Stress of first postgraduate year leaves mark at cellular level for medical trainees
The stress and long hours of first-year medical residency may be affecting trainees’ biology.
Pediatricians urge federal action on pharmacare and gun control
Firearm injuries are a public health emergency, says the Canadian Paediatric Society.
One in five hospitalized children is malnourished
Few hospitals screen children for malnutrition.
Compassion and efficiency not mutually exclusive in health care
Delivering health care with compassion doesn’t take any more time or effort.
Poorly managed childhood pain can have lifelong consequences
A campaign to better manage pain in children was recently launched in Canada.
How American EMRs came to dominate Canadian health care
A handful of American EMR vendors control 90% of the Canadian market.
Federal advisory council backs universal, single-payer, public pharmacare
Universal pharmacare will improve access to medicines and save Canadians $5 billion a year, according to an expert panel.
Health News Recap
A youth vaping epidemic, how seniors use health care, health sector layoffs in Ontario, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news.
Quality of kids’ screen time matters as much as quantity
Pediatricians promote “meaningful” screen time rather than specific limits for kids and teens.
When doctors turn to crowdfunding to meet patients’ needs
It can be difficult to treat emergency patients if the ER is full of inpatients.
Growing number of medical trainees named in complaints
Regulatory complaints involving trainees have increased 94% per year since 2008.
Measles resurgence prompts debate over mandatory vaccination
Mandatory vaccination in Mississippi led to 99.4% immunization coverage for children in kindergarten.
CIHR resetting course with national consultation
CIHR issued an open call for input on its future direction.
Ontario premier’s unprecedented partisan attack on public health worries health experts
Partisan attacks on public health have no place in Ontario’s legislature, argue public health experts.
Fat shaming is making people sicker and heavier
Weight bias and discrimination undermine health and may make it harder to lose weight.
Unemployed physicians a sign of poor workforce planning
Demand for orthopedic services is increasing but newly certified surgeons are struggling to find jobs.
How medical trainees actually spend their time during clinical shifts
Medical trainees in the US spend 43% of their shifts interacting with an EHR, found a recent study.
Preserving the human touch in medicine in a digital age
Should certain physican–patient discussions, such as the disclosure of a terminal diagnosis, never occur virtually?
Medical schools to boost numbers of Indigenous students, faculty
Canadian faculties of medicine are committing to action on Indigenous health, including addressing racial bias in medical education and admissions.
New service proposed for expectant mothers after Motherisk closure
The Motherisk program received about 200 phone calls a day.
Pediatricians push for public coverage of contraceptives for youth
More than a quarter of young Canadians do not use contraceptives consistently, often because of the cost.
An electronic fly on the clinical wall: voice-recognition AI in medicine
Voice-recognition software could enable patients to have a record of everything discussed at medical appointments.
The downside of transparent physician payments: public distrust of the entire profession
Many of the top-billing physicians in Canada are ophthalmologists.
Stress of first postgraduate year leaves mark at cellular level for medical trainees
The stress and long hours of first-year medical residency may be affecting trainees’ biology.
Pediatricians urge federal action on pharmacare and gun control
Firearm injuries are a public health emergency, says the Canadian Paediatric Society.
One in five hospitalized children is malnourished
Few hospitals screen children for malnutrition.
Compassion and efficiency not mutually exclusive in health care
Delivering health care with compassion doesn’t take any more time or effort.
Health News Recap
A youth vaping epidemic, how seniors use health care, health sector layoffs in Ontario, and more in this week’s top Canadian health news.
Poorly managed childhood pain can have lifelong consequences
A campaign to better manage pain in children was recently launched in Canada.
How American EMRs came to dominate Canadian health care
A handful of American EMR vendors control 90% of the Canadian market.
Federal advisory council backs universal, single-payer, public pharmacare
Universal pharmacare will improve access to medicines and save Canadians $5 billion a year, according to an expert panel.
Queen’s to redress harms of historic ban on black medical students
A new fund will provide financial support for black medical students as part of reconciliation for racist policies.
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