Discussions

Nurses still fighting for quality of life for Ontarians through their union
Rx&D responds to story about drug spending down
Tempus fugit

A recently retired physician reflects on his 40th anniversary of graduating from medical school
The income-raising role of medical associations
Editorial: OTC advice that could save lives
Debate over new cholesterol treatment guidelines has missed the focus on patient preference

There has been much discussion recently on the new guidelines for the treatment of blood cholesterol. But these discussions have largely missed two key words in the new guidelines: “patient preference.” This is an important transformation in guideline attitude, and here’s why.
Genetic privacy regulations may have unintended consequences

Ontario is proposing a change to the Ontario Human Rights Code aimed at protecting people’s genetic information from being used by insurance companies and employers. This would allow more people to have genetic testing done, for health or research purposes—testing they would possibly not do if they had to disclose the test results to insurers.
LETTER: Reforming medical politics ain’t easy

We can’t lick the obesity problem by concentrating solely on weight loss