by CMAJ News | Sep 5, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
Does time of day matter in clinical practice? Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | September 5, 2019 Doctors in busy primary care clinics are less thorough as the day wears on, according to recent research. Business experts warn against making important decisions late in...
by CMAJ News | Jul 17, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
How exclusion from the WHO is affecting health care in Taiwan Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | July 17, 2019 Taiwan’s leaders have shown solidarity with Hong Kong protestors and hope to draw attention to parallels with their own problems with China. At the World...
by CMAJ News | Apr 4, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
Intensifying Ebola treatment in Africa to reduce high mortality rate Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | April 4, 2019 A woman being treated for Ebola inside a CUBE treatment centre in the Congo. With over 60% of patients stricken with Ebola dying in the recent outbreak...
by CMAJ News | Feb 20, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
Development of vaccine that could save lives of children in the North at a standstill Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | February 20, 2019 A vaccine for Haemophilus Influenzae type b prevented many deaths, but there is still no vaccine for its potentially deadly cousin,...
by CMAJ News | Jan 15, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
Many doctors have distorted perceptions of the value of medical tests Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | January 15, 2019 The value of the prostate-specific antigen test is a divisive topic in medicine. In 2014, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care...
by CMAJ News | Sep 13, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Miriam Shuchman
Closing male–female gaps in clinical care requires addressing entrenched ideas on gender risks Dr. Miriam Shuchman | Toronto | September 13, 2018 Women are more likely to die from heart failure than men because they aren’t admitted for life-saving care as quickly....