CMAJ Podcasts

About CMAJ Podcasts

CMAJ Podcasts: Exploring the latest in Canadian medicine from coast to coast to coast with your hosts, Drs. Mojola Omole and Blair Bigham. CMAJ Podcasts delves into the scientific and social health advances on the cutting edge of Canadian health care. Episodes include real stories of patients, clinicians, and others who are impacted by our health care system.

Publisher

Canadian Medical Association Journal

Category

health & fitness · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2014

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

459 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   One in 20 physicians live with a disability, with little support from the system

   One in 20 practising physicians in Canada report a disability always or often, a figure that rises to 17% when intermittent disability is included. These findings come from Prevalence and characteristics of disabilities in physicians in Canada: an analysis of Canadian Census data, a new study in CMAJ. The study is the first nationally representative estimate of disability among practising physicians, drawn from Census data. The findings should inform efforts to improve accessibility and susta...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   PMOS: a new name for PCOS, and why it matters

   Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is shifting to a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. A CMAJ commentary, Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: A new name to support better treatment, argues that the old name was framed too narrowly around fertility. The new moniker aims to place metabolic syndrome at the centre of the diagnosis. Dr. Ginevra Mills, a reproductive endocrinologist in Victoria and author of the commentary, says PMOS is driven by systemic insulin re...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   What drug decriminalization in British Columbia could and could not achieve

   On January 31, 2023, the government of British Columbia implemented a temporary, three-year drug decriminalization policy. Under the policy, adults (18 and older) could possess up to a combined 2.5 grams of specified illegal drugs—including opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA—for personal use without criminal charges, prosecution, or confiscation. The policy was intended to reduce the health and social harms of illicit substance use. A new study in CMAJ evaluated changes in drug-relat...

Who has been a guest on CMAJ Podcasts

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Rémi Goupil
• Dr Maxime Billick
• Dr Stephen Vaughan
• Dr Kenneth Pinnow

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

67 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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