Patient Lifestyle

Scatterbrained
What is part-time for a family doctor these days? My three half days in the clinic seeing patients and doing clinical supervision, becomes almost three full days when you add in the paperwork, chasing up consultants and results, trying to make sure that my vulnerable patients don't fall through the cracks.
How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak
Catalina Friesen got a call one night in February from one of her clients, a Low German-speaking mother in Aylmer, Ont. Her daughter had a rash that covered her body. The five-year-old had a fever and was coughing out of control.

Where there’s smoke, there’s potential for problems for your patients’ eyes

People on the frontlines of the fires may get airborne particles in their eyes that need to be flushed out with sterile solution, said Dr. David Plemel, an eye surgeon in London, Ont., who was speaking on behalf of the society.
GLP-1 agonists may increase risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Study finds a two-fold higher risk of developing nAMD in older patients with diabetes taking a GLP-1 RA compared to similar patients with diabetes not exposed to GLP1 RAs.
Case report: Uncommon colour

A patient's rash had been spreading, initially on the backs of her legs, now virtually everywhere. The main feature of the rash, curiously enough, since the majority of rashes usually present with itch, was severe burning pain.
You disgust me . . .

Confronting disgust—both in ourselves and in our patients—is part of the job. Disgust doesn’t make us bad doctors. Denying it might.
POP QUIZ: Atopic dermatitis and topical therapies

A panel of Canadian dermatologists recently developed consensus statements and a treatment algorithm for the management of atopic dermatitis with topical products.
Is homemade sunscreen a recipe for disaster?

One in three cancers diagnosed worldwide is a form of skin cancer, of which 80%–90% are attributable to exposure to UV radiation.
‘Another universe of pain and suffering’: Patients allege neglectful obstetrical and gynecological care by Toronto doctor

The Canadian Press spoke to several patients who described traumatic experiences with the doctor while under her care during labour and invasive procedures including biopsies and contraception insertions.
Cannabis education missing in Canadian healthcare

As pharmacists specializing in cannabis consultations, we encounter patients navigating a fragmented and inconsistent health landscape. The root cause? A critical lack of cannabis education within the healthcare system itself.

Scatterbrained

How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak

Where there’s smoke, there’s potential for problems for your patients’ eyes

GLP-1 agonists may increase risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Case report: Uncommon colour

You disgust me . . .

POP QUIZ: Atopic dermatitis and topical therapies

Is homemade sunscreen a recipe for disaster?

‘Another universe of pain and suffering’: Patients allege neglectful obstetrical and gynecological care by Toronto doctor

Cannabis education missing in Canadian healthcare