MONTREAL Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several authorities have expressed concern about the psychological health of caregivers. At the heart of care teams, physicians have seen the level of distress rise. In solidarity, during this Mental Health Week, we feel it is important to share our thoughts and to promote a new balance between the health of caregivers and that of the population. THE WEAR AND TEAR OF TIME Over the course of the three waves of the pandemic, anxiety, fatigue and distress have been reported among nurses, attendants, respiratory therapists, social workers, physicians, managers and all health care professionals.
Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians
Medical history has shown that when well-meaning people bypass careful science to rush a treatment out before harms are properly understood, it can have disastrous consequences, writes Dr. Mark Sinyor.
Social Sharing In medicine we quantify the harms of new treatments before deciding whether it is acceptable to use them
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Bill C-7, new legislation governing medical assistance in dying, has been working its way through the Senate and the House of Commons. The bill is intended to extend eligibility for assisted dying to people whose natural deaths are not reasonably foreseeable, in compliance with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court ruling.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)