Practice Tips

From Latin poetry to sham surgery: A history of placebos
Technically speaking, we have been using placebos for thousands of years. Ancient medicines and rituals practiced by earlier humans were often (at best) medically inert. The Ebers Papyrus (1500 B.C.) listed hundreds of prescriptions used in ancient Egypt, with modern study finding the vast majority to be “medically worthless.” Whether intentional or not, these were placebo interventions.
Neurologist facing court proceedings in cases alleging sexual assaults against multiple patients
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been criticized in media reports for covering up complaints against Dr. Allan Selig Gordon. But the CPSO says 'nothing was removed, nothing was secret. There was no attempt to hide things.'

Not like 'someone asking for Ivermectin': Doc who gave COVID jab to kids under 5 says parents knew what they were asking for

Over a three-month period in 2021, Dr. Christopher Sun administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than 500 children under the age of five.
This pain is not age-related! Why won't anyone listen?

After too many years of chronic pain, a proper diagnosis gives elite athlete Dr. Janet Green her life back.
Advocacy group wants to see penicillin allergy de-labelling

A group in B.C. is trying to raise awareness of false penicillin allergies and by creating online de-labeling resources for patients and health-care providers.
Interpreting lipid parameters

Monitoring serum lipids is a common practice for patients with, or at risk of, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
LGBTQ stigma threatens to 'spread like a virus' in monkeypox response, say advocates

Health authorities are investigating more than two dozen confirmed monkeypox cases in Canada as part of an unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease that seldom spreads outside Africa.
The good goodbye

Last month I closed my practice in the big city because my husband and I bought a house on an island. It was a challenging three-month transition process, yet I had some valuable insights about how doctors can say goodbye to their patients.
Alberta physicians learn where their college fees go

CFO provides a breakdown of how the college spends revenue from annual renewal fees.
POLL: Have you ever witnessed or had to treat victims of gun violence?

In the wake of a tragic mass shooting that killed several school children in Texas, doctors around the world have been discussing how often they’ve seen—and treated—wounds and trauma from gun and other types of violence.

From Latin poetry to sham surgery: A history of placebos

Neurologist facing court proceedings in cases alleging sexual assaults against multiple patients

Not like 'someone asking for Ivermectin': Doc who gave COVID jab to kids under 5 says parents knew what they were asking for

This pain is not age-related! Why won't anyone listen?

Advocacy group wants to see penicillin allergy de-labelling

Interpreting lipid parameters

LGBTQ stigma threatens to 'spread like a virus' in monkeypox response, say advocates

The good goodbye

Alberta physicians learn where their college fees go

POLL: Have you ever witnessed or had to treat victims of gun violence?