Discussions

In spite of my resolve to reduce others’ suffering, even though I don my warrior dress daily, I found myself recently saying—out loud—“I’m tired of giving all my energy and resources to my profession.”

Many Canadians go abroad to study medicine hoping to return to Canada but it isn’t easy. A health lawyer argues we should allow Canadians to self-fund their own residency by offering the funding to training hospitals.

Dr. Gary Kinney explores the origin and usefulness of puckering up in the modern day.

As Dr. Noorali Bharwani notes, long-term success still hinges on healthy eating and exercise.

With the benefit of hindsight and experience, would you encourage your own kids (or other young people in your life) to become doctors? 

As Dr. Hector Baillie outlines, unusual patient cases are rare but they sure leave an impact.

It is the 60th anniversary of Medicare, but no one seems to care. It is, after all, hard to be enthusiastic about a system in crisis.

According to some sources, the practice of making resolutions at the new year can be traced back 4,000 years, originating with the ancient Babylonians.