Poll: How often do you fire patients?Take our weekly doctor poll. See what your colleagues say. Non-monogamous patients: From infidelity to polyculesI sometimes joke that my children’s university tuition has been paid by midlife relationship instability because I see so many people in their forties and fifties who test HPV positive. The perils of golfing doctors Accidents happen in golf and they can be quite serious. This story was extra precarious as it involved one of my teachers during my residency. Unprotected sex isn’t just about risking pregnancy Is common sense that common anymore? In this age of healthcare system dysfunction, here's a list of things that just make common sense. Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off—here’s the evidence for both sides of the debate The verdict is mixed when considering all the gold-standard evidence available. Sometimes we all need an Elsa You can call it failure to thrive if you like, but amid the swirling, constant negativity, we need people who can remind us how and why we should thrive in the first place. Bringing care to patients’ homes One thing I miss a lot since I’ve taken a new non-patient-facing position is my interactions with patients, specifically the home visits I used to do. I know a guy Victoria’s Dr. Stephen Starr is back with another humour item – this one all about the joys of neighbours. Case report: Picturesque skin lesions Two visually interesting dermatological cases present at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic on the same day. First Previous 147 148 149 150 151 Next Last