A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs' potentially serious adverse ...
Apr 8, 2020
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A national modelling paper predicting the number of available ICU beds across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that self-isolation will likely not be enough to keep demand from exceeding supply. It is published ...
Apr 8, 2020
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A new modelling paper, using data from Ontario, indicates that dynamic physical distancing and other measures could help maintain health system capacity and prevent intensive care units (ICUs) from becoming overwhelmed because ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Palliative care physicians have created a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) palliative care plan as an essential tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic. The plan, which focuses on 8 critical ...
Mar 31, 2020
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The number of people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders in Ontario remained stable between 2002 and 2014, but the number of people self-reporting mental health issues and using mental health services has increased, according ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with increased hypertension (blood pressure) for those who take them regularly, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Mar 23, 2020
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A study co-designed by patients and published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine outlines the development and evaluation of a patient-reported outcome measure for use with adult emergency department (ED) patients.
Mar 16, 2020
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Insomnia is a real medical issue. But is it so prevalent that millions of Americans need to take sleeping pills every night?
Mar 11, 2020
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A collaborative approach is required to build healthcare pathways that will end homelessness in Canada, says the Homeless Health Research Network, a pan-Canadian team of experts including researchers from McGill University. ...
Mar 9, 2020
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