General Practice/Family Medicine

‘Risk factors’: Study suggests severe menopausal symptoms linked to dementia
Earlier studies showing that HRT increases the risk of stroke by about a third, later found to be somewhat overstated, resulted in an entire generation of women being deprived of the benefits.
New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
There are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider in B.C.

It's ok to make a 'mystake'

Mistakes need to be identified, analysed, reported and studied—so we don’t make them again.
The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Vancouver’s Dr. Davidicus Wong offers up info for patients on how to make the most of their hospital stay.
Study shows significant risk of major drug-drug interactions in outpatient children

One in five U.S. Medicaid-insured children are exposed to major drug interactions annually, with higher risk in those with multiple medical or mental health conditions.
Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key U.K. election issue

The British Medical Association said the government had ‘failed to meet the deadline to put an improved pay offer on the table.’
Manitoba to pony up $300K in annual funding for physician mentorship program

The new program—which has yet to be created—will aim to provide practical support to new physicians and make them feel welcome in their communities.
Federal government signs $3.1-billion health accord deal with Ontario

Ontario is the fifth province to sign on for its share of the $200-billion health accord Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered to the provinces last year.
POLL: Do you renew opioid prescriptions if the patient loses them?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
King Charles’ cancer candour ‘helpful’ for Canadian awareness, agencies say

The palace’s statement said ‘swift intervention’ by his medical team came after the cancer was discovered during a procedure to treat a benign prostate enlargement.

‘Risk factors’: Study suggests severe menopausal symptoms linked to dementia

New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister

It's ok to make a 'mystake'

The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Study shows significant risk of major drug-drug interactions in outpatient children

Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key U.K. election issue

Manitoba to pony up $300K in annual funding for physician mentorship program

Federal government signs $3.1-billion health accord deal with Ontario

POLL: Do you renew opioid prescriptions if the patient loses them?

King Charles’ cancer candour ‘helpful’ for Canadian awareness, agencies say