by CMAJ News | Sep 18, 2019 | archive, homepage, Lauren Vogel
Rise in medical scans during pregnancy poses radiation risk Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | September 18, 2019 Rates of pregnant women undergoing computed tomography doubled in Ontario and increased nearly four-fold in the United States over the past two decades. Pregnant women...
by CMAJ News | Sep 17, 2019 | archive, homepage, Wendy Glauser
Combatting Lyme disease myths and the “chronic Lyme industry” Wendy Glauser | Toronto, ON | September 17, 2019 Many people bitten by ticks panic and request treatment for Lyme disease prematurely. Medical organizations are developing tools to help Canadian...
by CMAJ News | Sep 13, 2019 | archive, Lauren Vogel, recaps
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | September 13, 2019 Quebec’s Superior Court ruled that assisted dying laws are too restrictive. The court ruled that requiring a person to be “at the end of life” or that natural death be “reasonably foreseeable” in order to access assisted death...
by CMAJ News | Sep 12, 2019 | archive, homepage, Lauren Vogel
Canada’s health care crisis is a ballot box issue says CMA Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | September 12, 2019 Three in five Canadians will vote for the party with the best health care plan, according to the Canadian Medical Association. Canada’s doctors are urging federal...
by CMAJ News | Sep 11, 2019 | archive, Caroline Mercer, homepage
How work hours affect medical resident performance and wellness Caroline Mercer | Toronto | September 11, 2019 The decades-long debate over resident duty hours shows no signs of slowing. Does spending less time in hospital mean medical residents are less prepared to...
