Is the culture of medicine contributing to miscarriages among female physicians?
Some doctors are worried about the effects on pregnancy of long hours and night shifts.
Liberals promise family doctors for all but is it realistic?
Providing a family physician for every Canadian would be a difficult feat to accomplish, say health workforce experts.
How “digital therapeutics” differ from traditional health and wellness apps
Digital therapeutic products are more sophisticated than simple health tracking apps.
Medical students give lower marks to training in some specialties
More than 1 in 10 graduating medical students ranked their training in obstetrics, surgery, pediatrics and psychiatry as fair or poor.
Are fees for cataract surgery still too high?
Technology costs have risen for ophthalmologists who perform cataract surgeries, but so has efficiency, productivity and surgeon incomes.
Laupacis aims to bring patient perspective to CMAJ
Dr. Andreas Laupacis will take over as editor in chief of the CMAJ Group of publications on Oct. 7.
Rise of medical AI poses new legal risks for doctors
Doctors are still liable for errors in care caused by artificial intelligence, the Canadian Medical Protective Association cautions.
Medical school weight gain understudied
Weight gain is common among college students, but what about medical trainees?
Drug pricing apps only as effective as incentives to use them
How apps nudge doctors to prescribe cost-effective medicines can make or break their success, experts say.
Partnerships between health authorities and Amazon Alexa raise many possibilities — and just as many questions
UK residents can use Amazon Alexa to access medical advice from the website of the National Health Service.
Vaping risks for youth continue to emerge
The popular vaping product Juul has higher nicotine concentrations than older e-cigarettes.
Rise in medical scans during pregnancy poses radiation risk
Rates of pregnant women undergoing computed tomography doubled in Ontario and increased nearly four-fold in the United States over the past two decades.
Combatting Lyme disease myths and the “chronic Lyme industry”
Many people bitten by ticks panic and request treatment for Lyme disease prematurely.
Canada’s health care crisis is a ballot box issue says CMA
Three in five Canadians will vote for the party with the best health care plan, according to the Canadian Medical Association.
How work hours affect medical resident performance and wellness
The decades-long debate over resident duty hours shows no signs of slowing.
New hormone therapy study restokes debate over breast cancer risk
A meta-analysis that shows breast cancer risk increases the longer women take hormone replacement therapy has revived longstanding debate over the safety of the treatment.
Does time of day matter in clinical practice?
Doctors in busy primary care clinics are less thorough as the day wears on, according to recent research.
Poor mental health, poverty threaten Canadian kids: report
A national non-profit is urging federal parties to tackle top threats to children’s health.
Virtual care has potential to fragment primary care and disturb continuity of care, warn doctors
Many physicians think virtual care should be integrated into traditional primary care instead of operating outside the system.
The many challenges of increasing Indigenous faculty at medical schools
At the University of Manitoba, Indigenous medical educators are paired with non-Indigenous physicians so the work of challenging prejudices doesn’t fall only on Indigenous faculty.
Video games bring new aspects to medical education and training
In the United States, doctors can earn continuing medical education credits by playing educational video games on their smartphones.
Cameras in the OR: educational asset or legal liability?
Would surgeons be less candid and proactive if patients had access to video of their procedures?
Is the culture of medicine contributing to miscarriages among female physicians?
Some doctors are worried about the effects on pregnancy of long hours and night shifts.
Liberals promise family doctors for all but is it realistic?
Providing a family physician for every Canadian would be a difficult feat to accomplish, say health workforce experts.
How “digital therapeutics” differ from traditional health and wellness apps
Digital therapeutic products are more sophisticated than simple health tracking apps.
Medical students give lower marks to training in some specialties
More than 1 in 10 graduating medical students ranked their training in obstetrics, surgery, pediatrics and psychiatry as fair or poor.
Health News Recap
A drop in opioid prescriptions, legal cannabis edibles, and cases of vaping-related illness in this week’s top Canadian health news.
Are fees for cataract surgery still too high?
Technology costs have risen for ophthalmologists who perform cataract surgeries, but so has efficiency, productivity and surgeon incomes.
Laupacis aims to bring patient perspective to CMAJ
Dr. Andreas Laupacis will take over as editor in chief of the CMAJ Group of publications on Oct. 7.
Rise of medical AI poses new legal risks for doctors
Doctors are still liable for errors in care caused by artificial intelligence, the Canadian Medical Protective Association cautions.
What are federal parties promising on health?
Wait times, drug coverage and dental care top some of the major parties’ health platforms.
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