Research

Rethinking mental health and substance use health solutions

What if you or someone you know needs mental health and substance use health care right now? Do you know exactly where to go to get what you need?

We can no longer afford the wrong leadership for our medical organizations

Choose leaders for what they can do, not where they come from. The right competencies will carry the profession – and the health system – forward.

The MS treatment gap: How costs and outdated policies limit care in Canada

Early, aggressive treatment can significantly improve outcomes for people living with MS. But provinces have yet to implement coverage policies that would ensure patients receive optimal care.

Aspiration alone is not adequate: Breast screening task force missing the mark

When it comes to the Canadian Task Force, health advocacy is an integral role for any medical professional. There is no desire to generate more “business.”

Rethinking our stewardship of patient health data in the age of AI

Patients deserve to benefit from the power of their data, but they also deserve to know, to choose, and to trust.

Reassessing CBT as the ‘gold standard’ of mental health treatment

With mental health diagnoses on the rise, changes in treatment may be imminent with more emphasis placed on the importance of a pluralistic, rather than one-size-fits-all, approach to care – questioning CBT’s status as the “gold standard.”

Fluoride IQ studies relying on individual urine measures are worthless

Despite claims from U.S. officials like RFK Jr., studies have found no relationship between IQ and community water fluoridation.

Is peer-review dead? A scientist’s plea to fix a broken system

Peer-review may not be over, but the era of exploitative, opaque and corporatized gatekeeping should be.

Managing the Pitt. Experts discuss how to cope with the stresses of emergency medicine

Rates of burnout among emergency physicians are still on the rise. Here's how some experts are managing the stresses of the job.

‘Disability’ glaringly absent from federal cabinet portfolios

On May 13, Prime Minister Carney announced his new cabinet of 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of states, yet incredibly left Canadians with disabilities without any overt representation.

We all deserve high-quality primary care. Help us measure how we’re doing

People across Canada have told us what they want in a better primary care system. This survey will help us understand how far we’ve come – and what still needs to change to make their vision a reality.

Contraception isn’t just her job

The current contraceptive landscape places a disproportionate amount of physical and mental burden for pregnancy prevention on women. But what about men?

Safe supply an effective treatment tool despite political backlash, study confirms

New study shows that safe supply may be a more effective treatment option than methadone for those most at risk,.

How to keep pushing forward: Lessons learned as CMA president

"The CMA presidency has been one of the most challenging, and humbling, roles of my career, but also one of the most rewarding and inspiring. These lessons are a call to action."

Flawed metrics, oversimplified solutions: Debunking the ‘Healthcare Time Saved Index’

Reports like the Healthcare Time Saved Index may generate headlines, but without methodological integrity, they do more harm than good.

Rethinking research priorities

The future of health research depends on a balanced approach – one that fosters innovation while staying rooted in the urgent challenges of today's health-care systems.

How do patients feel about research ethics review?

Research ethics reviews in Canada have come under the media spotlight, with claims the process is exploitative and calls for innovation or reform.

What kind of freedom are we fighting for?

We doctors take an oath to honour the health of those we serve, prevent illness whenever we can and first do no harm. These values aren’t a political preference; they’re enduring, evidence-based principles of healthy systems.

Report reveals ‘alarming trend’ of private staffing agencies in Ontario hospitals

New report reveals growth in government funding on Ontario’s public hospital systems has been significantly outpaced by spending on private staffing agencies.

LifeLabs strike highlights risks of foreign ownership in Canadian health care

The months-long strike at British Columbia’s LifeLabs has raised questions about foreign ownership of medical services and Canadians’ health data.