ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/17/2022
A call for action from Iranian Canadian physicians
With growing protests throughout Iran despite consistent use of violence by the Iranian security forces, we should all be engaged and help the brave Iranians defending their basic rights. - 10/16/2022
CMAJ report calls for substantial healthcare restructuring to tackle long-COVID burden
So much of long COVID continues to confound clinicians. - 10/16/2022
Will B.C.’s new contract incentives work to lure FPs?
The new-to-practice contract is an hours-based two-year contract. - 10/16/2022
U.S. FDA pushes to remove pregnancy drug, company pushes back
The maker of the only U.S. drug intended to prevent premature births is making a last-ditch effort this week to keep its medication on the market, even as health regulators insist that it doesn't work. - 10/15/2022
Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 people
The monthly primary care report shows that the number of people waiting for a family doctor or nurse practitioner is up 5% since Sept. 1. - 10/13/2022
Case report: A persistent rash
At his walk-in clinic, Dr. Robert Dickson recently had a mysterious case that struck him as not very exciting but interesting. - 10/13/2022
Military eases vaccine mandate, presses ahead with discipline for unvaccinated troops
Canadian Forces press ahead with the forced expulsion of dozens of unvaccinated troops. - 10/13/2022
QUIZ: Prostate cancer
It is estimated that in 2022, 24,600 Canadians will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 4,600 Canadians will die from it. This represents 10% of male cancer deaths in the country. - 10/13/2022
Medicine and mysteries: justice served
Dr. Mary Fernando says medicine and mystery novels have much in common and this pandemic has highlighted one commonality in a very tragic way.