Martha Rivers Porado
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-Clinical insights from new studies
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-Political news pertaining to the profession
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Obesity: Why do so many patients abandon GLP-1 agonists?
Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.
Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.
Obesity: Why do so many patients abandon GLP-1 agonists?
Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Obesity: Why do so many patients abandon GLP-1 agonists?
Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.
Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.
Reposted by Martha Rivers Porado
Do kids really need vitamin supplements?
For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?
For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?
Do kids really need vitamin supplements?
For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Do kids really need vitamin supplements?
For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?
For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?
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Update on management of dandruff and scalp dermatitis
Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.
Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.
Update on management of dandruff and scalp dermatitis
Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Update on management of dandruff and scalp dermatitis
Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.
Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.
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How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism
How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism
The forgotten hike of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall and the related advocacy efforts of the Amputations Association of the Great War—a predecessor organization of today’s War Amps—speaks to an ...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism
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Reposted by Martha Rivers Porado
Do corticosteroids during pregnancy increase childhood infectious disease risk?🧪
Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.
Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.
Do corticosteroids during pregnancy increase childhood infectious disease risk?
Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Do corticosteroids during pregnancy increase childhood infectious disease risk?🧪
Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.
Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.
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Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments🧪
Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.
Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.
Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments
Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments🧪
Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.
Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.
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How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy🧪
Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy🧪
Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
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A Diamond Anniversary! We're celebrating 60 years of publication! Whether you're a new reader or have a stack of old issues, when did you first subscribe to the magazine, and what keeps you renewing? Tell us in the comments.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Diamond Anniversary! We're celebrating 60 years of publication! Whether you're a new reader or have a stack of old issues, when did you first subscribe to the magazine, and what keeps you renewing? Tell us in the comments.
#MedicalPost60 #60thAnniversary
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Reason #60: We've shared 60 compelling reasons, and they all lead back to this: Our top priority is keeping you connected & informed. As the independent voice of Canadian doctors for six decades, we deliver the trusted, comprehensive insight that no other can match.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reason #60: We've shared 60 compelling reasons, and they all lead back to this: Our top priority is keeping you connected & informed. As the independent voice of Canadian doctors for six decades, we deliver the trusted, comprehensive insight that no other can match.
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Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C.
Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior
Interior Health vice-president of medicine Dr. Mark Masterson says the doctors make up the whole department, but he assured the public there will be no change to obstetric or gynecology services at th...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C.
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Four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism have been identified, along with details of how each of their underlying genetic patterns drive the condition.
Researchers distinguish four types of autism and their genetic drivers
Research provides insight into how gene variants impact early brain development in ASD—and how these four identifiable types may be just the first pieces of the puzzle.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism have been identified, along with details of how each of their underlying genetic patterns drive the condition.
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We are committed to providing independent, physician-oriented journalism. For 60 years we have been an independent voice amongst physicians - hear directly from one of our dedicated editors, Martha Porado, on why this is important.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We are committed to providing independent, physician-oriented journalism. For 60 years we have been an independent voice amongst physicians - hear directly from one of our dedicated editors, Martha Porado, on why this is important.
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As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, we asked in-house reporter Tom Yun what he's most proud of that The Medical Post has accomplished. His answer speaks to the heart of our mission.
Join us in celebrating this legacy of physician-focused journalism.
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Join us in celebrating this legacy of physician-focused journalism.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, we asked in-house reporter Tom Yun what he's most proud of that The Medical Post has accomplished. His answer speaks to the heart of our mission.
Join us in celebrating this legacy of physician-focused journalism.
#MedicalPost60 #60thAnniversary #Quote
Join us in celebrating this legacy of physician-focused journalism.
#MedicalPost60 #60thAnniversary #Quote
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Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Canada in decades.
B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades
The initial class of 48 students will start at Simon Fraser University’s existing campus in Surrey, while construction of the permanent facility begins late next year and is expected to be ready for c...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Canada in decades.
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A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning on systemic racism in Canada.
Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile
A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning ...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning on systemic racism in Canada.
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A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor.
Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
University Health Network says the procedure could grow the national donor pool by 30% if the practice is expanded across the country.
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor.
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A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.
Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds
A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.
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Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
Though it’s conventional wisdom, many relationship experts say sticking to such a rule is counterproductive. It may even harm the relationship.
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
October 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
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October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Patients who were intoxicated during the assault or while seeking treatment after the fact face greater difficulty accessing sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs), according to a new study published in the journal Violence Against Women this summer.
Who does and doesn't get a sexual assault evidence kit in hospital?
‘They are not supposed to withhold care based on whether they believe an assault survivor’s claims, yet our data suggest that some rural healthcare providers do precisely that.’
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October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Patients who were intoxicated during the assault or while seeking treatment after the fact face greater difficulty accessing sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs), according to a new study published in the journal Violence Against Women this summer.
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BREAKING: Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta
In July, Alberta recorded the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
BREAKING: Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta
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If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using. Here's out guide to 10 different brush types and what they're actually for!
Untangling which brushes can exacerbate hair problems for your patients
If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using. Here's out guide to 10 different brush types and what they're actually for!
Leaving family med: Filling a community need in diabetic wound care
‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’
‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’
Leaving family med: Filling a community need in diabetic wound care
‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca
September 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Leaving family med: Filling a community need in diabetic wound care
‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’
‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’