Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows family medicine physicians face many barriers to providing medical abortions
What prevents family medicine physicians from providing medical abortions for patients who need them?
May 18, 2022
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News tagged with family physician
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages
As the Supreme Court appears poised to return abortion regulation to the states, recent experience in Texas illustrates that medical care for miscarriages and dangerous ectopic pregnancies would also be threatened if restrictions ...
May 16, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers rethink the role of paramedics in the health system
As a paramedic, University of Toronto alumnus Amir Allana routinely responds to a wide range of calls—from people suffering a heart attack or stroke to those experiencing mental health issues and addiction.
Apr 26, 2022
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Physicians should not overlook cardiac arrhythmias as a possible cause of nocturnal bedwetting
Researchers make a compelling, evidence-based case for expanding the diagnostic workup to include cardiac arrhythmias when a normally continent individual experiences enuresis nocturna (involuntary urination during sleep). ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some hoped FDA approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine would convince unvaccinated Americans. It didn't, study finds
After the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in August, public health experts were hopeful vaccine uptake would skyrocket.
Apr 6, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Efficient and precise motion capture system to aid in physiotherapy and athletics
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a motion capture technology called Precise Marker-less, which would aid doctors and physiotherapists in their consultations and diagnoses ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19: A maternal care expert explains
I don a gown, gloves and a mask to enter the hospital room of a new mother who is sick with COVID-19.
Mar 21, 2022
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Dentistry
Why dentists are prescribing fewer opioids
If you've ever had a root canal or tooth extraction, you might have been handed a prescription for Vicodin or another opioid painkiller to help you recover after your procedure.
Feb 9, 2022
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Health
Patient aggression and physician burnout: The makings of a human resources crisis in health care
Even before the pandemic, managing patient expectations and dealing with disruptive behavior in medical clinics was already the top stressor for physicians. It was identified as the biggest contributor to burnout in a recent ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Physician mental health care visits increased 27% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Annual rates of outpatient visits for mental health and substance use among Ontario physicians increased by 27 percent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. There ...
Jan 21, 2022
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