Healthcare

What physician witnesses had to say at the special joint committee examining MAiD
Many physicians spoke as part of committee meetings.
WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language'' that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.''

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work.
Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?

'Parents are telling me they will be going to the ER because they don’t have other options,' warned Toronto pediatrician Dr. Aviva Lowe.
Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion

The complaint alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to Indiana authorities and violated patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl's treatment.
Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory

The Ontario College of Pharmacists will discuss whether using time-delayed safes should become mandatory for pharmacists in a December 12 meeting.
Nunavut has new chief public health officer

Dr. Michael Patterson, the outgoing chief officer of public health, is going back to full-time hospital work.
Caring for kids: Whose business is it anyway?

Quebec's decision to move pediatric primary care away from pediatricians to FPs is creating even more challenges.
New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Antidepressant Decision Support Tool is designed to help prescribers and patients engage in shared decision making to optimize antidepressant treatment in acute depression.
Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective

Canada could be overpaying hundreds of millions, expert suggests.

What physician witnesses had to say at the special joint committee examining MAiD

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10 year old's abortion

Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory

Nunavut has new chief public health officer

Caring for kids: Whose business is it anyway?

New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective