With mental health diagnoses on the rise, changes in treatment may be imminent with more emphasis placed on the importance of a pluralistic, rather than one-size-fits-all, approach to care – questioning CBT’s status as the “gold standard.”
In medicine, service and skill are not opposing forces. They’re inseparable. One without the other leads to harm. Together, service and skills just might help us heal.
After an Ontario court approved a $32.5 billion big tobacco settlement, one question looms large – why has Ontario been silent on its plans for its share of this money?
We are told health care in Canada is equal for everyone. But it is not. Particularly for patients with neuromuscular diseases, what you get depends on where you live.
As the Canadian government awaits a court ruling on its ban on single-use plastics, Kenya offers a real-life illustration of the severe yet overlooked impact of plastic pollution far from global headlines.
AI and NLP applications are promising adjunctive tools that will help reduce administrative burden and burnout and enhance delivery of patient-centered care for all Canadians.
The topic of disability is taught, albeit in a limited way, in our medical schools. Yet, one essential element remains glaringly underrepresented: accessibility.
On May 13, Prime Minister Carney announced his new cabinet of 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of states, yet incredibly left Canadians with disabilities without any overt representation.
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People across Canada have told us what they want in a better primary care system. This survey will help us understand how far we’ve come – and what still needs to change to make their vision a reality.
The current contraceptive landscape places a disproportionate amount of physical and mental burden for pregnancy prevention on women. But what about men?
For South Asian communities, improved care means earlier screening, culturally relevant guidance and meaningful language access. Without these changes, we risk continuing a pattern of preventable harm.
We must remind ourselves that historically through food and drink, medical professionals had built-in ways to connect and get social support throughout our workday.