by CMAJ News | Sep 11, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
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...
by CMAJ News | Aug 6, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
Health sector preaches patient privacy, but what about physician privacy? Caroline Mercer | Toronto | August 6, 2019 In the smartphone era, it’s not uncommon for patients to record video of their treatments in hospitals. Physicians are required by law to protect their...
by CMAJ News | Jul 31, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
Do the politics or business background of health care philanthropists matter? Caroline Mercer | Toronto | July 31, 2019 Health care institutions tend to accept gifts from controversial donors if there is no direct conflict with the institution’s objectives. The...
by CMAJ News | Jun 5, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
When doctors turn to crowdfunding to meet patients’ needs Caroline Mercer | Toronto | June 5, 2019 It can be difficult to treat emergency patients if the ER is full of inpatients. One morning recently in Kentville, Nova Scotia, emergency physicians Dr. Keith...
by CMAJ News | May 7, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
The downside of transparent physician payments: public distrust of the entire profession Caroline Mercer | Toronto | May 7, 2019 Many of the top-billing physicians in Canada are ophthalmologists. American patients trust their doctors less than they did five years ago....
by CMAJ News | Apr 18, 2019 | Archive, Caroline Mercer, Latest
Education needed — for doctors and patients — to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions Caroline Mercer | Toronto | April 18, 2019 Research indicates that 20%–40% of antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately. The Chief Medical Officer of England recently...
