Discussions

POLL: What is the best solution for getting more comprehensive, rural primary care?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
Ontario provincial election will affect healthcare greatly: Choose wisely

Since COVID-19 hit, our healthcare system has suffered greatly and one in five emergency departments have had unplanned shutdowns.
Care deferred is care repressed

In another poem, Dr. Alykhan Abdulla expresses the pain practicing in a system where massive wait-times have become the norm.
Managing antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal symptoms

Pharmacists should familiarize themselves with the EPS risk profile of the various antipsychotic agents to help inform management recommendations.
Joe, snow and the widow

Dr. Howard Goldstein remembers a patient—and neighbour—in a story that puts the ‘family’ front and centre in family medicine.
POLL: Is your pharmacy seeing a spike in demand for flu shots?

Flu season started late this year and appears to be ramping up this February. Have you seen an uptick is patients coming in for shots?
With democracy threatened, engagement with political system a must: Senator Osler

Dr. Gigi Osler delivered a call to action in the annual Royal College lecture, emphasizing that Canadians—especially physicians—must be politically engaged to protect healthcare, democracy and national stability.
Editorial: The Addiction Issue

Our changing language, blessedly, reflects more nuanced thinking.