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DIY or die trying? Why Ontario doctors are concerned about self-diagnosis culture
Across Ontario, a worrying trend is emerging: more and more people are bypassing professional medical advice and turning to social media.
July 21, 2025
Newmarket Today
Internet diagnoses and herbal teas: DIY medicine concerns docs
Too many patients are relying on the internet to diagnose and treat medical conditions with results that are predictably worse than the original condition, says the OMA.
July 19, 2025
Sudbury.com
Ontario spending an additional $235M on primary health care
Plan is to create 130 primary care medical teams in remote and under-serviced areas to connect more people with family physicians.
July 15, 2025
Hamilton Spectator
Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms
Ontario doctors speak out about alarming rise in DIY medicine.
July 14, 2025
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.
July 12, 2025
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.
July 11, 2025
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.
July 11, 2025
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.
July 10, 2025
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.
July 10, 2025
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.
July 10, 2025
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.
July 8, 2025
My Science
From biostatistics to transforming community health
Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman becomes first Black female president of Ontario Medical Association.
July 4, 2025