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.
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.
Dr. Mary Fernando is happy to see the CMA is standing up for gender-affirming care—but a chat with a legal expert makes her wonder if its going about it in the smartest possible way.
Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on his own terms with his family at his side.
Canadian researchers have found that patients who participated in a supervised exercise program after completing their chemotherapy were 28% less likely to have their colon cancer return than patients in the control group.
Informing patients that they have elevated amyloid-beta plaques in their brain can lighten their emotional distress—but can also correlate with less favourable behaviour.
When I was in undergrad, someone proposed a class where medical students would analyze a piece of writing and discuss how it applied to medicine. Our seminar professor said, ‘This class will be ignored.’
