Patient Care Trends

Why adopting a structured approach to the ‘big 6’ sleep disorders is essential for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment.

A seasonal reminder that those taking meds for certain heart problems could be at additional risk as temperatures soar in certain parts of Canada.

It’s a problem encountered in every physician’s office and clinic in Canada: patients who miss appointments, leaving the physician with a hole in their schedule that could have been filled by another patient who needs care.

A new CMAJ paper describes the case of a 79-year-old man who had a fever, chills and generalized weakness that caused him to fall last summer.

New collaboration will focus on improving access to evidence-based care and reducing the stigma of obesity as a chronic disease.

From jet lag and heat acclimation, test your knowledge of the medical challenges facing players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Dr. Robert Dickson recounts the case of a young patient who seemed more concerned with the dark coloured spots on her arm rather than her burn wounds.

Early in her medical career, Dr. Bridgette Chan wound up being the one comforted by a patient in the face of terrible news.

Four new ‘Ask Your Pharmacist’ explainers break down what you need to know about nicotine pouches, tick bites, seasonal allergies and plantar fasciitis.

Medicine is often described as a science, but most days it feels like translation.