RESEARCH

Why do patients with cancer visit the emergency department near the end of life?
Lisa Barbera MD MPA, Carole Taylor MSc, Deborah Dudgeon MD
March 15, 2010

Why do patients with cancer visit the emergency department near the end of life?Many visits by patients dying of cancer to emergency departments near the end of life may be avoidable and an understanding of the reasons for such visits could provide direction for possible interventions. That’s the conclusion of a descriptive, retrospective study, using administrative sources of health care data in Ontario. Full article


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The use of contrast media
March 15, 2010

The use of contrast mediaThe development of ionic contrast media in the 1920s and 1930s allowed radiologists to visualize vessels and organs on various imaging studies. However, these have some degree of toxicity, and the introduction of nonionic media in the 1970s led to fewer adverse reactions. Full article

 

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Transcatheter heart-valve replacement: update
March 8, 2010

Transcatheter heart-valve replacement: updateTranscatheter valve technology offers patients less invasive heart-valve therapy, with potentially lower morbidity and mortality and quicker recovery. Full article

VIDEO: Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement

 

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EDITORIAL

Driving retirement program for seniors: long overdue
March 15, 2010

Just as planning for job retirement is the social norm, we should be planning for driving retirement by creating programs to help seniors drive safely for as long as possible and, when they can’t, to help them get around. Full article

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Memorial and Western are leaders in incorporating technology in med schools
March 17, 2010

Memorial and Western are leaders in incorporating technology in med schoolsCanadian medical schools are increasingly incorporating technology into their curriculum, though some are much further ahead than others. Full article

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Further delay in restart of National Research Universal reactor
March 16, 2010

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has announced that it will again push back the restart date for the medical isotope-producing National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario. Full article

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