New guidelines calling on primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders are being welcomed by health-care professionals and experts, who add that education is still needed to ensure diagnoses aren’t missed. The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) released the recommendations on Thursday, which asked for patients to be screened not only during routine … Read more
A host of influencers are tucking potatoes into their own and their infants’ socks, partaking in an odd health trend that’s taken the internet by storm. While shoving a spud into your sock might seem a tad uncomfortable, the practice typically involves just a couple of small slices. These potato pieces are said to transform … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association says it is “deeply concerned” about how the federal government’s plan to increase the capital gains inclusion rate could further harm the health-care system. In a statement Thursday, the CMA says the rate change proposed in the federal budget will worsen barriers to retaining and recruiting physicians as Canadians continue to struggle … Read more
When Dr. Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her primary goal is to demystify medicine. Her secondary goal? “I call it ‘smuggling in education,’” said the physician and YouTuber, who boasts nearly a million subscribers on the platform. “You’re coming for this mystery and this excitement, but I’m smuggling in some topics that I think are really … Read more
You booked this doctor’s appointment weeks in advance. You took off work, endured the trip here, filled out paperwork while a cooking show blared from a TV on the wall, and now you’re finally in the inner sanctum, awkwardly perched on an exam table and staring at a jar of tongue depressors. Your doctor comes … Read more
