Recent reports indicate that more than 6 million Canadians are without a family doctor. This not only has a massive impact for those individuals, but also for the entire health-care system. Given current caseloads, about ...
Oct 2, 2023
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More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving U.K. medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the medical profession according to new research led by researchers at the ...
Sep 12, 2023
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We've known for some time the body mass index (BMI) is an inaccurate measuring stick for assessing someone's weight and associated health. But it continues to be the go-to tool for medical doctors, population researchers ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Brain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they're getting a helping hand from researchers in Europe to fight a fatal type of brain cancer called glioblastoma.
Sep 7, 2023
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Scientists in Spain have developed a potentially life-saving strategy against a disease that spreads from the gut to other vital organs.
Aug 24, 2023
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A new study, "Sensitive poliovirus detection using nested PCR and nanopore sequencing: a prospective validation study," published 17 August 2023 in Nature Microbiology, proves that using DDNS to detect polio outbreaks can ...
Aug 21, 2023
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The hospital where I practice recently admitted a 14-year-old girl with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to our outpatient program. She was referred to us six months earlier, in October 2022, but at the time we were ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Imaging techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and ultrasound have become indispensable in the medical world. Each method not only opens unique insights into people's ...
Jul 26, 2023
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We trust our doctors with our lives, but the sad and scary fact is that doctors can get things wrong. Approximately 100,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors and recent studies have found that 10 to 15% of all ...
Jul 24, 2023
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In Europe, 30 million people suffer from osteoporosis, which is a disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone. These patients are at much higher risk of breaking a bone than the general population. Various medications ...
Jul 13, 2023
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