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White Coat Black Art26:30Sex medicine doctors are putting women’s health, and pleasure, first A small number of Canadian doctors specializing in women’s sexual health are trying to address what they say is a near-total lack of support for those suffering from common problems such as low libido, difficulty achieving orgasm andContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art While the breast self-exam hasn’t been shown to help reduce breast cancer mortality and the exam’s ability to detect cancer early on has been challenged by physicians, some experts say self-exams are still useful. They provide women with important information about their bodies by making themContinue Reading

The Dose28:24What do I need to know about rabies? Dr. Scott Weese doesn’t mess around when it comes to rabies.  An infectious-diseases veterinarian, Weese recalls when he, his family, as well as some visitors all had to receive vaccinations after being exposed to a potentially rabid bat.  “It was a bitContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30One town’s fight to reinstate healthcare The town of Carberry, Man., is doing everything it can to keep its emergency room open, after it was forced to close in 2023. And so far, it’s worked. “We really said, ‘You can’t forget Carberry,’” Mayor Ray Muirhead told WhiteContinue Reading

The Dose22:41I’m an adult! Why do I have acne? Skin care influencer Dr. Stefanie Stockhamer says her experiences with acne began in adolescence. At the time, her breakouts were mild and relatively within control.  It wasn’t until she began medical school, however, that Stockhamer’s acne grew worse.  “It was my mid-20sContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30Bringing the emergency department to the trauma scene There’s an area on Highway 3 near Nelson, B.C., that Dr. Nicholas Sparrow knows well. There are no markers or special features, but he can easily find where he helped a person in an accident get out of theirContinue Reading

The Dose24:55What do I need to know about iron deficiency? Guelph resident Sasha Burnison was in Grade 6 when she was diagnosed with iron deficiency.  “So I would [feel] like I want to do sports, but just … want to go home and sleep,” said Burnison, now 18 years old. Continue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30This school’s for family docs only The people behind a year-old medical school dedicated solely to turning out family doctors say the small program based in Oshawa, Ont., is disrupting traditional medical education in a way that could help solve Canada’s shortage of family physicians. “The bigContinue Reading

White Coat Black Art26:30Healthcare at the food bank Every second Tuesday, residents at the Toronto Community Housing apartment complex on Adanac Drive in Scarborough queue down the brightly lit hall outside the building’s rec room, armed with reusable grocery bags.  On the other side of the big double doors, fold-outContinue Reading