Healthcare

Lidocaine spray or gel used as a local anesthetic and other pain treatments—think ibuprofen or an injection of an anesthetic—are safe for most patients and can be effective, gynecologists say.

The new policy narrows the list of approves tests but allows applicants to forgo testing if they have Canadian or U.S. education.

Doctors talk about the aspects of their personal lives that remain non-negotiable.

Pharmacy residents can extend access to care for underserved patients as part of an interdisciplinary diabetes management clinic.

Done with residency? That doesn’t mean incorporating right away is the best idea. Before diving in, consider these three benefits and three negatives.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones decided against those recommendations, announcing this week that the government would ban supervised consumption sites near schools and prohibit new ones from opening in the future.

Dr. Sohail Gandhi sees evidence that Ontario’s provincial government does not want to work with doctors.

Educators can challenge students without resorting to intimidation, wrote the authors of an article in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.