines the association between antipsychotic use and effects on blood glucose, while considering weight gain tendency, medication type and treatment duration.

Saunas and hot tubs are a relaxing part of the occasional spa experience, but is there any benefit to the regular use of heat therapies?

Located in St-Charles-Borromée in the Lanaudière region, the $8 million facility has 10 rooms for palliative care patients near the end of their lives, as well as outpatient services to help people with terminal diagnoses live more comfortably.

Dr. Alex Nataros of the North Island Community Health Centre said he cannot understand why the ER at Port Hardy Hospital is still closed at night when the town has ‘lots of physicians for a town of 4,000 people.’

Last November, I toured the offices of a private company that offers psychotherapy with the use of Ketamine. Here’s what I learned.

The announcement answers the public’s long-standing calls for the government to do away with the flimsy, easily damaged paper health cards.

Salaried pharmacists expressed concerns about the increase in clinical responsibilities with Bill 67, while already experiencing a workload deemed excessive in an increasingly pressured environment.