Truth and Reconciliation: Indigenous health care inequities - Global News

SOGC member Dr. Cynthia Maxwell spoke with CBC’s The National about a new study showing that Black Canadians face a significantly higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum than white Canadians. Dr. Maxwell said the findings highlight the need to address racism in health care delivery in Canada, including barriers to accessing care and the dismissal of Black women’s symptoms.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.