Patient Lifestyle

Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks
SOGC menopause and cardiovascular disease guideline details benefits, risks.
Low-dose statins better at lowering bad cholesterol than supplements
But a garlic dietary supplement slightly increased LDL.

Electrolyte abnormalities often an early sign of eating disorders: study

A large study published in JAMA Network Open found that many patients with unexplained electrolyte abnormalities would go on to be diagnosed with eating disorders.
Poll: Doctor, do you have a family doctor?

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Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history

In Canada, 14.4% of South Asians have Type 2 diabetes, the highest prevalence of any other ethnic group in the country.
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Dr. Bonnie Henry said 90% of people in B.C. have some immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination, infection or both.
Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years.
Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

Dr. Cristian Lucian Budeci should have rushed his 14-year-patient to a urologist, ruled the Collège des médecins du Québec. Instead he prescribed antibiotics and over-the-counter painkillers.
TNFα-inhibitor biologics for rheumatic disease linked to the development of MS

Study examines risk of multiple sclerosis among users of antitumour necrosis factor alpha biologics in four Canadian provinces
What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss

Many doctors don't know how to react or cope when a patient's pregnancy ends in a miscarriage or stillbirth. At the 2022 Family Medicine Forum, Dr. Sarah Gower offered some advice.

Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks

Low-dose statins better at lowering bad cholesterol than supplements

Electrolyte abnormalities often an early sign of eating disorders: study

Poll: Doctor, do you have a family doctor?

Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history

Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks

Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'

Misdiagnosed emergency: Doctor's appeal is denied in the case of teen patient who lost his only testicle

TNFα-inhibitor biologics for rheumatic disease linked to the development of MS

What you can do to help your patients–and yourself–deal with the trauma of pregnancy loss