Discussions

Lately, I’ve come to realize that “lockdown-related major depression and anxiety” will need to figure prominently in my differential diagnosis for patients with “unspecified complaints.”

Scott Lear, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, shares the story of his mental health journey.

At the medical info conference HIMSS22, the question was raised: Can the technological beast that has made many physician lives so miserable be tamed and used to help reduce burnout?

Is the propensity to say ‘yes ’ to everything learned as part of pre-med school—Yes, I can take those extra courses—or innate to people who want to be doctors, wonders Dr. Ginevra Mills.

Should we be putting the “night cap” to rest?

Take our weekly physician news quiz and see what your colleagues say.

Dr. Jabir Jassam says he has heard doctors' arguments pro and con on Ontario's Proposed Physician Services Agreement but a question remains.

Hey now! Some of us still have friends—we've just time travelled back to the 1900s and only write letters in between bouts of croquet (a safe, if mildly ridiculous outdoor activity).