Media Coverage

Depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period (2022)

Canadian doctors, psychiatrists don’t recommend routine adult anxiety screeningCTVNews.ca, September 22, 2022 Guideline Advises Against Depression Screening in PregnancyMedscape Medical News, July 28, 2022

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Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (2021)

STIs spreading aggressively in Canada as testing, prevention abandoned during pandemicThe Globe and Mail, April 8, 2022

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Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (2020)

No benefit of routine screening for EAC and in chronic GERD patients Bariatric News, July 7, 2020 Adénocarcinome œsophagien: aucun bénéfice au dépistage systématique L’Actualité médicale, July 7, 2020

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Asymptomatic Thyroid Dysfunction (2019)

DYSFONCTION THYROÏDIENNE : Quel dépistage chez les adultes sans symptômes? Sante log, November 18, 2019 Don’t Screen for Thyroid Problems in Asymptomatic Patients Medscape, November 26, 2019 What Not to Test (and Treat) Clinical Laboratory News, December 19, 2019

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Breast Cancer Update (2018)

To decide on breast cancer screening, women must be armed with the right information The Globe and Mail, December 12, 2018   Patients should decide when to get mammograms: Canadian health experts Global News, December 10, 2018   Women don’t need ...

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Hepatitis C

Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested May 28, 2017 Canada recommends against testing everyone for hepatitis C April 24, 2017 Broad Hepatitis C screening of Canadian adults not supported by evidence, task ...

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Tobacco Smoking in Children and Adolescents

Study Urges Physicians To Prevent Youth Smoking 27 February, 2017 Health officials urged to help prevent Canadian youth from smoking 27 February, 2017 Doctors ‘should interact with kids and their families about smoking,’ Canadian task force says 27 February, 2017 Doctors have role to ...

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Developmental Delay

Developmental delay screening for young children not recommended, Canada says 30 March, 2016 Don’t screen all kids for developmental delays, Canadians say 29 March, 2016 Developmental delay screens for healthy Canadian kids not recommended 29 March, 2016

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Lung Cancer

New guidelines recommend CT scans for lung cancer in long-time smokers 08 March, 2016 New guidelines for lung cancer screening introduced in Canada 08 March, 2016 New guidelines back CT scan for lung cancer screening 07 March, 2016

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Prostate Cancer

Does prostate cancer screening do more harm than good? 01 March, 2016 U of C study shows PSA testing doesn’t change prostate cancer mortality 01 March, 2016 More prostate patients being monitored instead of undergoing immediate treatment: report 29 February, ...

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