Protecting the brain against bad news
Training the brain to look on the bright side may counter doomscrolling.
Doctors repurposing medical devices and apps for COVID-19
Canadian researchers are experimenting with new ways to triage and monitor patients with COVID-19.
Why doesn’t sleep advice talk about sex?
A big O may help people catch Zs, but research and guidelines have tended to overlook sex as a potential sleep aid.
New national consortium to tackle anti-Indigenous racism in medical education
A new Indigenous-led consortium will work together on anti-racism efforts across Canada’s medical schools.
Unpacking “long COVID”
Experts met recently to define COVID-19’s long-term consequences, but a global consensus may take time to pin down.
Health advocates want help handling online harassment
Physicians active on social media often face harassment linked to their public health advocacy.
Canada’s long road to a vaccine injury compensation program
The federal government is still negotiating a promised vaccine injury compensation program with the provinces and territories.
Reconciliation in health care must go beyond cultural sensitivity
Sharing power and resources, and making space for cultural practices and arts, are crucial for healing, say experts.
Frozen grief at the frontlines of the pandemic
Pandemic precautions are disrupting the ways doctors and nurses cope with the deaths of patients.
Quebec doctor’s death highlights pandemic toll on health workers
The pandemic has compounded workloads for already burned-out and overworked health professionals.
Women experts underrepresented in pandemic coverage
Two-thirds of the sources interviewed by major Canadian news outlets since the beginning of the pandemic were men.
What’s important to know about the new COVID-19 variants?
New variants of SARS-CoV-2 identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa have led to escalating infections, lockdowns and travel restrictions.
Feds update immunization advice with Moderna vaccine approval
National recommendations on COVID-19 immunizations now include guidance on the safety, efficacy and use of both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Canada will have three-digit suicide prevention hotline by 2023
A national suicide prevention service will provide 24/7/365 crisis support.
Does shaming have a place in public health?
Some forms of social pressure may be helpful but blame may backfire.
Trudeau promises to boost federal health transfers when the pandemic is over
An eventual increase in federal transfers to provinces for health care will come with strings attached.
Should Canada aim for #CovidZero?
The countries most successful at curbing COVID-19 aim to eliminate, not manage outbreaks. Now some doctors want Canada to do the same.
Does medical professionalism have a dark side?
Unexamined biases in medical professional standards may disadvantage those who don’t fit the stock photo image of a doctor.
Why some doctors want to defund the police
Calling the police shouldn’t be the only option in mental health crises, say health advocates.
Controversial medical licensing exam cancelled with two days’ notice
The last-minute cancellation of the MCCEQ II will leave many newly graduated doctors in licensing limbo.
Driven to distraction, doctors and patients are renegotiating virtual visits
Should there be different rules of engagement for virtual care appointments?
Increasing safety concerns over medical licensing exam
The Medical Council of Canada is going ahead with MCCQE II exams despite some exam site cancellations.
Doctors repurposing medical devices and apps for COVID-19
Canadian researchers are experimenting with new ways to triage and monitor patients with COVID-19.
Why doesn’t sleep advice talk about sex?
A big O may help people catch Zs, but research and guidelines have tended to overlook sex as a potential sleep aid.
New national consortium to tackle anti-Indigenous racism in medical education
A new Indigenous-led consortium will work together on anti-racism efforts across Canada’s medical schools.
COVID-19: A timeline of Canada’s first-wave response
How Canada faced COVID-19, from first cases to provinces reopening.
Unpacking “long COVID”
Experts met recently to define COVID-19’s long-term consequences, but a global consensus may take time to pin down.
Health advocates want help handling online harassment
Physicians active on social media often face harassment linked to their public health advocacy.
Canada’s long road to a vaccine injury compensation program
The federal government is still negotiating a promised vaccine injury compensation program with the provinces and territories.
Time for better masks?
Canada and the United States have lagged on securing supplies of high-quality masks for their populations while other countries are distributing and mandating them widely.
