The new adult depression guideline ‘strongly’ recommends against routine screening but says clinicians should ask patients about their well-being and be vigilant for symptoms.

The pharmaceutical industry and healthcare advocates are expressing concern that a single-payer pharmacare program could compromise drug access.

High levels of total screen time in young Canadian children are associated with lower reading and math test scores in elementary school.

Five years after the start of the COVID pandemic, burnout levels have decreased slightly but remain significantly above 2017 levels.

Intervening early and providing appropriate support could mitigate other risk factors that could worsen cognitive decline, said one expert.

New guidelines emphasize the need for clarity in consent agreements for clinical trials and aim to broaden participation in medical research.

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities make up 22% of psychiatric inpatients who stay in the hospital for a year or longer, according to new research.

Sicker, more complex patients, limited funding for team-based care, and fewer medical school students choosing family medicine are among the factors affecting the shortage.

Almost 30% of survey respondents expect to leave medicine in their 70s.

Canada is transitioning from a method of joint US-Canada medical school accreditation to a purely Canadian accreditation system.

Primary care physicians can counsel patients with type 2 diabetes about daily behaviors that have cardiometabolic benefits for them.

A massive deficit in healthcare funding implies that the life of a rural patient is worth less than the life of an urban patient.

A federal investment may improve access to healthcare for Francophones in Western Canada, and parallel initiatives are underway.

Ontario Health and the Ministry of Health have partnered to bring new health technologies to Canada’s healthcare system more quickly.

Advances in neonatal care heighten the importance of understanding premature infants’ major health needs.

When it comes to West Nile virus, warming temperatures and changing bird migration spell trouble for Ontario residents.

Mental health professionals suggest that stigma and lack of culturally competent care are barriers to mental health care for Black adolescents.

Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

Lung cancer researchers are emphasizing the importance of combating the misconception that only smokers are at risk for lung cancer.

Australian blood supplier Lifeblood drops sexual activity wait times for most plasma donations and adopts gender-neutral sexual activity questions for blood donors.

A monthly stipend for pregnant women with low-income benefits children up to kindergarten age, provided the stipend keeps up with inflation, data suggest.

Canadian doctors are using higher methadone doses without rapid titration, risking loss to follow up and fentanyl overdose, researchers say.

Some specialists urge caution about relying too heavily on general practitioners to diagnose and treat ADHD.

The Japanese encephalitis virus, once confined to the far north, is now threatening Australia’s cities, and public awareness is lagging.

Data suggest the importance of removing the cost barrier for the most effective form of contraception as Canada debates birth-control coverage policies, researchers say.

Medical students in Ottawa have created a strategy to help fellow students learn about the challenges that disadvantaged communities face.

Indigenous Canadians face long-standing neglect by the medical system, lack of access to quality healthcare, and worse cardiovascular and stroke outcomes.

Children with fewer advantages are much less likely than their peers to visit an emergency department after a concussion, data suggest.

Are cuts to US health and research budgets a chronicle of a Canadian communicable disease crisis foretold?

The STRIDE trial has laid the foundation for a paradigm shift in how we use GLP-1 RAs for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.

A partnership in Alberta reflects efforts by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to improve Indigenous health trajectories.

The plant-based, cholesterol-lowering diet is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality across diverse groups.

Canada’s attempt to address solitary confinement appears to exacerbate preexisting mental health issues among the incarcerated.

Study findings highlight an unexpected outcome in colorectal cancer survivors: Significant sexual health issues.

CGRP-targeting therapies should be considered earlier in the treatment of migraine, he says.

Intravenous and oral steroids have comparable efficacy, but the reliance on steroids to treat relapse is decreasing, data suggest.

About half of girls and young women with a mental health or substance use disorder accessed formal healthcare services in 2022, Statistics Canada data show.

Excessive production of prolactin can lead to subfertility and gonadal dysfunction, and treatment depends on the underlying cause.

Having spent $759.9 million setting up 87 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, the Australian government makes a further $644 million commitment.

Northeastern Australia is grappling with an unprecedented outbreak of the tropical bacterial infection melioidosis, which has been linked to heavy rainfall and flooding.

The standard is associated with both an accelerated decline in opioid prescribing and aggressive dose tapering.

“This is misdiagnosis, misdocumentation, and misinformation,” according to a researcher.

Legalization was not associated with a significant increase in cannabis use, and cannabis misuse decreased modestly.

Data indicate that standard time aligns more closely with circadian rhythm than daylight saving time.

A first-of-its kind partnership in Canada enables clinicians to prescribe a visit to a nature-inspired art exhibition to support patients’ mental health and well-being.

The large differences in emergency department visits between the first and second rounds of the 2023 wildfires may hold lessons for the future, a study suggests.

Rental e-scooter injuries are rising in a Canadian city, and many adults who present to the emergency department have multiple injuries, yet helmet use is uncommon.

Patients who use opioids have better results but higher discontinuation rates with methadone than with safer opioid supply, according to a new study.

Social prescribing is making inroads across Canada, integrating healthcare, social services, and community support to benefit patients and lighten clinicians’ workloads.

Abortion rates in the United Kingdom and Europe have risen, while rates in Canada have remained stable, according to a new cohort study in Ontario.