by CMAJ News | Dec 23, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Health stories that mattered this year Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | December 23, 2019 With greater awareness of burnout in medicine in 2019, focus shifted to the workplace conditions undermining physician health. Canadian doctors refused to “stay in their lane” this year,...
by CMAJ News | Dec 20, 2019 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | December 20, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tasked the new federal health minister, Patty Hajdu, with introducing rules to tackle teen vaping, studying the feasibility of a national dental care program, and continuing to implement national...
by CMAJ News | Dec 19, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Tola Overduin
Continuity of care policy exposes fault lines in the medical profession Dr. Tola Overduin | Waterloo, ON | December 19, 2019 Referrals remain a point of contention between specialists and referring physicians despite new guidance. Some specialists and family doctors...
by CMAJ News | Dec 13, 2019 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | December 13, 2019 Health Canada is investigating 92 cases of salmonella across the country linked to pet snakes and rodents, including those used to feed reptiles. Health Canada warned people to avoid kissing reptiles and rodents and to wash...
by CMAJ News | Dec 12, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Breast density disclosure may do more harm than good Laura Eggertson | Wolfville, NS | December 12, 2019 A move to share breast density information along with mammogram results may be more advocacy-based than evidence-based, some researchers warn. Prince Edward Island...
