Drug company partnered with daytime soap opera to advertise medication for rare diseaseWhile the daytime soap opera didn't explicitly mention the drug, authors of a recent JAMA editorial suggested the 'disease awareness promotion' may lead to over diagnosis Avoid statins for primary prevention in older patients: studyPost hoc analysis of pravastatin trial suggests a trend toward increased mortality Nova Scotia college amends standard on treating Canadians who sought care outside of Canada New Canadian guidelines for managing overactive bladder in adults Provide evidence-based guidance, supplemented with consensus expert opinion ‘Weekend effect’ isn’t due to hospital staffing issues, study finds Patient factors account for much of increased mortality risk for weekend admissions 'Dr. Google' may actually improve a patient's relationship with their family doctor Doctors who participated in a new study reported that they often had more productive consults with patients who searched their symptoms beforehand Quality matters: Report tackles four areas to improve health system How does this matter? CHP Canada launches website to promote self-care Goal is to empower more Canadians to consciously practise self-care and save healthcare costs Corticosteroid injections harm arthritic knees Randomized trial shows triamcinolone no better than saline—maybe worse Medical Council of Canada makes 'significant changes' to examination program Questions now organized by discipline will be replaced with ones that focus on key skill areas such as communication and psychological factors Oral steroid eases sore throat First Previous 942 943 944 945 946 Next Last
