How reliable are websites that post physician ratings?
Jun 5, 2018 · Among Canadians, RateMDs.com is the most popular website for assessing doctors, says Dr. Jessica Liu, a staff physician at Toronto General Hospital and co-author of a study that examined online ratings of doctors. RateMDs.com was launched in the United States in 2004. A decade later, it was acquired by a Canadian-based company, VerticalScope ...
Is it safe to take acetaminophen daily for arthritis pain?
Mar 25, 2014 · He says most patients can safely consume three or even four grams of acetaminophen day-after-day for long periods. “It is when you get to six, seven or eight grams a day that you get into trouble.”. An extra-strength tablet contains 500 milligrams. “If you take two extra-strength tablets, three times a day, you are consuming a total of ...
Vaping: A valuable harm reduction tool or a public health concern ...
Jul 11, 2024 · As plumes of cotton candy and strawberry ice cream-scented clouds fill the air, the heated debate over vaping regulation in Canada wages on. The popularity of nicotine vapes, or e-cigarettes, continues to rise, but so too do questions of whether vape uptake is a positive sign of changing times or a new public health concern hooking a younger generation to nicotine.
Medicine Wheel: How I use its teachings in my healing journey
Oct 3, 2018 · The Western model of medicine lacks the spiritual connection that is often sought when an Indigenous person is struggling or ill. In the early stages of my healing journey from eating disorders, depression and anxiety, a psychiatrist I see brought forth the concept of self-care. She said “Christine, when it comes to recovery and healing, don ...
The right to die: Should MAiD apply to those whose sole condition …
May 25, 2022 · “There are good ethical reasons for giving (patients with intractable severe mental illnesses) access to MAiD: A good society ought to respect and support autonomous patients’ decision to request MAiD based on their own considered views about their experienced quality of life in so far as their suffering is caused by an intractable medical condition at …
When bread becomes difficult to swallow. - Healthy Debate
Jun 8, 2020 · Patients with EoE can have a number of symptoms such as trouble swallowing, painful swallowing, feeling like food gets stuck, abdominal pain, throwing up and more, all of which have the potential to severely impact patients’ quality of life. Certain foods – bread, or meat for example – can make these symptoms worse.
Out-of-province medical care: what you need to know.
Oct 8, 2019 · To get care out of province, your treatment must be considered medically necessary and not locally available. But just because you’re eligible, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be easy to achieve. Consider the case of Marion MacDonald, a 71-year-old Nova Scotia resident who was recently diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
The MAiD Debate - Healthy Debate
Jan 14, 2021 · The MAiD Debate. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legal in Canada since June 17, 2016. There was heated debate before legalization and it continues today over expanding MAiD to vulnerable groups, such as youth and those with mental illnesses and disabilities. Because it is not as simple as being for or against, we've organized some ...
How should doctors decide when a senior driver's license should …
May 21, 2015 · How doctors decide whether a person’s medical condition should be reported to the Ministry of Transportation varies by province and by individual doctor. The Ministries of Transportation of BC and Alberta recommend that doctors administer the SIMARD-MD test for seniors they suspect may have cognitive issues that prevent them from driving safely.
Palliative care can’t wait: what I wish I’d known as my wife was dying
Jul 5, 2017 · Nothing can erase the anguish of losing my wife and the mother of our teenage children much too soon. But a little foreknowledge could have alleviated some of the suffering of those last few days, both Suzanne’s and my own. Paul Adams’ wife, Suzanne Szukits, a Canadian diplomat, died last September at the age of 56.