Patient Lifestyle

If an air conditioning system malfunctions or isn’t properly maintained, it can become contaminated with infectious microbes. This can turn your AC unit into a potential source of numerous airborne infections—ranging from the common cold to pneumonia.

Krystyna Locke is celebrating turning 63 by paying the parking fees for cancer patients. The lymphoma cancer survivor knows just how quickly those bills add up after a 20-year journey of hospital visits to London Health Sciences Centre.

The Food is Medicine pilot will look at the impact of pharmacies as access points for nutritious food and education.

As part of a family health team, Jay Reaume practices primary care every day, but still encounters surprise when people find out he's a pharmacist.

A new study suggests patients find physicians who use artificial intelligence in their practice to be less trustworthy, competent and empathetic, although AI use for administrative purposes seems to have fewer negative perceptions.

A recent interaction emphasized the fact that patients have their own priorities, which may be misplaced.

In my column on surviving in family medicine, I mentioned ‘don’t marry a jerk!’ as a key piece of advice. Let’s expand on that . . .

‘High protein’ topped the list of popular eating patterns in 2024. But does the hype match the science?