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Hamilton Spectator

Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms

Ontario doctors speak out about alarming rise in DIY medicine.

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CBC News

Talk to medical professionals, not just ChatGPT

AI tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Ontario's doctors caution the information needs to be checked.

Niagara Falls Review

New health-care model closing ‘unforgivable’ gaps: northern doctors, officials

Dr. Bradley Kyle says a woman's recent visit to his practice underscored how much the local health-care model needed to change.

Muskokaregion.com

Does the viral ‘McMigraine cure’ really work? Ontario doctors weigh in on DIY health trends

The OMA says that family doctors have seen a rise patients turning to TikTok videos, online diagnosis and unproven therapies for treatment of various health concerns.

Someone uses an iPhone to look at their social media apps
Sootoday.com

Ontario doctors alarmed by the rise of 'DIY medicine'

Earlier this year, the CMA reported results of a media survey that found more Canadians are turning to social media for medical advice.

Niagara Falls Review

This doctor says one-third of her patients self-diagnose using online research

More and more people use the Internet — especially social media — for health advice, and doctors are warning of the risks.

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CTV News

Ontario doctors warn of increase in DIY medicine

The OMA is sounding the alarm on what it says is a concerning increase in the number of patients turning to DIY medical solutions.

Grant Haven Media

New Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic opens

For people without a doctor or nurse practitioner only, the clinic is a temporary solution launched to deal with a large number of residents without access to primary care.

My Science

From biostatistics to transforming community health

Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman becomes first Black female president of Ontario Medical Association.

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Toronto Star

Why Ontarians are heading south for private scans

Canadians are spending hundreds or thousands of dollars for MRIs in the U.S., contributing to what some experts decry as a two-tiered health system.

CBC News

Ontario announces $235M in funds to support primary health-care teams

The OMA said that 2.5 million people across Ontario don't have a family doctor and that number will grow.

A group of doctors huddle together to review a document on a tablet
Toronto Star

Ontario expands push to get more residents a family doctor

130 primary care clinics across the province are sharing $235 million in funding to link 300,000 or more people to family physicians.